Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

Assessment Seminar (601-603). Students complete a minimum of 600 clock
hours of clinical training that focuses on developing skills and providing
experience in psychological assessment. May not be transferred or waived.
614-616 Doctoral Therapy Practicum I – III 1 Credit per term
Prerequisites: Doctoral Assessment Practicum (611-613) and seminars (601-
603). Concurrent with Therapy Seminar (604-606). Students complete a
minimum of 600 clock hours of clinical training focused on developing skills
related to intervention/treatment. May not be transferred or waived.
619-621 Advanced Practicum I – III 1 Credit per term
Prerequisites: 611-616, Concurrent with Advanced Practicum Seminar (607-
609). Students are required to complete a minimum of 600 practicum hours in
order to receive credit for this training experience. May not be transferred or
waived.
623 Life Span Development 3 Credits
Social, cultural, biological and psychological issues of prenatal life, childhood,
adolescence, adulthood and aging are presented. Psychosocial development,
cognitive functioning, life transitions, coping and adaptation, work and
retirement, bereavement and related issues are explored. The course focuses
primarily on the theories and application of normal development using a
systems approach.
624 Assessment III: Integrative Assessment 3 Credits
Prerequisites: 627, 628. In this course, students learn to generate hypotheses
from multiple sources of data. Specifically, students are trained to cross-validate
interview, historical, behavioral, psychometric, and projective data; and to
subsequently compose professional psychological assessment reports based on
these data sources. The course teaches students to (a) effectively organize
data, (b) to understand the impact of personal bias and cultural factors in the
interpretation of assessment findings, and (c) to communicate findings about
cognitive/personality liabilities, as well as strengths and assets. Students also
learn to sculpt assessment reports to respond to specific referral questions, to
write cogent summaries and case formulations, and to develop effective
recommendations based on assessment findings. This course may not be
transferred or waived as it serves to prepare students for the Clinical Qualifying
Exam (assessment portion). Must be taken with required lab.
627 Assessment I: Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the theoretical basis, current issues, ethics
and clinical use of cognitive and intelligence assessment. An appreciation of the
cultural influences and diversity involving assessment procedures is
emphasized. Classical and current theories of intelligence are explored.
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