Clinical Assessment Instruments

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Parallel to the core courses throughout year 1, this series of skills training sessions introduces students to the range of rating scales, questionnaires, interview and observational instruments most commonly used in clinical practice and research. The first session will provide an overview of the classes of available instruments and their applications in clinical and research contexts. Later sessions will focus on instruments designed to assess specific symptoms and the severity of the disorders that are covered in the associated core course. Students will learn how to choose appropriate assessment instruments for clarifying individual diagnoses, planning interventions and monitoring their effects. These skills training sessions will provide students with basic background information and hands-on experience in the use of valid and reliable instruments for assessing psychopathology.