CNS 112 — Personality Assessment

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Counseling • Assessment

CNS 112 — Personality Assessment

Develop competence in personality assessment using objective inventories, symptom scales, and narrative methods. Learn to synthesize results into clear case formulations and ethical feedback.

What You’ll Learn


Test Selection

Choose appropriate personality measures based on referral questions and population.

Administration & Scoring

Standardized procedures, response style indicators, and data quality checks.

Interpretation

Trait patterns, clinical scales, validity indicators, and functional implications.

Integration

Combine assessment results with interview, history, and behavioral data.

Communication

Write clear, compassionate reports and deliver effective client feedback.

Ethics & Culture

Informed consent, limits, diversity, contextualization, and stewardship of results.

Curriculum Overview


Module 1 — Foundations of Personality Assessment

Measurement, validity, response styles, and ethical/practical considerations in test use.

Module 2 — Objective Inventories

Administration, scoring, and interpretation of broad-band personality and symptom measures.

Module 3 — Case Integration & Report Writing

From scale profiles to narrative: case conceptualization, diagnosis considerations, and recommendations.

Module 4 — Feedback & Cultural Care

Delivering results with humility, clarity, and cultural sensitivity; collaborative treatment planning.

Instructor

Damion Barrett

Damion Barrett

Helps counselors translate assessment data into wise, client-centered care rooted in Scripture and best practice.

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Grow the assessment skills that make your counseling clearer, kinder, and more effective.

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