This course is a survey of psychological tests and instruments used in schools and agencies providing human services. A review of measurement terms precedes the administration, scoring, interpretation, and use of various appraisal instruments, including standardized intelligence, personality, psychomotor, and stress assessment instruments. Statistics necessary to understand test data are examined as students explain the relationship between test data and research. The use of computer technology in the scoring and interpretation of tests is also presented. This course analyzes major types of social science research.
Students become familiar with bibliographical sources and literature survey procedures.
The implications of research and its applications to counseling are evaluated. Students gain experience in using common research procedures. Primarily experiential in nature, this course serves as a forum for learning and practicing basic counseling skills and for actual supervised counseling experience in an agency setting. A major focus of the course is personal and professional self-development, emphasizing the maintenance of appropriate professional boundaries. As part of the process of self-examination, the classroom experiences focus on the counselor's processes, rather than those of the client.