Teaching psychological testing in a diagnostic seminar: psychodynamics of three teacher tasks.
Despite perceived threats to its viability, psychological testing remains a highly valued component in the teaching and training of clinical psychology graduate students (Hilsenroth & Handler, 1995; Silverstein, 1995; Watkins, Campbell, Nieberding, & Hallmark, 1995). The psychological aspects of educating students in assessment, however, represent relatively uncharted terrain. In this article, the author focuses on the diagnostic testing seminar in the academic setting as a forum for exploring the psychodynamics of three teaching tasks that involve: (1) the seminar as classroom and clinic, (2) student self-esteem, and (3) perceived threats to the teacher's expertise.
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Graduate Psychology Department of Immaculata College, PA 19345, USA.
D003379:Countertransference; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000193:education*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000193:education; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014167:Transference, Psychology