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Psychological assessment of children

Study level: Graduate study programme in psychology
Lecturers: Gordana Kuterovac Jagodić, Ph.D.
ECTS: 5
Language: Croatian
Semester: 2nd or 4th (summer)
Status: elective
Form of instruction with class hours: 30 hours of lectures and 30 hours of seminars
Prerequisites: none
Student evaluation: individual and group written assignments during class, oral exam

Course description

Definition, approaches to assessment and diagnosis and context of psychological child assessment. Classification of child psychopathology and overview of vulnerability and protective factors. Methods of psychological assessment of children: observation, interviewing techniques, testing, projective techniques. Issues in psychological screening of children. Assessment of cognitive development and intelligence. Assessment of socio-emotional development and problems and of adaptive behavior. Assessment of language development. Neuropsychological assessment of children. Forensic assessment of children. Formulating recommendations based on the assessment results. Principles of psychological report writing. Ethical issues of child assessment.

Course objective

Students will understand basic approaches and principles of psychological assessment of children and develop some fundamental skills of the use of different methods of development such as child and parent interview, observation and psychological testing. Students will be familiarize with some specific instruments for the assessment of different aspects of child development and functioning.

Required readings

Blau, T. H. (1991). The psychological examination of the child. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Galić S. (2002). Neuropsihologijski testovi i baterije testova za primjenu u dječjoj dobi, u knjizi Neuropsihologijska procjena. Jastrebarsko: Naklada Slap, str. 309-341.

Davison G.C., Neale J.M. (1999). Emocionalni poremećaji i poremećaji ponašanja u djetinjstvu i adolescenciji, u knjizi Psihologija abnormalnog doživljavanja i ponašanja. Jastrebarsko: Naklada Slap, str. 491-525.

 

Recommended readings

Wenar C. (2003). Razvojna psihopatologija i psihijatrija. Jastrebarsko: Naklada Slap.(Pog. 16).

Sattler, J. M. (2001). Assessment of children: Cognitive Applications. San Diego: J. M. Sattler Publisher.

Sattler, J. M. (2001). Assessment of children: Behavioral and Clinical Applications. San Diego: J. M. Sattler Publisher.

Morrison, J., Anders, T.F. (2001). Interviewing children and adolescents. New York: The Guilford Press.