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2011-2012 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Revised Addendum [Archived Catalog]
Course Descriptions
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Forensic Psychology (Doctoral Level) |
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PF 664 - Community Engagement Seminar
This course affords students the unique opportunity to provide service in the community. In this course, students will study the process of change that is facilitated through a variety of interventions. Students observe faculty provide training to agencies or engage in therapeutic and/or psychoeducational services to a forensic population of children, adolescents, adults, and/or families through several different community initiatives at The Chicago School Forensic Center. Students will administer and score direct observation measures and utilize data to synthesize information, formulate opinions, and document findings for the purpose of treatment planning and recommendations. In addition, this course will expose students to community needs assessment activities, such as identifying resources, strengths, weaknesses, or unique problems. (Pass/Fail) (1 credit)
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PF 665 - Community Interventions in Forensic Mental Health I
Prerequisite(s): PF 664 . This course affords students the unique opportunity for community involvement and to study the process of change that is facilitated through a variety of non-clinical interventions using an ecological systems model (i.e., systems of relationships that impact the individual). Students will be involved in providing training and/or psychoeducational services to forensic systems or to a particular forensic population through community initiatives at The Chicago School Forensic Center. Students will receive live coaching or supervision from faculty related to the direct services provided. Students will document observations, formulate clinical hypotheses, and synthesize case data to formulate case opinions and provide effective recommendations that directly impact systems. Issues pertaining to forensic populations and court procedures relevant to a particular case will be discussed. (2 credits)
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PF 667 - Community Interventions in Forensic Mental Health I
Prerequisite(s): . This course affords students the unique opportunity for community involvement and to study the process of change that is facilitated through a variety of non-clinical interventions using an ecological systems model (i.e., systems of relationships that impact the individual). Students will be involved in providing training and/or psychoeducational services to forensic systems or to a particular forensic population through community initiatives at The Chicago School Forensic Center. Students will receive live coaching or supervision from faculty related to the direct services provided. Students will document observations, formulate clinical hypotheses, and synthesize case data to formulate case opinions and provide effective recommendations that directly impact systems. Issues pertaining to forensic populations and court procedures relevant to a particular case will be discussed. (2 credits)
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PF 702 - Professional Development Group
This course orients students to policies and procedures of The Chicago School and the Department of Forensic Psychology. Students explore issues of professional and career development in clinical forensic psychology, plan for progression through the program, and develop skills in self-evaluation and self-reflection. Each student’s professional development instructor serves as his/her academic advisor. (Pass/Fail) (Lab fee) (1 credit)
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PF 705 - History and Systems of Psychology
This course explores the historical and theoretical foundations of professional psychology. Particular attention will be placed on the history of mental health and psychological healing practices in a cross-cultural context, as well as modern developments of the science and profession of psychology and forensic psychology. The philosophy of science and epistemological foundations of clinical and clinical forensic work will also be covered, allowing the student to understand theories of therapy in a broader perspective. (2 credits)
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PF 707 - Professional Ethics and Standards
This course reviews standards, ethics codes, and laws applicable to the forensic mental health practitioner and scientist. Ethical and legal conflicts and dilemmas a clinical forensic practitioner might encounter while working within the legal system are explored, as are ways to resolve such issues. The role of regulatory agencies and professional associations is reviewed. This course also reviews ethical issues pertaining to research, including authorship, ownership of intellectual property, and treatment of human subjects. The American Psychological Association Code of Ethics and the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists are emphasized. (3 credits)
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PF 710 - Intellectual and Achievement Assessment
This course introduces students to models of intellectual and achievement assessment and explains the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the most widely used intellectual and achievement assessment instruments. Specific emphasis is placed on interpretation and report writing using the WISC-IV, WAIS-III, WRAT-IV, WIAT II. (3 credits)
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PF 711 - Personality Assessment
Prerequisite(s): and . This course introduces students to the theories and models of objective and personality assessment, and addresses variation in measurement of personality based upon conceptualization of the construct. Emphasis is placed on the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the major personality instruments, including the MMPI-2, MMPI-A, PAI, MCMI-III, and BDI. (3 credits)
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PF 713 - Advanced Assessment
Prerequisite(s): PF 613 , PF 710 , and PF 711 This course addresses the development of skills pertaining to the interpretation of test findings, integration of multiple sources of data, and report writing. Students will continue to develop their skills in assessment, differential diagnosis, and the formulation of opinions and recommendations in the context of forensic mental health. Students will participate in a mock trial experience in which they will provide expert witness testimony. (3 credits)
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PF 715 - Projective Methods of Assessment
Prerequisite(s): This course will expose students to the theories and models of projective personality assessment. Focus will be placed on the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the major projective instruments, including the Rorschach, TAT, RATC, and other projective techniques (i.e., Incomplete Sentence Blank, Projective Drawings). (2 credits)
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PF 717 - Forensic Assessment
