This course focuses on assessment of commonly encountered mental disorders across the life span based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The course covers interview-based assessment, diagnostic screening inventories, clinical observation, cross-informant data collection, differential diagnosis, and the role of cultural factors in the assessment and case conceptualization process. Restricted to students in the Counselling Psychology Program. Course pre-requisites: ED...
This course focuses on assessment of commonly encountered mental disorders across the life span based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The course covers interview-based assessment, diagnostic screening inventories, clinical observation, cross-informant data collection, differential diagnosis, and the role of cultural factors in the assessment and case conceptualization process. Restricted to students in the Counselling Psychology Program. Course pre-requisites: ED...