Course
Developmental Psychopathology and Psychological Assessment
In Childhood and Adolescence
€800
Specifications
Description
This course focuses on how scientific knowledge on developmental psychopathology is applied in clinical practice for children and adolescents. Students will acquire theoretical and applied knowledge on psychological assessment and the diagnostic decision-making process. Students will get acquainted with some assessment instruments that can be used to test some ‘typical’ hypotheses in the Child and Youth clinical practice.
The course will be delivered on location.
Students will learn how to apply knowledge of normal development and developmental psychopathology to the assessment process for children and adolescents.
This course is organized for students that intent to follow the master ‘Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology’, but who do not entirely meet the admission requirements. Students are expected to already have some knowledge on the most common problems in youth, age specific characteristics of psychopathology and developmental (transactional) explanatory models for youth psychopathology. Students will learn how to apply this knowledge for clinical use. Students will acquire theoretical and applied knowledge on psychological assessment and diagnostic decision-making process. Emphasis is on the diagnostic cycle, a model for psychological decision making, and the Assessment for Intervention model. Students will get acquainted with some assessment instruments, that can be used to test some ‘typical’ hypotheses in the Child and Youth clinical practice. Students will also learn how to apply their knowledge of normal development and developmental psychopathology to the assessment process for children and adolescents.
Target audience
This course is organized for students that intent to follow the master ‘Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology’, but who do not entirely meet the admission requirements.
A maximum of 24 students can participate in this course.
You will only be accepted for this course if you are conditionally accepted for the CCAP master, provided that you follow this summer course.
Aim of the course
The aim of this course is to prepare students from other universities, who do not yet entirely meet the admission criteria for the master 'Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology'.
Study load
The study load will be 80 hours, consisting of: A. Daily lectures, tutorials, and discussion B. Self-study: reading materials C. Individual and group assignments.
Costs
- Course fee: €800.00
- Included: Course + course materials
- Housing fee: €400
- Housing provider: Utrecht Summer School
Additional information
The housing costs do not include a Utrecht Summer School sleeping bag. This is a separate product on the invoice. If you wish to bring your own bedding, please deselect or remove the sleeping bag from your order.