This course introduces students to basic concepts of forensic mental health assessment. Emphasis is placed on the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the major forensic assessment instruments, including the Hare PCL-R, ECST-R, MacCAT-CA, MAYSI-2, VIP, PSI, TSI. (2 credits)
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PF 720 - Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior
This course introduces theoretical formulations and principles of perception, motivation, and affective processes involved in psychological functioning and adaptation. The role of cognition and affective processes in the human creation of meaning and its use in clinical contexts is also explored. (3 credits)
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PF 721 - Social Bases of Behavior
Theoretical frameworks and empirical findings of social psychology are examined within the context of individual and group behavior. Focus will be given to social behavior as it pertains to conformity, persuasion, attitude formation, social perceptions, and prosocial behavior. (3 credits)
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PF 722 - Biological Bases of Behavior
This course introduces students to the structure and functions of the central nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, and the endocrine system. Areas covered include sensory and perceptual processes, physiological regulation of the sleep and waking cycles, motivation, and affect. The etiology of psychopathology and aggression will be considered from a biological perspective. (3 credits)
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PF 723 - Psychopharmacology
This course will systematically consider various classes of psychopharmacological agents. Methods of intervention in psychobiological conditions are reviewed with an emphasis on the use of psychotropic medications to manage and treat psychological disorders within the forensic arena. (2 credits)
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PF 730 - Introduction to Theories of Treatment and Intervention
This course provides a conceptual overview of the major theories, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and psychological interventions, including (but not limited to) cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy, and humanistic-existential therapy. Emphasis will be given to techniques associated with each theory as well as factors that facilitate and/or undermine the therapeutic process (e.g., therapy-client relationship, cross-cultural dyads, transference, and countertransference). (3 credits)
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PF 731 - Introduction to Clinical Neuroscience
The field of human behavioral studies is entering a new age of inquiry. Developments in human psychophysiology, endocrinology and imaging provide opportunities to study human behaviors based on objective physiological and neurophysiologic presentations. This course will provide an overview of our current understanding of brain anatomy and physiology, as related to normal and abnormal behavior. In the course students will learn the basic layout of the human brain, as well as central and peripheral nervous systems that will lead to an understanding of the basic functional pathways of perception as integrated into the concept of self. The emphasis will be on the understanding of the cellular events that lead to complex behavioral presentations that are commonly observed in clients/patients presenting with psychological diagnosis. Students will begin to explore how the integration of the sensory inputs, in light of personal history/experiences, and the presentation of situational choices result in observable decisions that are expressed in the activation of neuronal networks. Examples of normal to abnormal behavior will also be discussed in respect to central and peripheral nervous system functions. (2 credits)
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PF 732 - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
This course addresses the basic assumptions of cognitive-behavioral theory, reviews the major theorists, and introduces the student to issues of treatment planning, case conceptualization, evaluation of treatment efficacy, therapeutic technique, and intervention through that theoretical lens. The course emphasizes acquisition of a range of cognitive behavioral assessment and intervention techniques and intervention skills. (3 credits)
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PF 733 - Neuro-Biology and Spirituality
Prerequisite(s): and This course will explore various topics in the field of neuro-science (e.g., imaging, psychophysiology, pharmacology, etc.) and spirituality. The topics in the course will include the biology of belief, the theology of the body, neurobiological understandings and measurements of various states of consciousness (i.e., altered, meditative, etc.), neurobiological understandings of spiritual, transcendent, and paranormal experiences and spirituality among individuals with various brain pathologies, among other topics. (2 credits)
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PF 734 - Disabilities
This course examines genetic, developmental, and acquired disabilites. The most current data will be examined to understand mechanisms of disorders and new advances in therapeutics. Students will examine disabilities based on the bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach. (2 credits)
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PF 735 - Advanced Psychopharamcology and Therapeutics
This course is case based. Throughout the course students will present individual cases. The students will present cases and design therapies basing their decision on validated, published data. The course will require solid knowledge of neurophysiology, pharmacology, neuropsychology, imaging, and clinical interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy and biofeedback. Students will learn how to integrate their knowledge of psychopharmacology into the bio-psycho-social-spiritual prospective. (2 credits)
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PF 736 - Applications of Neuroimaging Techniques for Clinicians
Prerequisite(s): . This course is designed to provide the TSC student opportunities to enter the international neuroscience research community. Since objective data as related to brain function (neuroimaging) is emerging as key tools used in understanding neurobehavioral abnormalities, the students will learn first-hand how these tools are used by experts to forge new pathways of discovery in diagnosis and treatment. (2 credits)
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PF 737 - Psychology of Law Enforcement
The field of law enforcement has it own unique culture and organizational structure. This course addresses how the dynamics within law enforcement influence decision making and can lead to and/or sustain stress, acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Students explore major areas of police psychology, such as law enforcement culture, professional concerns, the role of the psychologist, diversity, pre-employment selection, and an overview of fitness-for-duty evaluations in this specialized area. Special attention is paid to critical incidents and critical incident stress debriefing techniques used with this population.
