| Effective Term: | 2025/02 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Psychological Assessment |
| Unit ID: | PSYCM7003 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to psychological assessment. Students will become familiar with the theoretical and empirical foundations of psychological assessment. Students will develop competency in the administration of commonly used psychological tests, including tests of intelligence. Students will develop skills in the critical evaluation and interpretation of test data. Students will develop competency in integrating testing and assessment data into clinically useful reports. Ethical, cultural and professional issues in psychological assessment will be discussed. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | |  | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Develop knowledge of the theoretical and empirical foundations of psychological assessment. |
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| K2. | Identify ethical and cultural issues in psychological assessment. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Administer, score and interpret the results of major measures of intelligence, achievement and other cognitive domains. |
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| S2. | Succinctly and professionally communicate psychological assessment findings. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply theoretical and empirical knowledge of psychological assessment to test selection, administration and interpretation. |
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| A2. | Integrate clinical data from a range of sources to effectively communicate the results of a psychological assessment. |
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| A3. | Produce accurate written reports that inform diagnosis and clinical intervention. |
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| Unit Content: |
• Technical, methodological and ethical principles in the use and interpretation of psychological tests and test scores • Issues of measurement: norms, reliability, validity, and item analysis • Administration, scoring, interpretation, profile analysis of intelligence tests • Psychoeducational and behavioural assessment of children and families • Writing integrated clinical assessment reports |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | 3 - N/A | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | 3 - N/A | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | S1, A1 | Demonstrate competence in administration and scoring of tests of intelligence. | Practical Task | 20 - 40% | | 2. | S2, A2, A3 | Write a comprehensive report using case material and scores provided for an adult or child assessment. | Report writing, and test score interpretation. | 30 - 40% | | 3. | K1, K2 | Demonstrate knowledge of theoretical an emperical foundations of psychological assessment, competence in identifying and responding to ethical and cultural issues in psychological test administration, and appropriate test selection. | Test | 20-40% |
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