{"id":176,"date":"2024-08-23T12:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2024-08-23T12:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:02:49","slug":"assessment-seminar-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/assessment-seminar-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment Seminar Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1. Introduction to the Program or what are we going to do this year?<\/strong>&nbsp;including curriculum, procedures, discussion of the students&#8217; background knowledge and interests in relation to assessment training at the NAAPTC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/naaptc-assessment-procedure\/\">NAAPTC Assessment Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/naaptc-informed-consent-form\/\">NAAPTC Informed Consent Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/basic-assessment-protocols\/\">Basic Assessment Protocols<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/report-outline\/\">Report Outline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2. Clinical Aspects of Testing or what is the point?<\/strong>\u00a0including effective communication with the referral sources; ability to provide a coherent and comprehensible case formulation based on the testing data; using consultation, clinical charts and outside reports; effectively addressing referral questions; formulating recommendations and suggestions for a treatment plan, and providing feedback to the clients and\/or referral sources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/case-formulation-in-psychodiagnostic-assessment-reports\/\">Case Formulation in Psychodiagnostic Assessment Reports<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/example-of-recommendations-in-psychodiagnostic-assessment-reports\/\">Example of Recommendations in Psychodiagnostic Assessment Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment or what are the does and don&#8217;ts?<\/strong>\u00a0including informed consent, security of data, release of information, limits of competency issues, etc.\ufffd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/ethics\/code2002.html\">APA ethics code<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4. Introduction to Neuropsychology or what about the body?<\/strong>\u00a0including basic information needed to understand biological variables essential for testing (Central Nervous System anatomy, sensorium, endocrinology, drugs, neurological exam).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/cns-anatomy\/\">CNS anatomy notes and tables<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5. Mental Status Exam and basic Neurological Screening or what are we looking for?<\/strong>\u00a0including basic signs and symptoms relevant to the assessment process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/neuropsychological-examination\/\">Neuropsychological Examination<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6. Basic Psychometric Issues in testing or what can we trust?<\/strong>\u00a0including quantitative and qualitative interpretation, validity and reliability, and issues of cultural competency in assessment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/cross-cultural-assessment\/\">Cross-Cultural Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7. Basic Neuropsychological Battery or what can we use?<\/strong>\u00a0including introduction to such tests (covered in the licensing exam!) as WAIS-IV &amp; WISC-IV; WRAT; neuropsychological screening instruments, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/basic-assessment-protocols\/\">Basic Assessment Protocols<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/schizophrenia-research\/\">Schizophrenia Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/diffuse-brain-injury-sequelae\/\">Diffuse Brain Injury Sequelae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/seizures\/\">Seizures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/halstead-reitan-neuropsychological-battery\/\">Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery Interpretation Notes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/luria-nebraska-neuropsychological-battery\/\">Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery Interpretation Notes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/wechsler-adult-intelligence-scale\/\">Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R-IV) Interpretation Notes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/wechsler-intelligence-scale-for-children-iv\/\">Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children-IV (WISC-IV) Interpretation Notes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8. Assessment of Axis I and II Disorders or how do we apply what we know to real people?<\/strong>\u00a0including differential diagnoses and relative contributions of organic brain pathology, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders as well as such assessment measures (also covered on the licensing exam!) as Rorschach Test (Exner system); MMPI-2; TAT &amp; CAT; Projective Drawings; Rotter&#8217;s Incomplete Sentence Blank; and other measures of interest to the interns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/minnesota-multiphasic-personality-inventory-2\/\">Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Interpretation Notes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/rorschach-exners-system\/\">Rorschach (Exner&#8217;s System) Interpretation Notes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/rorschach-and-dementia-case-example\/\">Rorschach and Dementia &#8211; Case Example<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/thematic-apperception-test\/\">Notes on Analysing Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Responses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9. Assessment of Specific Populations and topics of special interest.<\/strong>\u00a0including various cultural and ethnic groups, geriatric, forensic, functional, learning disability, epilepsy, etc. assessment; and other topics of interest to the interns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/diagnosing-attention-deficit-disorder\/\">Diagnosing Attention Deficit Disorder<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/learning-disabilities\/\">Learning Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/family-interaction-and-adolescents-coping-and-defensive-processes\/\">Family Interaction and Adolescents&#8217; Coping and Defensive Processes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/aglezerman\/the-russian-adaptation-of-the-cerad-battery\/\">A pilot article on the Russian language adaptation of the CERAD Battery of tests.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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