In order to deepen their understanding of law enforcement, students participate in an experiential service learning project in the field of law enforcement. Students attend a day of tactical training with a local law enforcement agency, in which they observe tactical exercises, engage in discussions, and perhaps participate with law enforcement in the drill of the day. At the end of the semester, incorporating the knowledge and experiences from both the class room and the tactical training day, students provide a training module to the law enforcement agency. (2 credits)
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PF 738 - Psychological Assessments in Law Enforcement
This course examines the assessments conducted in the field of law enforcement, including pre-employment screening, Fitness for Duty evaluations, and special unit screenings. Special unit teams have additional responsibilities and unique stressors, requiring individualized screening and assessment. Special unit teams include detective, SWAT, Hostage Negotiation, Under-cover operations, and the bomb squad. Special emphasis is paid to ethical concerns, and the unique professional issues inherent in psychological interventions for law enforcement. (2 credits)
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PF 739 - Psychological Interventions in Law Enforcement
The field of law enforcement has a unique culture, multi-faceted demands, and a variety of stressors. A police psychologist needs to understand the culture and stressors inherent in law enforcement in order to provide appropriate and effective interventions. Students examine stress management, dealing with trauma and crisis intervention. Given the high suicide rate in law enforcement, students learn about the risk of suicide, as well as prevention strategies. Students examine critical incident and undercover debriefing. As a result of wide-spread exposure to the public and high-risk populations, students learn about dealing with the mentally ill and officer survival training. Line-of-duty deaths have significant ramifications for police and the families of the deceased officer, so are covered in class. (2 credits)
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PF 740 - Hostage Negotiation
This course examines strategies for negotiating a critical incident, understanding and managing the critical incident, and communication techniques, as well as as understanding perpetrators, stress, and stress management, and the Stockholm syndrome within a hostage situation. In addition, students gain an understanding of crisis negotiation, debriefing, hostage take demands, and the effects of time on a situation. International incidents, such as kidnapping, are examined. As the capstone of the course, students participate in an extended role play, with local law enforcement, which allows students to synthesize and apply what has been learned throughout the course. (2 credits)
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PF 745 - Research Methods
This course provides students with an understanding of the resources, community research methodology, and contemporary research in the fields of forensic psychology and criminal justice. Intermediate methodological designs will be covered along with ethical issues confronted within forensic settings and with forensic populations. Students will learn to generate research designs and to select variables for study. This course will require students to critically examine published experimental reports in order to identify potential threats to validity and to determine the strength of the variables studied. (3 credits)
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PF 746 - Statistics I
This course provides a review of the use of confidence intervals in reporting data, Z scores and the standard probability curve, null hypothesis significance testing (i.e., t-tests, ANOVA, and chi-square), effect size measurement, and meta-analysis. Students analyze data using the SPSS statistics program. Students will be expected to analyze data both by hand and using SPSS. The course is designed to provide students with a practical understanding of how to apply statistical design and analysis to their own research problems and to enable students to better understand published data from journal articles. (3 credits)
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PF 747 - Statistics II
Building on the fundamentals of data analysis learned in Statistics I, this course covers advanced topics such as multivariate procedures, psychometric analysis, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, trend analysis in ANOVA, and structural equation modeling. As with Statistics I, students will continue to analyze data by hand and using SPSS. Emphasis is placed on finding the right procedure for the right research problem. Students will also be expected to report the results of their analyses in standard APA format. (3 credits)
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PF 748 - Statistics I
This course provides a review of the use of confidence intervals in reporting data, Z scores and the standard probability curve, null hypothesis significance testing (i.e., t-tests, ANOVA, and chi-square), effect size measurement, and meta-analysis. Students analyze data using the SPSS statistics program. Students will be expected to analyze data both by hand and using SPSS. The course is designed to provide students with a practical understanding of how to apply statistical design and analysis to their own research problems and to enable students to better understand published data from journal articles. (3 credits)
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PF 748 - Statistics I
This course provides a review of the use of confidence intervals in reporting data, Z scores and the standard probability curve, null hypothesis significance testing (i.e., t-tests, ANOVA, and chi-square), effect size measurement, and meta-analysis. Students analyze data using the SPSS statistics program. Students will be expected to analyze data both by hand and using SPSS. The course is designed to provide students with a practical understanding of how to apply statistical design and analysis to their own research problems and to enable students to better understand published data from journal articles. (2 credits)
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PF 750 - Theories of Criminology
This course provides an overview of theories regarding crime and criminal justice. Socio-cultural, personality, and environmental factors underlying criminal behavior are examined, including white collar crime, violent crime, organized crime, and sexual violence. (2 credits)
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PF 752 - Evaluation of the Adult Offender
This course examines the forensic and therapeutic assessment of adult offenders. Common forensic evaluations, such as criminal competencies, criminal responsibility (insanity), capital punishment, aid-in-sentencing, domestic violence, and sexual dangerousness, are examined in-depth, emphasizing appropriate methodology and techniques. Also explored are ethical and professional dilemmas that clinical forensic psychologists typically encounter. (2 credits)
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PF 753 - Treatment of the Adult Offender
This course explores common psychological, socio-cultural, and environmental factors associated with adult offenders. Major treatment approaches, interventions, and relevant research are examined. Ethical issues and professional boundaries in the role of forensic practitioner are explored. (2 credits)
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PF 755 - Law and Social Psychology
