An Overview of Clinical Evaluation Description

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The subject of Clinical Evaluation, contributes to the integral formation of the psychologist the scientific knowledge, the theoretical bases and the general and specific techniques to be able to evaluate, analyze and contrast the information obtained throughout the process of clinical evaluation (View Detailed Info) and, thus, to be able to establish, if necessary, a clinical judgment of a diagnostic nature. In short, this subject serves as the basis for the student of the degree of psychology to understand, explain and predict abnormal human behavior through a formal process of clinical evaluation report.

 

The clinical and health psychological evaluation seeks the acquisition, by the students, of adequate theoretical knowledge of the conceptual bases of the process and of the techniques and instruments of clinical evaluation. As well as the acquisition of the necessary skills for the selection and application of these instruments and techniques in the most frequent psychological disorders.

 

The fundamental method of the subject is the analysis and development of a working method that covers the different phases and procedures of the collection of information for further analysis and interpretation. In addition to encouraging, at all times, a process of scientific decision making, with a constant contrast of hypotheses based on previously established clinical objectives.

 

Before enrolling the subject, verify the possible requirements that you may have within your plan. You will find this information in the “Curriculum” tab of the corresponding plan.

 

General skills of Clinical Evaluation

Know, understand and know how to apply the main models that have served as the basis for psychological evaluation.

Know the functions, characteristics, and limitations of the different theoretical models of Psychology.

Know the main processes and stages of psychological development throughout the life cycle in its aspects of normality and abnormality.

Know different methods of evaluation, diagnosis and psychological treatments in different applied areas of Psychology.

Have the necessary knowledge to influence and promote the quality of life in individuals, groups, communities, and organizations in different contexts: educational, clinical and health, work and organizations and, community.

Specific competencies

 

Be able to plan and conduct an interview.

Be able to use strategies and techniques to involve recipients in the intervention.

Be able to select and build indicators and measurement techniques to evaluate programs and interventions.

Be able to measure and obtain relevant data for the evaluation of interventions.

Be able to analyze and interpret the results of the evaluation.

Possess a critical vision about the different psychometric instruments edited to enable responsible use of them.

Transversal competences

 

Capacity for analysis and synthesis.

Capacity for organization and planning.

Capacity for oral and written communication in the native language.

Ability to solve problems.

Ability to make decisions.

Have skills that allow teamwork and effective collaboration with other people.

Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.

Be skillful in interpersonal relationships.

Critical thinking.

Ethical commitment

Ability to develop and keep updated their own competencies, skills and knowledge according to the standards of the profession.

Capacity for adapting to new situations.

Ability to take responsibility

Capacity for self-criticism: to be able to assess one’s performance critically.

Know your own competencies and limitations.

Be able to interpret the intentions of other people.

Be able to search and analyze information.

Learning results

 

Synthesize the various psychological knowledge and apply it to the individual case throughout the evaluation-intervention process.

Raise a clinical diagnostic criteria following the criteria of the psychological diagnosis process and always following a scientific methodology.

Understand, administer, assess and interpret correctly different methods, techniques and tests of psychological evaluation and diagnosis in different applied areas of psychology and integrate them in the evaluation process in response to a specific demand.

Collect, analyze and interpret relevant information (from previously selected methods and techniques), relating to individual and social human behavior, as well as the context in which they occur, with the purpose of issuing descriptions, classifications, predictions and / or explanations on the behaviors of the evaluated individuals under study.

 

Methodology

The methodology adopted in this subject for the learning and evaluation of its contents is adapted to the modality of distance learning. Therefore, we understand that students must be agents of their own learning.

 

The teaching work of the teacher is to become a resource for the work of the student, programming teaching activities, making available to students the materials on which they must woark and assisting them in a fully customized way through the means established for such purpose. finish. In other words, the mainly active methodology will be used, making the student a participant in his own training process.

 

Along with the study of the manual of the subject are scheduled a series of evaluable activities for each of the teaching units. These activities will consist, basically, in the search and analysis of information from diverse sources, the reading or visualization of didactic materials considered relevant for the understanding of the different theoretical models, participation in thematic discussion forums, participation in virtual exhibition sessions and analysis of the fundamental concepts of the subject, the realization of practical cases related to the subject, the participation in group activities, as well as the online completion of mandatory controls, among others. All these activities are temporalized.

 

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