This course provides the equivalent of 45 academic contact hours required in Psychodiagnostics for obtaining the Independent Level Licensure in Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina.

The course is divided into 15 required modules, which include lectures, additional learning activities and assessments. Each participant is required to complete all modules and a course evaluation to obtain a certificate of completion.

Learning objectives of this course are to:

• List and apply principles of the diagnostic process through collection, assessment, collaboration and conceptualization of differential diagnosis through various sources.
• Differentiate between diagnosis and developmentally appropriate reactions during crises, disasters and other trauma-related events.
• Differentiate and evaluate opposing viewpoints regarding pathology-related diagnosis.
• Identify biases in the application of diagnostic criteria and diagnostic tools.