This course focuses on the social aspects of behavior with regard to the legal system. Classic social psychological research and theories are examined to provide a background for legal issues such as eyewitness accuracy, false confession, false memories, and aggression. Criminological research is examined to provide a background for understanding inequities in the legal system with regard to race and class. (2 credits)
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PF 756 - Trauma, Crisis, and Interventions
This course involves the exploration of theoretical frameworks related to trauma and an overview of different approaches, techniques, and interventions to address associated psychological and behavioral disturbances in both adults and children. Topics include traumatic events commonly seen with forensic populations, such as victimization, abuse and neglect, exposure to violence, interpersonal violence, and transitioning from a correctional setting. (2 credits)
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PF 757 - Forensic Psychology Civil and Probate
This course covers the role of the psychologist as an expert witness in civil litigation, primarily involving personal injury. Assessment issues in answering questions pertaining to damages and proximate cause, especially in such matters as forensic neuropsychology are covered. Specialized contexts such as workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability determination proceedings are introduced. The psychologist’s role in determining the need for guardianship for elderly or disabled adults, as well as additional topics in mental health law are covered. (2 credits)
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PF 758 - Applied Forensic Neuropsychology
This course focuses on the commonly used forensic instruments used to detect response bias in forensic neuropsychology cases. Students will learn the administration, scoring, and interpretation of common neuropsychological tests and specialized forensic assessments (e.g., Validity Indicator Profile, etc) as well as how to integrate the results into clinical forensic interviews,observations and reports for the purpose of evaluating causality as it relates to allegations and findings of neurocognitive impairment and making recommendations to psycholegal parties. With the goal of understanding a patient’s brain dysfunction, the course emphasizes the integration of test results with data from clinical interviews, history, and imaging. The students will learn how to use neuroimaging and objective, behavioral, test data based on normative databases. Students will learn how to write integrated reports and offer therapeutic recommendations. (2 credits)
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PF 759 - Psychological Interventions in Forensic Settings
This course introduces students to problems and/or issues commonly displayed in a variety of forensic settings; most notably, jails, prisons, and mandated treatment programs. Common problems include continued criminality, substance abuse/addiction, mental illness, sexual deviance, suicidality, death/grief, and gang activity. Various interventions and techniques used to treat these issues are explored. (2 credits)
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PF 760 - Psychopathology: Child and Adolescent
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the syndromes of psychopathology and major behavioral disorders observed in children and adolescents. Etiological theories, treatment approaches, and relevant empirically-based research are considered. Epidemiological trends and developmental factors relevant to clinical work with children and adolescents are also studied. (2 credits)
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PF 762 - Family Law
This course familiarizes the student with the areas of contact between families and legal, judicial, or criminal justice systems. The course addresses the relationship between counseling practice considerations and forensic issues including those related to separation or divorce, child custody, foster parenting, juvenile offenders (competence and waiver to adult court), victims of physical and sexual abuse and other family legal issues or conflicts. (2 credits)
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PF 763 - Family/Partner Violence
This course emphasizes the dynamics of domestic violence in intimate relationships. Assessment, treatment, and prevention strategies for both the victim and perpetrator of domestic violence are examined. Ethical and legal concerns related to reporting of domestic violence are made explicit. (2 credits)
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PF 764 - Child and Family Issues in the Family Court
This course examines family dysfunction and psychological concerns that are dealt with in the Family Court. Evaluation techniques are addressed in connection with issues related to interpersonal violence, child maltreatment, separation/divorce, custody disputes, foster care and adoption, and status offenses. Also, Family Court systems and procedures are explored. (2 credits)
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PF 765 - Child Forensic Assessment and Interviewing
This course focuses on theoretical frameworks related to clinical forensic evaluation and interviewing techniques for children using a developmental model. Data gathering, active listening, and rapport building are addressed. Additionally, appropriate methodology, specialized measures, and diagnosing are examined. Consideration is given to language, culture, and environment. (2 credits)
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PF 767 - Partners and Couples Therapy
This courses examines theories, concepts, and techniques of major models associated with couples therapy (e.g., problem/solution focused, sound marital house, emotionally focused, cognitive-behavioral). Ethical and culturally sensitive applications of these theories with diverse couples are explored. (2 credits)
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PF 768 - Human Sexuality and Sexual Deviance
This course provided foundational knowledge concerning biophysical and psychological aspects of human sexual functioning. Issues related to sexual diseases, sexual variance, and sexual dysfunction are explored. Students receive an overview of basic sex therapy techniques. Ethical and legal issues involved in sex therapy are discussed. (2 credits)
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PF 773 - Assessment Practicum I
The assessment practicum is a practical, professional experience in psychological assessment related activities. Students engage in a wide range of professional clinical experiences that include tasks that a clinical forensic psychologist is expected to perform such as diagnostic interviewing and the administration of multiple assessment methods and techniques. The training experience requires a minimum of 700 hours over a minimum of nine months of on-site supervised training, including at least one hour of individual supervision per week by a licensed clinical psychologist.
All students enrolled in PF 773 must attend a two-hour weekly seminar. This course sequence provides a small group consultation forum in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in an assessment practicum. Students present material from their practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider rapport development, broader system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, and other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. Presentations and discussions are designed to prepare students to successfully complete their Forensic Assessment Competency Examination (FACE).
