Cursos / 2º Ciclo / Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences :: Clinical Psychology

Versao Portuguesa

AVALIAÇÃO CLÍNICA DE CRIANÇAS E DE ADOLESCENTES - 2021/2022

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 7

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Mariana Sousa
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Mariana Sousa

Class type and School hours

Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Prática Laboratorial : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

- To explore the main techniques and instruments of of children and adolescents clinical assessment ;
- To reflect on the the principles that guide the construction of a clinical assessment plan;
- To reflect on the principles that guide the communication of the results of children and adolescents ?clinical assessment

Specific Aims/Objectives

- To frame clinical assessment in the context of clinical intervention with children and adolescents;
- To analyse the main techniques and instruments of psychological assessment;
- To analyse the principles that guide the construction of a clinical assessment plan;
- To discuss the principles that guide the communication of the results of children and adolescents clinical assessment .

Skills to be acquired

It is expected the students to acquire competencies allowing them to:
- frame clinical assessment in the context of children and adolescents clinical intervention;
- know the main techniques and instruments of clinical assessment used with children and adolescents;
- administer, code and interpret the results of the main instruments of clinical assessment used with children and adolescents;
- integrate and communicate the assessment results;
- plan a clinical assessment.

Teaching Procedures

- Participated exposition of the contents;
- Analysis and discussion of clinical cases;
- Role-playing to illustrate specific competencies in the context of children and adolescents clinical assessment ;
- Training on the administration, coding and interpretation procedures of each clinical assessment instrument.

Programme

1. Children and adolescents clinical assessment:
1.1. Theoretical models of Developmental Psychology and their implications for clinical children and adolescents assessment;
2. Formal and informal strategies of clinical children and adolescents assessment:
2.1. Clinical interview;
2.2. Clinical observation;
2.3.1. Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA):
- Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1 1/2- 5 (CBCL 1 1/2 - 5) (Achenbach et al., 2014),
- Caregiver-Teacher Report Form for Ages 1 1/2-5 (CTRF) (Achenbach et al., 2014),
- Child Behavior Checklist for ages 6-18 (CBCL 6-18) (Achenbach et al., 2014),
- Teacher Report Form (TRF) (Achenbach et al., 2014),
- Youth Self-Report (YSR) (Achenbach et al., 2014),
- Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children & Adolescents (SCICA) (McConaughy & Achenbach, 2001);
2.3. Instruments assessing socioemotional adjustment:
2.3.2. Roberts-2 (Roberts & Gruber, 2005);
2.3.3. Instruments assessing anxiety and depression;
2.3.4. Instruments assessing difficulties in behavioral and attention regulation;
2.4. Cognitive assessment
2.4.1. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - 3r edition (WISC-III) (Wechsler, 2003);
3. Communication of the clinical assessment results (written and oral communication).

Evaluation Type

According to the RGACC, the assessment of the curricular unit is constituted of two modes: continuous and final.
Continuous assessment, compulsory for the approval in the curricular unit, requires::
- Attendance of 70% of classes;
- a clinical report, based on a clinical case.
Final assessment consistes of a final exam on the contents explored along the semester.
Weighting: Continuous assessment - 60% of the final grade; Final assessment - 40 %.

Teaching Resources

Computer, projector, books and scientific articles, materials from psychological tests developed during the sessions

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

clinical assessment, clinical observation, clinical interview, instruments of clinical assessment of children and adolescents

Main Bibliography

Author Carr, A.
Title Manual de Psicologia Clínica da criança e do adole
Edition
Place Braga
Editor Psiquilíbrios Edições
Year 2014
Author Sattler, J.
Title Assessment of Children
Edition 3rd edition
Place San Diego
Editor Jerome M. Sattler, Publisher
Year 1992
Author Almeida, L., Machado, C., Simões, M., & Gonçalves,
Title Avaliação Psicológica: instrumentos validados para
Edition
Place Coimbra
Editor Quarteto Editora
Year 2008

Complementary Bibliography

Author Wechsler, D.
Title Escala de Inteligência de Wechsler para Crianças ?
Author Roberts, G., & Gruber, C.
Title Roberts-2 [Manual]