6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4003546ENW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
For this course you have to meet certain enrolment requirements. For an overview of the enrolment requirements check https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/practical-info-for-students/study-guidance/study-path/individual-study-path#paragraph--id--71647 Students must have taken 'Research Methods and Techniques II: Quantitative Methods',before they can enroll in Psychodiagnostics Children and Adolescents. Registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Department
Klinische- en Levenslooppsychologie
Educational team
Smadar Westreich (course titular)
Joyce Van Den Meersschaut
Kim Coenraets
Arielle Petitjean
Activities and contact hours
39 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
134 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

 

'Psychological assessment children and adolescents' addresses the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings along with the application of the assessment of the child in its context. Students learn to assess the child and its family through various modalities (e.g., interactive sessions, exercices and/or portfolio). This includes test taking, scoring and interpreting, live or digital a.o. depending on the sanitary situation. Students also learn to critically assess the clinician’s own feelings, thoughts and actions throughout the assessment process.

 

The subject is discussed according to the FACE©-model (Facilitating Adjustment of Cognition and Emotion, see handbooks) and the FACE©-method , an evidence-based conceptual and methodological framework to specifically monitor the prescribed quality guidelines for the assessment of youth :

 

- comprehensively map the risk and resiliency load of interacting individual, family, contextual and (multi)cultural influences on a macro-level,

- understand recriprocal adjustments of child, parenting and family cognitive control and emotion regulation processes on a micro-level,

- devise insightful problem solving and resiliency oriented diagnostic responses,

- competently address sociocultural, deontological and/or ethical questions at hand.

 

Specifically, students analyse and train in the different developmental domains covered by the FACE©-model along with their operationalization in (Dutch language) assessment procedures and instruments.

 

Through these means, students integrate in this course theory-grounded, evidence-based diagnostic knowledge and application for the assessment of children and adolescents.

 

See digital learning platform for further information on course planning, guidelines and deadlines for the semester at hand.

 

 

Content overview Handbook 'Diagnostiek van kind, opvoeding en gezin' (Assessment of child, parenting and family, in Dutch):

 

Translation of the Dutch book chapters:


Part 1 Assessment of the child and its context: what, why and how?  
CH1 What is child assessment and why is it unique?  
CH2 What does evidence-based practice encompass? The FACE-model  

 

Part2 What needs to be known before measuring? The evidence-base 
CH3 Focus on the child: what en why?
CH4 Focus on parenting s: what en why?
CH5 Focus on the family context: what en why?
  
Part 3 How to measure professionally? Cognitive-emotional control
CH6 How to practice professionally? 
CH7 How to gather information?  
CH8 How to organise information?  
CH9 How to interpret information? 
  
Part 4 From child referral to outcome in seven steps

CH10 Road map, risico assessment and decision tree

CH11 Referral
CH12 Intake
CH13 Intake analysis, questions and assessment plan 
CH14 Child assessment
CH15 Parenting assessment
CH16 Family assessment
CH17 Conclusion, clinical opinion and reporting

 

Course material
Handbook (Required) : Diagnostiek van kind, opvoeding en gezin, Met digitale training, Celestin-Westreich, S. & Celestin, L.P., 1ste, Amsterdam: Pearson, 9789043037327, 2021
Handbook (Recommended) : Enfant hyperactif, inattentif, Faire face au TDAH en famille et à l'école, Celestin-Westreich, S. & Celestin, L.P., Louvain-la-Neuve: Editions De Boeck, 9782804189389, 2014
Digital course material (Recommended) : ADHD Children’s Emotion Regulation in FACE©–Perspective (Facilitating Adjustment of Cognition and Emotion): Theory, Research and Practice., Chapter 12; In Banerjee, S. (Ed.), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents, Celestin-Westreich, S. & Celestin, L.P., InTech Open Publishers; DOI: 10.5772/54422, 9789535110866, 2013
Digital course material (Recommended) : Eventuele capita selecta rond actuele topics kind- en gezinsdiagnostiek, Raadpleeg leerplatform en klassikale sessies
Digital course material (Required) : MyLab (met downloads) bij Diagnostiek van kind, opvoeding en gezin, Raadpleeg leerplatform en klassikale sessies, Celestin-Westreich, S. & Celestin, L.P., 1ste, Amsterdam: Pearson, 9789043037327, 2021
Practical course material (Required) : Waar relevant, volgens richtlijnen en beschikbaarheid testformulieren (aankoop) en -materiaal (uitleen) facultaire testotheek, Raadpleeg leerplatform en klassikale sessies
Handbook (Recommended) : Observeren en rapporteren, Met digitale training, Celestin-Westreich, S. & Celestin, L.P., 3de, Amsterdam: Pearson Education, 9789043033817, 2017
Additional info
For further information concerning the specific organisation of the course: see digital learning platform.
 
Also consult digital learning platform on a regular basis to follow up on deadlines and updates during the semester.
 
The required study material contains the theoretical and methodological fundamentals for the theoretical and practical aspects of this course.
 
Where relevant, the faculty test center shall be consulted.
 
Contact : during contact sessions, through email or by appointment 
 
Prof. Dr. Smadar Celestin-Westreich
Dept. of Developmental and Life Span Psychology
Faculty of Psychology & Pedagogy
Vrije Universiteit Brussels
Tel: (32-2)-629.24.81
E-mail: Smadar.Westreich@vub.ac.be
 
Learning Outcomes

General competencies

At the term of the course 'Child and Family Assessment', students are expected to have acquired the following learning results (LR):
 
LR1: display factual knowledge along with the ability to analyze and apply the discussed theoretical background and scientific methodology of child, parenting and family psychological assessment;
 
LR2: reflect critically on the specificity of the child assessment process, especially regarding its implications for each phase of the hypothesis-testing cycle;
 
LR3: use the adequate instruments and (FACE©-)tools, assess  and analyze the thought and feeling dynamics of the child and its context ;
 
LR4: make evidence- and practice-based choices among the array of Dutch-language child, parenting and family assessment instruments; including how this relates to the internationally available (English language) assessment base;
 
LR5: use the FACE©-method and associated tools, self-critically and (culture)competently reflect on and readjust where needed, one's own thoughts, feelings and actions with the assessed child and family from a pluralistic, humanistic perspective.
 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written exam with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: Examination theoretical part counts for 50% final total

Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Portfolio with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: Examination practical part counts for 50% final total

Additional info regarding evaluation
The final total grade consists of a written exam covering theory and practice (counting for 100%).
The written exam is composed as follows:
- theory: individual written exam (50% of total grade);
- practice: written portfolio in group (see guidelines on Canvas) (50% of total grade),
Completing both exam parts is mandatory for attribution of the total grade of this course.
Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Psychology: Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Behavioural Sciences: psychologie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)