*PF 775 Assessment Practicum III is required for all students for whom Assessment Practicum II extends beyond the completion of the semester. (3 credits)
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PF 774 - Assessment Practicum II
The assessment practicum is a practical, professional experience in psychological assessment related activities. Students engage in a wide range of professional clinical experiences that include tasks that a clinical forensic psychologist is expected to perform such as diagnostic interviewing and the administration of multiple assessment methods and techniques. The training experience requires a minimum of 700 hours over a minimum of nine months of on-site supervised training, including at least one hour of individual supervision per week by a licensed clinical psychologist.
All students enrolled in PF 774 must attend a two-hour weekly seminar. This course sequence provides a small group consultation forum in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in an assessment practicum. Students present material from their practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider rapport development, broader system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, and other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. Presentations and discussions are designed to prepare students to successfully complete their Forensic Assessment Competency Examination (FACE).
*PF 775 Assessment Practicum III is required for all students for whom Assessment Practicum II extends beyond the completion of the semester. (3 credits)
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PF 775 - Assessment Practicum III
The assessment practicum is a practical, professional experience in psychological assessment related activities. Students engage in a wide range of professional clinical experiences that include tasks that a clinical forensic psychologist is expected to perform such as diagnostic interviewing and the administration of multiple assessment methods and techniques. The training experience requires a minimum of 700 hours over a minimum of nine months of on-site supervised training, including at least one hour of individual supervision per week by a licensed clinical psychologist.
All students enrolled in PF 773 and PF 774 must attend a two-hour weekly seminar. This course sequence provides a small group consultation forum in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in an assessment practicum. Students present material from their practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider rapport development, broader system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, and other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. Presentations and discussions are designed to prepare students to successfully complete their Forensic Assessment Competency Examination (FACE).
*Assessment Practicum III is required for all students for whom Assessment Practicum II extends beyond the completion of the semester. (1 credit)
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PF 777 - Therapy Practicum I
The therapy practicum is a practical, professional experience in psychotherapy related activities. Students engage in a wide range of professional clinical experiences that include tasks that a clinical forensic psychologist is expected to perform such as psychotherapy, psychological interventions, and other mental health services. The training experience requires a minimum of 700 hours over a minimum of nine months of on-site supervised training, including at least one hour of individual supervision per week by a licensed clinical psychologist.
All students enrolled in PF 777 must attend a two-hour weekly seminar. This course sequence provides a small group consultation forum in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in therapy practicum. Students present material from their practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider client/therapist relationship, broader system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, and other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. Presentations and discussions are designed to prepare students to successfully complete their Forensic Therapy Competency Examination (FTCE).
*Therapy Practicum III is required for all students for whom Therapy Practicum II extends beyond the completion of the semester. (3 credits)
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PF 778 - Therapy Practicum II
The therapy practicum is a practical, professional experience in psychotherapy related activities. Students engage in a wide range of professional clinical experiences that include tasks that a clinical forensic psychologist is expected to perform such as psychotherapy, psychological interventions, and other mental health services. The training experience requires a minimum of 700 hours over a minimum of nine months of on-site supervised training, including at least one hour of individual supervision per week by a licensed clinical psychologist.
All students enrolled in PF 778 must attend a two-hour weekly seminar. This course sequence provides a small group consultation forum in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in therapy practicum. Students present material from their practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider client/therapist relationship, broader system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, and other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. Presentations and discussions are designed to prepare students to successfully complete their Forensic Therapy Competency Examination (FTCE).
*PF 779 Therapy Practicum III is required for all students for whom Therapy Practicum II extends beyond the completion of the semester. (3 credits)
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PF 779 - Therapy Practicum III
The therapy practicum is a practical, professional experience in psychotherapy related activities. Students engage in a wide range of professional clinical experiences that include tasks that a clinical forensic psychologist is expected to perform such as psychotherapy, psychological interventions, and other mental health services. The training experience requires a minimum of 700 hours over a minimum of nine months of on-site supervised training, including at least one hour of individual supervision per week by a licensed clinical psychologist.
All students enrolled in PF 777 and PF 778 must attend a two-hour weekly seminar. This course sequence provides a small group consultation forum in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in therapy practicum. Students present material from their practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider client/therapist relationship, broader system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, and other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. Presentations and discussions are designed to prepare students to successfully complete their Forensic Therapy Competency Examination (FTCE).
