PSYCHOLOGY 694A Clinical Assessment Practicum Fall 2008 Instructor: John J.B. Allen, Ph.D. Teaching assistant: Marisa Menchola, Ph.D. T.A. office: Rm. 214 T.A. office hours: By appointment T.A. email address: [email protected] T.A. phone: 621-4003 (lab) 270-1814 (cell) Overview The focus of the assessment practicum is on learning to administer and interpret four clinical assessment tools: the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV), and the Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS-III). Report writing is an important part of learning to convey interpretations to others in a clear and concise way; you will be asked to prepare reports on the assessments that you do. In addition, some time will be spent discussing the development and validation of these instruments in order to increase your awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of these tools. Requirements  Attendance at the seven class meetings (one being a clinic tour) and completion of assigned readings.  Completion of a total of 8 assessments: 2 SCIDs, 2 MMPI-2s, 2 WAIS-IVs, and 2 WMS-IIIs.  Completion of the training in the ethical treatment of research subjects: Simply log onto the system at www.citiprogram.org, and register with a user name and a password of your choosing. You can then log on as many times as needed to review all of the required modules and take the quizzes. You will be taking the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) program. You do not need to complete the Bio-Med program. Plan to complete the training prior to the September 2 meeting, and bring a copy of your verification to give to Marisa at that meeting. The verification will be the certificate that you receive upon successful completion of all modules in the SBS program.  Completion of 4 supervision sessions: one for the WAIS-IV, one for the WMS-III, and two for the SCIDs. (Marisa will observe the first WAIS-IV and the first WMS-III administrations and then provide feedback. John and Marisa will each listen to a different SCID interview on audiotape and then give feedback.)  Completion of 8 clinical reports based on the results of 2 SCIDs, 2 MMPI-2s, 2 WAIS-IVs, and 2 WMS-IIIs. (The format of these reports will be discussed in class.) Scheduling Assessments We will be recruiting Psych 101 students to serve as your subjects. For most of the assessments, you will be free to schedule the appointment at your convenience. However, for one of the WAIS-IV and one of the WMS-III administrations, you will be asked to coordinate with Marisa’s schedule to allow for observation and feedback. Details will be provided in class. You will schedule your assessments in room 210B. You will need to sign up in a book you’ll find on the counter in the Clinic (by the phone). If you run into scheduling difficulties, please let me know and I will coordinate alternative arrangements with Howard.Class Schedule (Tentative) Where What Tue., August 26 4 – 5:30pm 240 Clinic tour Tue., September 2 3:30 – 6:00pm 240 MMPI-2 Tue., September 16 4 – 5:30pm 240 MMPI-2 Review Tue., September 23 3:30 – 6:00pm TBD SCID Tue., October 14 Wed., October 15 3:30 – 6:00pm 9:00 – 11:30am 240 240 WAIS-IV (group 1) WAIS-IV (group 2) Tue., October 28 4 – 5:30pm 240 WAIS-IV Review Tue., November 4 Wed., November 5 3:30 – 6:00pm 9 – 11:30am 240 240 WMS-III (group 1) WMS-III (group 2) Due Dates *Reports need to be turned in (in Marisa’s department mailbox) on Mondays by 3:00pm* Tue., September 2 CITI Human Subject’s Protection Program training Mon., September 15 MMPI-2 report #1 Mon., September 22 MMPI-2 report #2 Mon., October 6 SCID report #1, 1st supervision (Marisa or John) Mon., October 13 SCID report #2, 2nd supervision (John or Marisa) Mon., October 27 WAIS-IV report #1, 1st supervision (Marisa) Mon., November 10 WAIS-IV report #2 Mon., November 24 WMS-III report #1, 1st supervision (Marisa) Mon., December 8 WMS report #2 References (Will be kept in folders in the Assessment Material drawers) MMPI-2 Butcher, J.N., Graham, J.R., Dahlstrom, W.G., & Bowman, E. 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