Psychoeducational Assessment using CHC Theory
2 hours active CPD
Live CPD workshop: 22nd July 2026 from 12:30pm-2:30pm AEST online via Zoom plus extra readings, activities and resources.
This session will also be recorded for those enrolled to access following the Live CPD.
What's included?
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PowerPoint slides
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2 hours Live CPD
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Extra resources
A deeper understanding
Assessment is a core competency for all psychologists, yet the interpretive frameworks underpinning test selection and score integration are often underemphasised in clinical psychology training. This session introduces the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities as a principled, empirically grounded framework for psychoeducational assessment. Participants will develop an understanding of how CHC broad and narrow ability constructs map onto commonly used assessment batteries, and how this theoretical lens can enhance interpretive precision, diagnostic confidence, and the clinical utility of recommendations. Registrars will have an opportunity to move beyond index-score interpretation toward a cross-battery, ability-specific approach to understanding learning profiles.
Reflect and discuss
This is live CPD where you will engage deeply with the content through discussion and role play, and be encouraged to ask questions. You will be learning alongside your peers and sharing your knowledge and experiences to gain a deeper understanding of the topic.
Dr Simone Gindidis
Dr Simone Gindidis (she/her) is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor, Director of SavvyPsych, GameIQ, and AEDPA. She has experience across a myriad of settings including private practice, non-profit community language schools, as a university lecturer and research supervisor in postgraduate psychology and counselling programs.
She is the Clinical Lead in an Australian-based international digital therapeutics company, and most recently as one of the authors of a one-of-a kind text titled, ‘How to be an Educational and Developmental Psychologist: From University Applications to Entering the Workforce’. She is passionate about the ecologically valid, robust and sustainable integration of technology with psychology assessment and practice.
She is the Clinical Lead in an Australian-based international digital therapeutics company, and most recently as one of the authors of a one-of-a kind text titled, ‘How to be an Educational and Developmental Psychologist: From University Applications to Entering the Workforce’. She is passionate about the ecologically valid, robust and sustainable integration of technology with psychology assessment and practice.
Dr Simone Gindidis
Educational & Developmental Psychologist, Director SavvyPsych, AEDPA, GameIQ, Board Approved Supervisor, Senior Lecturer
