EDPY 530 - Psychopathology and Diagnosis

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Faculty of Education

This course focuses on assessment of commonly encountered mental disorders across the life span based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The course covers interview-based assessment, diagnostic screening inventories, clinical observation, cross-informant data collection, differential diagnosis, and the role of cultural factors in the assessment and case conceptualization process. Restricted to students in the Counselling Psychology Program. Course pre-requisites: EDPY 533 and EDPY 534 or equivalent. Students in the School and Clinical Child Psychology Master's or Doctoral Program or other Graduate Programs may take this course with consent of the course instructor if they are deemed to possess adequate background preparation and knowledge.