Important Note
All Semester II bachelor and master psychology courses and examinations (2020-2021) will be offered in an on-line format.
If it is safe and possible to do so, supplementary course meetings may be planned on-campus. However, attendance at these meetings will not be required to successfully complete Semester II courses.
All obligatory work groups and examinations will be offered on-line during Central European Time, which is local time in the Netherlands.
Information on the mode of instruction and the assessment method per course will be offered in Brightspace, considering the possibilities that are available at that moment. The information in Brightspace is leading during the Corona crisis, even if this does not match the information in the Prospectus.
Entry requirements
Master’s students Psychology with specialisation Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Description
This course provides education and training in the psycho diagnostic assessment of children with cognitive and social-emotional problems. It builds upon the courses Psycho-diagnostics and Psychometrics. This course focuses on the integration of information from the child’s different contexts (at least home and school contexts) during the diagnostic assessment, by emphasizing the different stages in the psychodiagnostic process, such as the intake interview, developing hypotheses, test selection, assessment and integrating all the information in a diagnostic assessment report. Legal-ethical considerations of assessing childen will also be discussed.
Integrated diagnostic skills will be developed through: Training of practical skills, demonstration and case discussions during workgroups. In addition, Students will conduct an assessment and write an assessment report to practice. The use of various diagnostic tools, interviewing young people and parents, observation, scoring, interpretation of findings and report writing. Students are expected to find a suitable young person with whom they can practice these skills; relevant information is provided on Brightspace.
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, students have:
Acquired advanced knowledge of the psycho diagnostic process;
Acquired skills necessary for various stages in the diagnostic process (from intake to integration of findings); and
Can formulate a clinical case conceptualization at the individual level based on scientific theories;
*Can integrate intake information, observations and test results into a diagnostic case formulation;Can write and present a hypothesis-driven psychodiagnostic report.
Timetable
For the timetables of your lectures, work groups and exams, please select your study programme in: Psychology timetables
Registration
Course
Students need to enroll for lectures and work group sessions. Master’s course registration
Examination
Students are not automatically enrolled for an examination. They can register via uSis from 100 to 10 calendar days before the date. Students who are not registered will not be permitted to take the examination.
Registering for exams
The language of assessment is English for international students and Dutch for students from the Netherlands.
Mode of instruction
The course consists of 8 plenary 2-hour lectures and 8 2-hour work group sessions. Presence during lectures and work group sessions is mandatory. There is an optional 2-hour Q&A session in preparation of the exam towards the end of the course.
Lectures are in English. Workgroups are in English for international students and in Dutch for Dutch students.
All Semester I bachelor and master psychology courses and examinations (2020-2021) will be offered in an on-line format.
If it is safe and possible to do so, supplementary course meetings may be planned on-campus. However, attendance at these meetings will not be required to successfully complete Semester I courses.
All obligatory work groups and examinations will be offered on-line during Central European Time, which is local time in the Netherlands.
Information on the mode of instruction and the assessment method per course will be offered in Brightspace, considering the possibilities that are available at that moment. The information in Brightspace is leading during the Corona crisis, even if this does not match the information in the Prospectus.
At this time it is not possible to provide information about Semester II (2020-2021).
Assessment method
The final grade is based on: An oral case presentation (50%) and 1 written psychodiagnostic report (50%). The maximum grade for the resit is 6 because the resit consists of a revision of the original assignment.
The Institute of Psychology follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to systematically check student papers for plagiarism with the help of software. Disciplinary measures will be taken when fraud is detected. Students are expected to be familiar with and understand the implications of this fraud policy.
All Semester I bachelor and master psychology courses and examinations (2020-2021) will be offered in an on-line format.
If it is safe and possible to do so, supplementary course meetings may be planned on-campus. However, attendance at these meetings will not be required to successfully complete Semester I courses.
All obligatory work groups and examinations will be offered on-line during Central European Time, which is local time in the Netherlands.
Information on the mode of instruction and the assessment method per course will be offered in Brightspace, considering the possibilities that are available at that moment. The information in Brightspace is leading during the Corona crisis, even if this does not match the information in the Prospectus.
At this time it is not possible to provide information about Semester II (2020-2021).
Reading list
For Dutch speaking students:
Tak, J.A., Bosch, J.D., Begeer, S., & Albrecht, G. (2014, 8e druk) (Eds.). Handboek psychodiagnostiek voor de hulpverlening aan kinderen. Utrecht: de Tijdstroom.
Bosmans, G., Bijtebier, P., Noens, I., & Claes, L.(2017). Diagnostiek bij kinderen, jongeren en gezinnen, deel 3: Ontwikkelingsdomeinen in het vizier.
Bosmans, G., Bijtebier, P., Noens, I., & Claes, L.(2017). Diagnostiek bij kinderen, jongeren en gezinnen, deel 4: specifieke klachten onder de loep.
Recommended reading (not compulsory):
Pameijer, N.K., Beukering, J.T.E. van (2015). Handelingsgerichte diagnostiek in het onderwijs. Een praktijkmodel voor diagnostiek en advisering. Leuven: Acco.
For English speaking students:
Frick, P.J., Barry, C.T., & Kamphaus, R.W. (2010). Clinical assessment of children’s personality and behavior, (3rd edition). New York: Springer.
Carr, A. (2015). The handbook of child and adolescent clinical psychology: A contextual approach. Routledge.
Additional articles and chapters will be linked to on Blackboard.
Contact information
Dr. Marieke Bos m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl