1. Specific information on a range of assessment protocols

2. Information about the controversies and values that have arisen in the field of clinical diagnosis and the production of diagnostic literature

3. A confident understanding of the differences between psychiatric, psychological and psychotherapeutic approaches to assessment and when these are applied

4. Increased skills and confidence in undertaking an appropriate approach to assessment for the patients or clients you see

5. Greater knowledge of the history of diagnosis in the field of mental illness