TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn fundamental principles and concepts of child and adolescent clinical assessment. 2) Acquire knowledge of differentiations between child/adolescent clinical assessment and adult clinical assessment. 3) Learn fundamentals of clinical interview, behavioral observation and common and reliable psychological tests in addition to planning and writing a clinical assessment report. 4) Acquire knowledge about ethical issues and be prepared for ethical dilemmas which may be confronted.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, it is aimed to gain competency about the historical development of the clinical evaluation process of children and adolescents, basic evaluation areas, evaluation methods (observation-interviews and tests), related tests and psychometric properties of these tests. At the end of this course, students will learn theories and practice about clinical evaluation stages, basic interviewing principles, observation types, common tests with children and adolescents.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Issues and concepts in Child and Adolescent Assessment 2nd Week Planning Evaluation and Rapport Building 3rd Week Assessment Methods - Clinical Interviews 4th Week Assessment Methods - Play Assessments 5th Week Assessment Methods - Clinical Observation 6th Week Assessment Methods - Psychological Tests 7th Week Assessing Family Context 8th Week Integrating and Interpreting Assessment Information 9th Week Clinical Report Writing 10th Week Clinical Assessment of Attention and Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 11th Week Clinical Assessment of Learning Disorder 12th Week Clinical Assessment of Depression and Anxiety Disorders 13th Week Ethical Issues 14th Week General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Frick, P. J., Barry, T. C., & Kamphaus R. W. (2010). Clinical assessment of child and adolescent personality and behavior. New York: Springer. Smith, S. R., & Handler, L. (2014). The clinical assessment of children and adolescents: A practitioner?s handbook. New York: Routledge. * The primary textbook for this course is renewed every year.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Project 1 35 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 6 84 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework Project 1 30 30 Total Workload 212 Total Workload / 30 7,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No