A
workshop on Clinical Psychological Assessment (WISC-IV) was conducted on 1st
August in collaboration with Pearson Education India for students of M.Sc.
Psychology (Clinical) in the Department of Psychology at Christ University.It
aimed at exploring new areas of knowledge and creating optimal levels of
training in the realm of psychological testing. The objectives of the workshop
were to share aspects of WISC-IV in terms of its psycho-diagnostic
administration, interpretation, scoring and demonstration. Pearson education is
actively involved in the adaptation and standardisation of international tests
in the Indian context.
The
session began by the introduction of WISC-IV by Dr. Tony Sam George and
introduction of the facilitator of the workshop, Dr. Michelle by Dr. K. Jayasankar Reddy.
Dr.
Michelle Joseph, Ph.D. from Queen’s College, practicing as a special educator
and a child clinical psychologist at NIMHANS, delivered the session in an extremely
comprehensive manner. The workshop commenced with the imparting of theoretical
knowledge about the test, interspersed with question-answer sessions. An
extensive introduction of the history and relevance of the test was followed by
the description of the sub tests and the administration guidelines. The scoring
guidelines and the interpretation (up to FISQ) were also explained. Moreover,
the development and the current status and usage of the test were also
highlighted.
The
demonstration of the test was done post lunch during which different student
volunteers acted as participants of various age groups ranging from 6-16 years.
The student volunteers got an opportunity to act as administrators as well. A
response form was given to all the students in order to understand the scoring
of the test properly. The intricacies of the common errors that an
administrator may commit and the means to avoid those errors were also discussed in detail as and when required. The
workshop hence proved to be a great experience for the students and aided the
amalgamation of the theoretical knowledge with the practical applications of
the test as well.
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