PSY341H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dsm-5, Psychological Intervention, Executive Functions
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Objectives: to explain the purpose and process of clinical assessment, to describe the dsm-5, including benefits and criticisms, to understand ethical and legal considerations when working with children, to discuss major approaches to treating children with mental disorders. Clinical interviews: may vary greatly depending on the clinician, may be unstructured, semi-structured, generally include developmental & family history, antecedents behaviour consequences. Rating scales: rating scales are paper-and-pencil questionnaires that can be completed by parents, teachers, and children. Types of rating scales: general, specific, achenbach scales (cbcl, trf, ysr, behaviour assessment system for children (basc, conners-3 (adhd symptoms, multidimensional anxiety scale for children (masc-2, adaptive behavior assessment scale (abas-2) Observation: can be informal during the assessment, can be more structured (e. g. , clinician rating scales can be used during assessment, can involve role play/simulation, can involve parents in observing behaviours outside of the assessment session.
