PSY 7509 - Psychoeducational Assessment of Children and Adolescents

(3 units)

Advanced interpretation and integration of cognitive, achievement and neuropsychological tests for performing competent diagnoses of individuals ages two years through adult with learning, emotional, neurological or behavior problems that interfere with school success. Students administer, score and interpret cognitive and achievement batteries, most notably Kaufman tests (K-ABC, KAIT and K-TEA) and Woodcock-Johnson. They will integrate these test scores with Wechsler test results and learn a theoretical framework for translating test and behavioral data to provide parents, teachers and referred individuals with meaningful answers to their questions. Students receive much one-to-one instruction and gain insight into learning disabilities, language disorders and attention-deficit disorders. They will assess individuals referred for learning problems at the Center for Applied Behavioral Sciences (Psychoeducational Assessment Services).
Prerequisites: PSY 6501, PSY 6503, PSY 6504 and PSY 8505