BKE 3339 - Child and Family Assessment

Credits: 3 hrs

This course covers the history, principles and methodology of assessment and evaluation. Competent observational skills, utilization of family and developmental screening, assessment and evaluation instruments, and assessment techniques and procedures for typical and atypical children are emphasized. Identification of appropriate instruments to assess the total development of children and their families is a major part of this course. A 10-hour field experience is required, in which individual children and children within the context of their families are assessed, using formal and informal instruments.