The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course Introduction to Psychological Assessment taught by William Paul Smith, Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology:
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From the seminary catalog:
Introduction to Psychological Assessment
Purpose:
• To develop students’ understanding of how to wisely engage contemporar y cultures with a specific focus on psychological research literature, both Christian and secular
• To introduce students to the strengths and limitations of social scientific research
• To give students practice in evaluating research from a Christian worldview in a compelling and winsome manner that keeps ministry in view
• To give experience generating the necessar y elements of a literature review on a topic of choice
Topics covered include Christian interaction with culture, a Christian philosophy of science applied to issues of Christian-psychological integration, interpreting elementary descriptive and inferential statistics, basic research design, data presentation in tables and charts, and literature reviews and library research.