This course is intended to familiarize the counselor with the range of methods currently used in psychological assessment.  As a consumer of psychological assessment findings, it is important for the counselor to know how those findings are arrived at and to understand the powers and limitations of the various methods of psychological assessment.  The methods of psychological assessment covered will include intelligence tests, academic achievement tests, neuropsychological measures, self-report inventories, rating scales, behavioral observations, projective techniques, structured interviews, history taking and adaptive behavior scales.  The course will also cover related topics including psychiatric evaluation, assessment of suicidal risk, and cultural bias in psychological testing.