Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Code:

PCS08

Acronym:

ACCA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MPSIC	30	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2021	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to learn to conduct a clinical assessment of children or adolescents, using formal and informal methods, quantitative and qualitative. Students should be able to:
- Know the theoretical models featuring a set of assessment tools and techniques used in the clinical evaluation of children and adolescents
- Select the assessment procedures to use in a specific situation or context of clinical evaluation of children and adolescents
- Undertake the administration, quotation, and interpretation of the results of formal instruments (tests, scales, questionnaires) used in the clinical assessment of children and adolescents
- Use non-formal methods of clinical assessment, mastering the technique of application and attribution of meaning to the results obtained
- Prepare a report of clinical assessment  

-  Communicate  the results of the clinical assessment

-  Be aware of the ethics and legal issues of a clinical assessment.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

 

 The learning outcomes are:

- mastery of strategies and technical procedures, both formal and informal of clinical assessment of children and adolescents

- mastery of skills to overall  integrate the results  of a clinical assessment

- mastery of the communication process of the clinical assessment results, both to parents and professionals

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

1. 
   

   The comprehensive theoretical model of the Clinical Evaluation with Children and Adolescents

   
   1.1.Biopsychological model (Bronfenbrenner & Morris, 1998)

1.2.Model of the Social Information Processing (Lemerise & Arsenio, 2000).

2- Assessment and Classification in a clinical evaluation with children and adolescents

DSM-5 (categorical) - ASEBA (dimensional)

3.Direct Observation (structured and semi-structured)

4.Interview

5. Developmental assessment 

1. Cognitive assessment


2. Family context evaluation

8 Self-reports and rating scales
9.Technical projective
10.Psychological reports in the context of clinical evaluation of children and adolescents and Ethical and deontological orientations of clinical evaluation with children and adolescents

Mandatory literature

Jerome M. Sattler; Assessment of children. ISBN: 0-9618209-7-7
Jane Close Conoley; Family assessment. ISBN: 0-910674-38-8
Rune J. Simeonsson; Psychological and developmental assessment. ISBN: 1-57230-645-9
Jerome M. Sattler; Foundations of behavioral, social, and clinical assessment of children. ISBN: 978-0-9702671-8-4
Jerome M. Sattler; Resource guide to accompany foundations of behavioral, social, and clinical assessment of children. ISBN: 978-0-9702671-9-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching methods used are as follows:
1. Lecture
2. Role-play for the training of specific clinical assessment skills
3. Tutorial in groups of students - the professor guides the students in one search of clinical assessment tools
4.Note oriented videos and discussion.
5. Peer learning - students participate during the presentation of clinical cases reviewed by classmates.
6. Supervised application of
a psychological assessment methodology in context.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho de campo	20,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	50,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de campo	28,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Obtaining attendance involves the participation of students in at least 75% of the classes actually taught. It also requires an individual test on the theoretical contents taught (40% weighting, to be evaluated on a scale of 0 to 20, a minimum grade of 10 values is required), conducting a research work involving a methodology of psychological evaluation (30% weighting, to be evaluated on a scale of 0 to 20, a minimum mark of 10 values is required) and a written study that summarizes a process of psychological evaluation (30% weighting, to be evaluated on a scale of 0 To 20, a minimum grade of 10 points is required).

Calculation formula of final grade

The final score is obtained by the sum of the grades obtained at:
  Test (40% weight), to be evaluated on a scale of 0 to 20, a minimum mark of 10 values is required in this component.
Research work (30% weight), to be evaluated on a scale of 0 to 20, a minimum mark of 10 values is required in this component.
Written work  (30% weight), to be evaluated on a scale of 0 to 20, a minimum mark of 10 values is required in this component.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Classification improvement

The resource time can be used to perform the theoretical component (40%) for those who have missed, failed the test, or for improvement of classification. It is planned to improve the classification in the test (40%), once, until the time of appeal of the school year after the one in which they obtained approval and in which the curricular unit has scheduled examination.