Advanced Nursing for the pediatric patient

FAM-III (know the underlying assumption of this model; what T-Scores mean)

MSI-R (know what it measures, what T-Scores and validity scales mean)

MMPI-2 (know basic/clinical scales and what they measure along with what the Harris Lingoes subscales are used for; know what the L, F and K validity scales measure)

Wechsler scales (what do they measure, what type of scores do they yield, what do scores mean, floor and ceiling effects)

Sentence Completion Series, Rotter’s Incomplete Sentences Blank

Standardized instructions
Know different domains of assessment and differences between (personality, projective, achievement, cognitive (IQ), behavioral, marriage/family, developmental, psycho-educational, etc.)

Narrowness of a test

Mental Measurements Yearbook vs Tests in Print

Different sections of an assessment report and what these sections contain

From Asynchronous Activities/Readings:

Why is assessing parenting important?

PSI (what it is used for, what does it tell you)

What does the Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ) measure?

One thing you would want to look for in a parent-child relationship when conducting an observational assessment of a family

Recommendations for interview strategies for intimate partner violence (IPV)

Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (know what it assesses, what forms are available and familiarity with normative sample)

One typical assessment goal for a neuropsychological assessment

Limitations of the CTS-2

Gottman’s “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”

3 domains of cognitive functioning that a neuropsychologist examines when assessing a client

Finn and Tonsager’s 3 different theories regarding how assessment can be therapeutic and 3 different types of assessment failures

What is an advantage of administering a projective test?

Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis Scale (TJTA) “criss-cross” profile