*Therapy Practicum III is required for all students for whom Therapy Practicum II extends beyond the completion of the semester. (1 credit)
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PF 781 - Dissertation I
All students enrolled in Dissertation I-VII must attend a one-hour weekly seminar. These seminars are designed to enable the student to work closely with a faculty member to steadily progress toward the completion of their dissertation. Each course is designed with a related task that must be completed for course credit. (credit/no credit) (1 credit)
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PF 782 - Dissertation II
All students enrolled in Dissertation I-VII must attend a one-hour weekly seminar. These seminars are designed to enable the student to work closely with a faculty member to steadily progress toward the completion of their dissertation. Each course is designed with a related task that must be completed for course credit. (credit/no credit) (1 credit)
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PF 783 - Dissertation III
All students enrolled in Dissertation I-VII must attend a one-hour weekly seminar. These seminars are designed to enable the student to work closely with a faculty member to steadily progress toward the completion of their dissertation. Each course is designed with a related task that must be completed for course credit. (credit/no credit) (1 credit)
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PF 784 - Dissertation IV
All students enrolled in Dissertation I-VII must attend a one-hour weekly seminar. These seminars are designed to enable the student to work closely with a faculty member to steadily progress toward the completion of their dissertation. Each course is designed with a related task that must be completed for course credit. (credit/no credit) (1 credit)
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PF 785 - Dissertation V
All students enrolled in Dissertation I-VII must attend a one-hour weekly seminar. These seminars are designed to enable the student to work closely with a faculty member to steadily progress toward the completion of their dissertation. Each course is designed with a related task that must be completed for course credit. (credit/no credit) (1 credit)
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PF 786 - Dissertation VI
All students enrolled in Dissertation I-VII must attend a one-hour weekly seminar. These seminars are designed to enable the student to work closely with a faculty member to steadily progress toward the completion of their dissertation. Each course is designed with a related task that must be completed for course credit. (credit/no credit) (1 credit)
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PF 787 - Dissertation VII
All students enrolled in Dissertation I-VII must attend a one-hour weekly seminar. These seminars are designed to enable the student to work closely with a faculty member to steadily progress toward the completion of their dissertation. Each course is designed with a related task that must be completed for course credit. (credit/no credit) (1 credit)
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PF 790 - Seminar in Professional Practice
This seminar addresses issues related to the emerging role of professional psychologists in diverse forensic settings. Areas addressed include independent forensic practice and marketing methods, techniques and issues in forensic consultation, academic teaching, techniques of supervision, administrative concerns and documentation. (1 credit)
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PF 791 - Advanced Practicum I
Prerequisite(s): . This is the first course in the Advanced Practicum sequence. The Advanced Practicum is designed to offer students advanced experience in a particular area of interest. This course provides students an opportunity to examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in Advanced Practica. Students present assessment and/or therapy practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations incorportate relevant clinical and forensic literature to consider client/therapist relationship, broad system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, corrections, political, other treatment professionals/programs), areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. (1 credit) (pass/fail)
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PF 792 - Advanced Praticum II
Prerequisite(s): . This is the second course in the Advanced Practicum sequence. (1 credit) (pass/fail)
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PF 793 - Advanced Practicum III
Prerequisite(s): . This is the third course in the Advanced Practicum sequence. (1 credit) (pass/fail)
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PF 795 - Internship I
Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. A total of 3 full-semesters of Internship are required for graduation. (1 credit)
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PF 796 - Internship II
Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. A total of 3 full-semesters of Internship are required for graduation. (1 credit)
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PF 797 - Internship III
Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. A total of 3 full-semesters of Internship are required for graduation. (1 credit)
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PM 600 - Professional Development
This course addresses issues of professional and career development in MFT therapy including the history of therapy, roles of therapists, organizational structures, and credentialing. Topics include In addition, this course provides a forum for students to receive regular advisement, become oriented to The Chicago School, review polices and procedures of the program learn and discuss implementation of American Counseling Association Code of Ethics , plan for progress through the program, and prepare to begin their first practicum. (Lab fee) (1 credit)
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PM 601 - Etiology and Dianositc Conceptualization of Mental Illness
This course provides a framework for exploring the range of personality and behavioraldisorders as presented in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV). The class focuses on description, etiology, assessment, and understanding of major diagnostic categories. The student becomes familiar with the utilization of Axis I through V Diagnostic dimensions. Developmental and Dynamic elements are considered in the utilization of case studies. Diagnosis is viewed through the biological, psychodynamic, family systems and humanistic models. (3 credits)
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PM 602 - Clinical Consultation and Supervision
This course addresses clinical consultation and supervision. Topics include historical perspective of clinical supervision and consultation, evidence-based models of supervision, quality and availability of training placement, enhancement of training through facilitating reflection and critical thinking methods. (3 credits)
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PM 603 - Advanced Theories of Psychotherapy and Treatment Plan Development
This seminar provides an advanced examination of individual counseling. Classic models of counseling are explored and their appropriateness in various case studies are evaluated. Concepts and techniques from major therapeutic approaches are explored, along with a focus on developing a personalized style and theoretical orientation in relation to each client’s unique life situation. Treatment plan development is also emphasized for agency and counseling center administration. (3 credits)
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PM 604 - Advanced Academic Writing
