Learn about Psychology testing and Psychoanalysis.
Learn to determine when and why to use psychological testing.
Our Capabilities
The understanding behind psychometric tests is that if things such as intelligence and personality exist, we should be able to measure them. Difficulties with this will be discussed later.
Psychological tests fall into several categories:
Achievement tests are usually seen in educational or employment settings, and they attempt to measure how much you know about a certain topic (i.e. Your achieved knowledge), such as mathematics or spelling.
The Approach
Develop an understanding of the different types of assessment available (e.g. Behavioral Assessment, Wechsler Inteligence and Memory Scales, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, etc.).
Understand the significance of reliability and validity in test construction.
Develop a foundation for conducting psychological assessments.
Value Advantage
A foundation course or professional development for counselors, welfare workers and support staff in health and caring professions.
