Psychological Assessment Practitioner Programme (PAP)

About the programme

Where precision meets practice: a space where you don’t just learn the tests, but learn to think like an assessor — building confident, accurate, ethical psychological testing skills, ready for real clients, real cases and real careers.

The programme was built to fill a gap most academic courses leave open: real, hands-on mastery of the tools that make a clinical opinion credible — from IQ and neuropsychological batteries to personality inventories and standardised clinical scales.

Why assessment skills matter

A diagnosis or recommendation is only as strong as the assessment behind it. Yet most psychology graduates leave university having only read about these tests — never having administered, scored or written a real report on one. This programme closes that exact gap.

Course structure

1. Phase 1 (1st month): IQ & Neuropsychological Testing — Intelligence testing (Binet-Kamat, Raven’s Progressive Matrices, Bhatia Battery, MISIC, VSMS and other IQ tests); neuropsychological batteries (NIMHANS Neuropsychological Battery, PGI Battery); screening and specific tests (Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, Trail Making Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test); scoring norms, age/education corrections and writing a clinically usable IQ/neuropsychological report; case-based practice with real-format test material.
2. Phase 2 (2nd month): Personality Assessment & Psychological Scales — Objective personality inventories (MCMI, 16PF, Draw-a-Person); projective techniques (Rorschach Inkblot Test, Thematic Apperception Test, Sentence Completion Test and CAT); clinical and diagnostic scales (Beck’s Depression & Anxiety Inventories, HAM-D, HAM-A, PANSS, Y-BOCS and other standardised scales); choosing the right tool for the referral question; integrating scores into one coherent clinical picture.
3. Phase 3 (3rd month): Supervised Practical Training — Live administration practice on peers and, where appropriate, real cases; scoring accuracy checks and interpretation supervision directly with Dr. Rabya; report-writing practice — turning raw scores into a professional, patient-ready report; feedback and correction on real attempts, not just theory review.

What makes this course different

• Real, supervised hands-on administration — not just demonstration
• Direct scoring and interpretation feedback from Dr. Rabya
• Coverage of IQ, neuropsychological, personality and clinical scale testing in one integrated programme
• Report-writing training that mirrors real clinical and forensic documentation standards
• Real-world insight from Dr. Rabya’s assessment work at AIIMS, JNU and the Delhi High Court

Common challenges graduates face with assessment

• Knowing a test exists but never having administered it
• Confusion about which test fits which referral question
• Scoring and norm-table errors from lack of practice
• Difficulty converting raw scores into a clear, professional report
• Low confidence when asked to justify an interpretation
• Missed job opportunities that specifically require assessment competence

What you can expect after completing the training

• Confidently administer, score and interpret IQ, neuropsychological, personality and scale-based assessments
• Write clear, professional, client-ready assessment reports
• Stand out for assessment-focused roles in clinics, hospitals and private practice
• Offer testing services as a distinct, higher-value part of your practice
• Build real confidence, backed by supervised practice, not just certification

What you receive

• Professional Certificate

  On completion of the programme.

• Direct supervision

  Feedback from Dr. Rabya Umman throughout.

• Hands-on practice

  Across all major test categories covered.

• Workbook & worksheets

  Scoring and interpretation practice material.

• Practice guidance

  Integrating assessment services into your own practice.