This foundational doctoral course provides advanced academic study and writing processes for analyzing and evaluating current research articles, literature reviews, and dissertations. Emphasis will be placed on APA style guidelines and university publication requirements. Students will develop a perspective as scholarly practitioners, focusing within their specific discipline and program. Providing students the information and skills to navigate and successfully complete their doctoral programs and dissertations is the primary goal of this course. (2 credits)
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PM 605 - Marriage, Divorce and Family Changes
This course addresses marriage, divorce, and family change. Topics include patterns of changing families in the changing society, everyday meaning of marital equality, socioeconomic characteristics of single family, role of grandparents in the well being of multigenerational families, and consequences of the changing family structure on the society. (3 credits)
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PM 606 - Modern Analysis and Contemporary Approaches
This course will trace the transition from Modern Analysis and interactional theories to cutting edge clinical theory and applied techniques. Topics will vary with what is new in the field but will include a confluence of traditional psychoanalysis with crossover theories including developmental and neurological theories. (2 credits)
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PM 607 - Dream Analysis
This course is an introduction to the theory and clinical application of the technique of dream interpretation, covering contributions from Freud and Jung, to present. Dream interpretation has allowed the psychotherapist to understand dreams as expressions of the client’s inner life. Theoretical material on dream interpretation, and dream symbols will provide the background to focus on the use of dreams in clinical work. Theoretical content may vary depending on the theoretical and clinical expertise of the instructor. (2 credits)
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PM 608 - Assessment in Marital and Family Therapy
This course addresses assessment in marital and family therapy. Topics include models of family therapy and their implications for practitioners, techniques/methods, and guidelines for the successful integration of family therapy approach into social work agencies. (3 credits)
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PM 609 - Advanced Family Systems Theories
This course provides an advanced study of system theory. Students will advance their ability to think systemically across a wide range of presenting issues such as gender, culture, domestic abuse, substance abuse, physical and mental illness, etc. Students learn to conceptualize interventions from multiple systemic orientations (i.e., strategic, intergenerational, solution-focused, and behavioral family therapy). (2 credits)
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PM 612 - Psychotherapy and Spirituality
This course focuses on the relationship between psychotherapy and spirituality. It reviews areas such as personality configuration and spirituality, values in psychotherapy, transference and spirituality, and the therapist’s spiritual journey. Religiously grounded interventions are also presented, with emphasis upon various forms of meditation. Students are encouraged to integrate their own religious world view into their therapeutic approach. (1 credit)
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PM 613 - Advanced Evidenced-Based Treatment Planning:Child, Adolescent, and Family Models
This course addresses advanced clinical interventions for children, adolescent and families. Topics include common problems of infancy, early childhood, and adolescent, problem identification and development processes, strategies for child and adolescent and family clinical interviews, and interpretation of clinical interviews for assessment and intervention purpose. (3 credits)
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PM 614 - Advanced Evidence Based Treatment Plan Development for Children, Adolescents, Families
This course addresses advanced clinical interventions for children, adolescent and families. Topics include common problems of infancy, early childhood, and adolescent, problem identification and development processes, strategies for child and adolescent and family clinical interviews, and interpretation of clinical interviews for assessment and intervention purpose. (2 credits)
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PM 615 - Existential Humanistic Approaches
This course explores in-depth the humanistic psychotherapies. The origins and histories of the Existential, Gestalt, and person-centered therapies are examined. Particular emphasis is given to the philosophical and phenomenological assumptions underlying these approaches. Key figures of each of these schools of therapy will be highlighted. (2 credits)
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PM 616 - Research Design and Proposal Development
In this course, students will work with their mentor to create and present a dissertation proposal. The IRB process will also be created and approval to conduct the dissertation research received before any data can be collected. (3 credits)
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PM 620 - Special Issues in Marital and Family Therapy
This course overviews special issues in marital and family therapy. Topics include effectiveness and efficacy of marital and family therapy, effectiveness of marital and family therapies for affective disorders, effectiveness of family therapy in the treatment of adolescent with conduct disorder and delinquency, treatment of marital conflicts and prevention of divorce, and family therapy treatment outcomes for alcoholism. (3 credits)
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PM 621 - Clinical Psychopharmacology
Marriage and Family Therapists are increasingly members of interdisciplinary teams, and need to understand psychopharmacology information in order to communicate with other disciplines and in the case of private practitioners, to understand the medications that their clients may be utilizing. This course is designed to acquaint the student with the history and use of psychotropic drugs. Emphasis is given to the understanding of the uses of these drugs and the common side effects of the major categories of psychiatric medications. Relationships between major DSM-IV classifications and appropriate medications are presented. (2 credits)
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PM 625 - Advanced Evidenced-Based Treatment Planning: Couples and Families
This course addresses advanced clinical interventions for couples. Topics include clinical research on couple and family interaction, cognitive and affective processes in marriage, racial, ethnic, and cultural issues in couple and family therapy, system approaches, cognitive-behavioral couple therapy, and concurrent interventions for couples & Families. (3 credits)
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PM 626 - Existential Psychology: Theories and Interventions
This course is designed to present and overview of the field of existential psychology, including the basic foundations of conducting psychotherapy using the existential approach, the existential viewpoint, its major theories, and its application to helping patients to live a meaningful life. Students will acquire and demonstrate knowledge of effective psychotherapeutic techniques and modalities in this area. Salient topics include the philosophical and psychological contributions of Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Binswanger, Boss, Rollo May, Ernest Becker, Viktor Frankl, Irvin Yalom, and several others. (2 credits)
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PM 627 - Humanistic Psychology: Theories and Interventions
