SPCL 7912X: Social and Adaptive Behavior Assessment (McCabe and Julian): Readings and Assignments

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1. Frick, Paul J., Barry, C. T., & Kamphaus, R. W. (2020). Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior (4th ed. 2020.). Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35695-8
[Updated 2023]
2. Teglasi, H. (2016). Essentials of TAT and Other Storytelling Techniques Assessment (Second Ed). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: New York
3. Oster, G. D., & Crone, P. G. (2004). Using drawings in assessment and therapy: a guide for mental health professionals. Second Ed. Brunner-Routledge: New York.
4. Archer, R. P. (2016). Assessing Adolescent Psychopathology: MMPI-A / MMPI-A-RF, 4th Edition. Routledge: New York.
5. Harrison, P. L., Thomas, A., & National Association of School Psychologists. (2014). Best practices in school psychology. Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
6.  Galindo, I., Boomer, E., & Reagan, D. (2021). A family genogram workbook.

Readings and Assignments in BOLD are required and due on the day indicated;

Readings and Assignments in ITALICS are suggested due dates.

Readings & Class Topics

Introduction to the course; defining personality; personality measurement issues; defining psychopathology;

• Required: Frick: Ch. 1-5

Readings & Class Topics

Objective vs. projective assessment; report writing reliability and validity; TAT and story-telling techniques: introduction & administration;

• Required: Frick: Ch. 10; Teglasi: Ch. 1-3; Best practices in school psychology: 28

No class

Readings & Class Topics

TAT interpretations

• Required: Teglasi: Ch. 4-6

Assignments

• Suggested: Administer TAT & bring protocol to lab for review;  
• Required: Report #1 draft due

Readings & Class Topics

Storytelling continued: CAT and RAT-2

Assignments

• Required: Report #1 due

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Drawing interpretation

Assignments

• Suggested: Administer drawings and sentence completion

Readings & Class Topics

Objective personality techniques: MMPI

• Required: Frick: Ch. 6; Archer: 2-3

Assignments

• Required: Report #2 draft due for review

Readings & Class Topics

MMPI interpretation; MMPI-A; MMPI-A-RF;

• Required: Archer 4-8

Assignments

• Required: Report #2 due

Readings & Class Topics

Interpreting the MMPI as a template for other objective personality measures; other objective report measures (16PF ; BASC-3, CBCL, Conners-3, etc.)

• Required: Frick: Ch. 6

Assignments

• Suggested: Begin to administer and score behavior rating scales

Readings & Class Topics

 Behavior and clinical rating forms (e.g., Millon scales, BASC-3, Beck inventories, etc) 

• Required: Frick: Ch. 7 – 9; 17 – 19; Best practices in school psychology: 19, 24

Assignments

• Suggested: Begin to administer and score behavior rating scales

Readings & Class Topics

Other behavior rating forms & measures; rating forms for specific referral problems (e.g. ADHD, depression, autism, suicide and substance use screening).

• Required: Frick: 14, 17-19; Best practices in school psychology: 25-27

Assignments

• Required: Report #3 draft due

Readings & Class Topics

Diagnostic/structured/clinical interviewing

• Required: Frick: Ch. 11 & 13; Best practices in school psychology: 21

Assignments

• Required: Report #3 du

Readings & Class Topics

Family systems assessment (Ecomap, Genogram)

• Required Reading: Frick: Ch. 12; Bloomer & Galindo

Assignments

• Bring draft interview for peer feedback

Readings & Class Topics

Integrating information; making diagnoses & classification decisions;

• Required Reading: Frick: Ch. 15 & 16; BP: 9

Assignments

• Required: Report #4 draft due
• Suggested: Bring completed genogram to class;

Readings & Class Topics

Final exam

Assignments

• Required: Report #4 due

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