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Course Name Assessments in Psychological Counselling (Practical)
Course Code 24CPS181
Program Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology 
Semester I
Credits 4
Campus Coimbatore

Course Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives:

  1. Understand Psychology as Science
  2. Understand the notion of empiricism
  3. Comprehend psychometric assessment
  4. Comprehend individual differences
  5. It helps establish facts and theories of a current state and for further future developments.

Course Outcomes:

  1. COO1- To give practical experience to the students in administering and scoring psychological tests and interpreting the scores.
  2. COO2- To diagnose and verify the problem of the client
  3. COO3-The more the student can know about the client’s functioning
  4. COO4- To increase the accuracy of diagnosis
  5. COO5- Client strengths can be identified and incorporated into Counselling
CO/PO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3
CO2 3 3 1 1 1 3 1
CO3 3 2 3 2
CO4 3 3 2 2 3 1
CO5 2 3 1 1 3 3 3
  1. State & Trait Anxiety Scale
  2.  Kuder Occupational Interest Inventory (KOIS)
  3. General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB)
  4. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
  5. Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory (COSE):
  6. Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI)
  7. Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
  8. Social Interest Scale (SIS)
  9. DAS-21
  10. Counselling need inventory
  11. Resilience Scale
  12. Grief & Crises assessment  (Any 8)

References

  1. Freeman, F. S.,(1965), Theory and Practice of Psychological Testing; New Delhi: Oxford &IBTT
  2. Goldstein, G., Allen, D. N., & DeLuca, J. (2019). Historical perspectives. In Handbook of psychological assessment (pp. 3-27). Academic Press.
  3. Jackson C.,(1998), Understanding Psychological Testing; Jaico Publishing House
  4. Guilford J.P.: Psychometric Methods

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