COUN 6964 - Appraisal Techniques in Counseling
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 42478,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Jennifer Yensel
Email: jfyensel@ysu.edu
Course Description
6964. Appraisal Techniques in Counseling. Overview of the administration, scoring, and interpretation of standardized tests and measures used in counseling practice with specific focus and supervised practice in the administration and interpretation of standardized ability, interest, intelligence, and aptitude tests. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Assessment for Counselors | Erford |
Erford, B. (2021). Assessment for Counselors (1st ed.). Pearson.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8/24 | ACA Code of Ethics, Section E; Chapter 1 3.G.1 3.G.5 3.G.6 | Introductions; create study groups; review syllabus/ course assignments; review Section E of ACA Ethical Standards; Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment Basic Assessment Concepts | 3.G.1 3.G.5 3.G.6 |
| Mon | 8/31 | Historial Foundations and perspectives on assessment, legal, ethical and diversity foundations and perspectives in assessment. | Chapters 2, 3 | 3.G.1, 3.G.5, 3.G.6 |
| Mon | 9/7 | No Class | ||
| Mon | 9/14 | How tests are constructed | Chapter 4 | 3.G.2, 3.G.3, 3.G.16 |
| Mon | 9/21 | Selecting, administering, scoring and interpreting assessment instruments and techniques | Chapter 5 | 3.G.2, 3.G.3, 3.G.16, 3.G.13 All assessments completed by 7 p.m. |
| Mon | 9/28 | Reliability and validity | Chapters 6 and 7 | 3.G.4 |
| Mon | 10/5 | Clinical assessment and diagnosis | Chapter 8 | 3.G.7, 3.G.11, 3.G.10, 3.G.17 |
| Mon | 10/12 | Midterm exam | ||
| Mon | 10/19 | Personality assessment | Chapter 9 | 3.G.9, 3.G.10, 3.G.12, 3.G.14, 3.G.16, 3.G.13 |
| Mon | 10/26 | Behavioral assessment | Chapter 10 | 3.G.9, 3.G.10, 3.G.12 |
| Mon | 11/2 | Assessment of intelligence, other aptitudes and achievement | Chapters 11, 12, 13 | 3.G.8, 3.G.17, 3.G.16, 3.G.11, 3.G.8 |
| Mon | 11/9 | Assessment of career counseling | Chapter 14 | 3.G.17, 3.G.11, 3.G.7, 3.G.9 |
| Mon | 11/16 | Assessing couples and families | Chapter 15 | 3.G.16, 3.G.13, 3.G.9, 3.G.7 |
| Mon | 11/23 | Presentations of report of testing | ||
| Mon | 11/30 | Presentations of report of testing Report of testing uploaded to SL&L by 8:00 p.m. |
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| Mon | 12/7 | Final exam during class time |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.