PSYD 884 Bilingual (Spanish) Mental Health Assessment

This course is designed for bilingual graduate students to build on their knowledge of psychological assessment specifically in working with bilingual, Spanish individuals. Students will examine the validity and reliability of instruments available, incorporate both culture and language into their assessment practices, evaluate migration and acculturation, and understand language development and how these impact the assessment. Students will also learn clinical language in Spanish. Students will also learn clinical language in Spanish. Students will write psychological reports that incorporate culture and language and practice how to provide feedback to clients and their families in Spanish. This course is part of the FSPP PSYD curriculum.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PSYD 730, PSYD 731, PSYD 736, PSYD 736CL, PSYD 737, PSYD 737CL, PSYD 771, PSYD 771CL, PSYD 772, PSYD 772CL, PSYD 773, PSYD 773CL, Intermediate fluency in Spanish

Corequisite

PSYD 895C and PSYD 884CL