This course will provide students with an overview of the principles and practice of measurement and advanced assessment in the helping professions. Students in this course will gain an understanding of the major theories underlying different approaches to psychological measurement, and the ethical and psychosocial issues involved in measurement. This course will focus on selecting instruments for gathering data and information, evaluating the utility of these instruments in terms of their psychometric properties including reliability and validity, and understanding and interpreting the results of clinical measures. Students will gain familiarity with the major measurement techniques for children and adults in the following areas: intelligence and educational testing, personality assessment, vocational and aptitude testing, strength based assessments, substance abuse, and other clinical issues such as mood, eating disorders, adaptive behavior and trauma.