| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 7 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn fundamental principles and concepts of child and adolescent clinical assessment.
- Acquire knowledge of differentiations between child/adolescent clinical assessment and adult clinical assessment.
- Learn fundamentals of clinical interview, behavioral observation and common and reliable psychological tests in addition to planning and writing a clinical assessment report.
- Acquire knowledge about ethical issues and be prepared for ethical dilemmas which may be confronted.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | In this course, it is aimed to gain competency about the historical development of the clinical evaluation process of children and adolescents, basic evaluation areas, evaluation methods (observation-interviews and tests), related tests and psychometric properties of these tests. At the end of this course, students will learn theories and practice about clinical evaluation stages, basic interviewing principles, observation types, common tests with children and adolescents. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Issues and concepts in Child and Adolescent Assessment |
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2nd Week |
Planning Evaluation and Rapport Building |
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3rd Week |
Assessment Methods - Clinical Interviews |
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4th Week |
Assessment Methods - Play Assessments |
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5th Week |
Assessment Methods - Clinical Observation |
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6th Week |
Assessment Methods - Psychological Tests |
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7th Week |
Assessing Family Context |
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8th Week |
Mid-term Exam |
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9th Week |
Integrating and Interpreting Assessment Information |
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10th Week |
Clinical Report Writing |
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11th Week |
Clinical Assessment of Attention and Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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12th Week |
Clinical Assessment of Learning Disorder |
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13th Week |
Clinical Assessment of Depression and Anxiety Disorders |
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14th Week |
Ethical Issues |
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15th Week |
Ethical Issues |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Frick, P. J., Barry, T. C., & Kamphaus R. W. (2010). Clinical assessment of child and adolescent personality and behavior. New York: Springer.
Smith, S. R., & Handler, L. (2014). The clinical assessment of children and adolescents: A practitioner?s handbook. New York: Routledge.
* The primary textbook for this course is renewed every year. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Project |
1 |
35 |
| Total(%) |
|
65 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
65 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
35 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
6 |
84 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Project |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Total Work Load | 215 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 7.16 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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