Who it is for
School psychologists, educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, special educators and clinical speech therapists with a master's degree in the relevant field.
The training combines lectures, practical demonstrations and independent work with test materials. Participants gain an overview of the theoretical foundations of the battery, learn to work with both the language and pre-reading sections, and understand when and how to use individual parts of BDTJ in diagnostic practice.
Learning Outcomes
Participants learn the principles of administering and scoring BDTJ subtests, working with normative data and interpreting results. The course also includes case examples and recommendations for clinical psychology, clinical speech therapy, special education assessment and school counselling settings.
The course is delivered in Czech. Completion is confirmed by an AAU certificate, which is one of the requirements for obtaining a licence to purchase and use BDTJ in professional practice. The maximum cohort size is 30 participants.
Teaching Team
The lead lecturer and academic guarantor is doc. PhDr. Gabriela Málková, Ph.D. The teaching team also includes prof. Mgr. Filip Smolík, Ph.D. and Mgr. Alžběta Zemánková.
Upcoming sessions
- 9–10 October 2026 · 9:00–17:00 Fully booked
Anglo-americká vysoká škola, Letenská 120/5, Praha 1 (Thurn-Taxisův palác, místnost 2.07)
Syllabus
- The BDTJ concept, language abilities and principles of assessment
- Psychometric essentials for BDTJ users
- Language section of the battery, administration and scoring
- Pre-reading section, language and literacy links
- Interpretation, normative data and recommendations for practice
Lecturer
Gabriela Málková
Psychologist and Academic
A psychologist and academic specialising in applied psychology, assessment and personal development.
From past training sessions
Photos from previous course runs.