In this course, students will learn core elements of humanistic theory including Rogerian or Person-Centered therapy, Gestalt Therapy, somatics, and transpersonal psychology. Basic skills taught include present-center awareness, hot-seat/empty-chair, psycho-dramatic techniques, mindfulness mediation, and basic body awareness. The attitudes of authenticity and genuineness as therapist provided conditions are also described and explored. (2 credits)
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PM 630 - Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
This course addresses quantitative and qualitative analysis in the behavioral sciences. Topics include variety of quantitative and qualitative methods applied to MFT research, including survey methodology, interviews, appreciative inquiry, and measurement issues, clinical trials research, and process research. Other topics include various ethical issues in research, especially those related to community-based and work with underserved and/or high-risk populations. (3 credits)
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PM 631 - Brief Psychodynamic Approaches
This course introduces participants to the general enterprise and major systems of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. The evolution and current status of the short-term psychodynamic therapies along with the distinguishing features and techniques of the most prominent theoretical schools and systems will be reviewed. The course emphasizes the essential features of all short-term dynamic therapies. (2 credits)
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PM 639 - Organizational Psychology
This course explores organizational at the individual and team level, examining the relationship between employees and managers, and employees and teams. It examines the factors that drive productivity and success in organizational including motivation, diversity, work stress, conflict and negotiation, decision making, personality, and attitudes. (2 credits)
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PM 640 - Principles of Forensic Psychology
This course introduces students to the field of forensic psychology, its history, and its impact in today’s world. The focus is on the relationship between law and psychology, the mental health system, and mental illness and criminal conduct. A brief introduction to the legal system is also included. (2 credits)
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PM 641 - Special Topics in Marriage and Family Therapy
This course overviews special issues in marital and family therapy. Topics include effectiveness and efficacy of marital and family therapy, effectiveness of marital and family therapies for affective disorders, effectiveness of family therapy in the treatment of adolescent with conduct disorder and delinquency, treatment of marital conflicts and prevention of divorce, and family therapy treatment outcomes for alcoholism. (3 credits)
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PM 642 - Counseling in Community Settings
An elective this course presents a new paradigm in mental health and wellness. It presents contemporary counseling theory, such as brief therapy as it relates to theories of prevention, as contrasted with rehabilitation theory. Early identification and early intervention therapeutic models are studied. The focus of the course is on Recovery and Resilience models. Student will take this in lieu of TBD Special Issues in Marital and Family Therapy. (3 credits)
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PM 650 - Teaching in Higher Education
Theoretical and practical foundations and emerging methods in the art and science of teaching, particularly at the graduate and adult learner levels, are the foci of this course. Developing, implementing and evaluating the dynamics of learning climate and course construction are critical course dynamics. Using curriculum development tools such as essential questions and curriculum mapping methods to align assessment, content and standards, students will develop collaborative teaching methods appropriate to working with adult learners. The course guides students to formulate a teaching style that is built upon self-awareness and self-assessment and which capitalizes on their individual personality and talents. (2 credits)
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PM 655 - Technology in Instruction
This course provides participants with a basic understanding of the instructional applications of modern technology. Participants gain an understanding of the philosophy and purposes behind instructional technology, as well as strategies for its integration into the classroom. Major topics include the synthesis of concepts, knowledge and skills of the instructional technologist and distance educator. (1 credits)
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PM 700 - Advanced Evidenced-Based Treatment Planning: Diverse Populations
This course addresses advanced psychotherapeutic techniques with diverse populations. Topics include cross cultural theory, family, and challenges and opportunities in reaching out to diverse groups. Language, culture, acculturation, immigration, and other obstacles for therapeutic intervention will be overviewed. Culture specific treatment options will also be explored. (3 credits)
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PM 705 - Statistical Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
This course addresses statistical methods for the behavioral science. Topics include statistical methods relevant to clinical research in MFT, including basic inferential statistics, univariate and multivariate analyses, regression, power analysis, and factor analysis, as well as issues related to multiple levels of analysis. Validity, reliability and description statistics will be overviewed. (3 credits)
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PM 710 - Professional Issues: Recovery and Resilience Models
This course addresses professional issues models associated with recovery and resilience. Topics include treatment approaches, risk factors and protective factors in working with children, youth and adolescents. Approaches to prevention, intervention and treatment will also be explored for adults and families. (3 credits)
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PM 715 - Community Clinical and Agency Management
This course will cover a general overview of the community mental health system and clinical management associated with this area. Interagency agreements, memorandums of understanding and other collaborative experiences will be discussed. Additional operational areas of agency management will be addressed including general standards associated with record keeping, billing, fee scales, and reaching out to diverse and underserved populations. (3 credits)
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PM 720 - Private Practice Management
An overview of private practice maintenance, management, and client population support will be explored. Record keeping, fee schedules, release and confidentiality agreements and developing techniques for a successful private practice will be explored. Licensing, continuing education expectations and or requirements will be reviewed. Office support, supervision, and general human resources management approaches will be discussed. (3 credits)
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PM 724 - Grant Writing and Publication
In this course, students will examine the relationship among organizational mission statement, needs assessments, goals, objectives, work plans, and evaluations. In addition, writing techniques will be discussed that will assist the student in the grant-writing process. The course will cover: common organizational problems, needs assessment, goals and objectives, evaluation, grant abstracts. (2 credits)
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