Provides advanced experience in the administration and interpretation of objective personality tests such as the MMPI, MCMI, CPI, etc. Surveys the literature regarding the development and validity of objective measures of personality. Forensic applications of objective personality measures are discussed. Provides supervised experience assisting psychologists in the assessment, management, and treatment of patients. Students work in an applied institutional setting, such as a prison, special treatment clinic, hospital, or rehabilitation setting.
Training includes interviewing and taking case histories, observations, staff and case conferences.
For students specializing in juvenile care, this field work course provides supervision and experience with emotionally disturbed predelinquent and delinquent children in institutional, school, and community settings. Develop skills in evaluation and treatment of such youths. Field work training is supplemented by conferences with a faculty advisor. Reviews the various areas, and ways, in which psychology interacts with the law and, in particular, the criminal justice system. Considers the utility and the limitations of psychological expertise in relation to the legal system.