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2012-2013 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [Archived Catalog]
Course Descriptions
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Clinical Psy.D. - all Concentrations and Certificate |
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PY 510 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology
(2 credits)
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PY 511 - Independent Study I
Students may undertake supervised study or tutorial arrangements as a means of conducting an in-depth investigation of a subject or to study an area not covered by the regular curriculum. Independent studies must be approved by the department chair prior to registration. A maximum of three credits of Independent Study may be applied toward degree requirements. (1 credit)
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PY 512 - Independent Study II
(2 credits)
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PY 513 - Independent Study III
(3 credits)
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PY 516 - Effective Educational Models and Literacy
This course will address such topics as current educational issues, educational mandates, schooling in a changing pluralistic society, human relations and discrimination issues in education, legal, and political forces impacting American education, and the teacher’s professional roles and responsibilities. Examining the child as an individual and as part of a larger community will allow the course to cover topics to examine the child as “learner,” the psychology of human learning, cognitive/social development, psychology of the exceptional child, and cross-cultural human relation perspectives in psychology and education. Literacy theories, literacy program, model classroom and the evaluation of curriculum are also explored. (3 credits)
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PY 517 - Prevention and Crisis Intervention in Schools
This course examines the history and theoretical models of prevention. Crisis intervention theory and strategies in school settings will be the focus of secondary intervention approaches. Prevention and crisis intervention for child-centered issues such as abuse, divorce, family violence, loss, school-based violence, and suicide is stressed. (3 credits)
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PY 518 - Career Counseling and Vocational Assessment
Prerequisite(s): PY 442 . This course will introduce student to career development theories and decision-making models, and occupational information sources and systems. Vocational assessment instruments and techniques, occupational decision-making, patterns of work adjustment, and career development program planning will be addressed. (2 credits)
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PY 519 - Violence and Risk Assessment
This course provides students with the fundamental aspects of conducting violence and risk assessment evaluations and the manner in which opinions are communicated. Students gain an understanding of empirically-based risk factors and assessment tools used to conduct violence and risk evaluations, as well as management strategies employed to ameliorate risk/risk conditions. Practical exercises drawn from actual cases are used to illustrate key concepts. (2 credits)
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PY 520 - Evaluation and Treatment of the Offender
This course will explore psychological origins and dynamics of criminal behavior from the viewpoint of psychological theories. Treatment of the different types of offender populations (antisocial personality, female offenders, sex offenders, etc.) within the criminal justice system will be discussed. It also explores psychological theories related to etiology, development and prediction of violent crime, and types of intervention possible within the criminal justice setting. Topic areas may include special offender populations (sex offender, offenders with developmental disabilities, or those classified as mentally retarded). (2 credits)
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PY 523 - Mental Health Law
This course offers an examination of mental health law as it relates to civil and criminal practice. The relationship between psychopathology and crime, the insanity defense and other issues of criminal responsibility, competency to stand trial and otherwise participate in the legal process, involuntary hospitalization, and the clinician as expert witness will be explored. Case studies and court reports will be used to illustrate the key concepts of this course. (2 credits)
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PY 527 - Qualitative Methods of Research
Prerequisite(s): PY 458 . The course reviews a variety of qualitative methods. The review covers the essential definition of these methods, their main characteristics, procedures and limitations of qualitative research. (2 credits)
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PY 532 - Consultee-Centered Process Consultation
This course will provide an introduction to Consultee-Centered Process Consultation as it can be conducted by Clinical Psychologists with community organizations. It will introduce students to consultation theory and practice (as distinguished from clinical practice), especially as it applies to helping to improve the quality of professional services in schools and community organizations. This summary course will introduce students to five consultation theories: 1). Organizational, 2). Psychodynamic, 3). Constructivist Learning, 4). Diffusion of Innovations, and 5). Social Learning. Recorded consultation sessions will be used to illustrate the application of the various theories in consultation relationships and students will have the opportunity to shadow consultants in the field. The objective is to gain knowledge of consultation theory and develop the skill to apply that knowledge in the establishment and maintenance of productive consultation relationships. Upon completion, the student will understand a variety of consultation theories and will have developed a beginning competency in the application of those theories in process consultation relationships. (2 credits)
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PY 534 - Organizational Behavior
This course explores organizations 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 organizations including motivation, diversity, work stress, conflict and negotiation, decision making, personality, and attitudes. (3 credits)
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PY 535 - Separation, Loss and Mourning
This course explores the dynamics of separation, loss, and mourning in normal development and as they contribute to psychopathology. Students examine different types of loss: developmental loss, loss of function or role, and loss of a loved one through death. In addition to understanding different types of loss, the meanings of loss, the circumstances that exacerbate or mitigate trauma, adjustment to a new reality, and the treatment of normal and pathological grief are considered. (2 credits)
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PY 536 - Organizational Consulting Skills
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to serve as internal and external consultants to businesses and non profit organizations. The class reviews individual, group, and organizational assessment strategies. Through case analysis and in-class experiential exercises, students gain skills in project proposal, problem framing, contract development, client relations, and presentation of findings. Legal and ethical issues specific to the consulting role will also be addressed. (3 credits)
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PY 537 - Forensic Documentation, Report Writing and Testifying
Prerequisite(s): PY 442 . The paperwork and documentation in forensic mental health practice can be daunting. This course introduces the student to the preparation of psychological reports, depositions, and technical reports for court. Students will be oriented to the expectations and psychological and emotional experiences of testifying. Actual testimony and case examples will be utilized in this course. (2 credits)
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PY 538 - Mental Health Administration
This course prepares students to assume a variety of administrative and clinical/administrative roles within mental health organizations. Course material includes management theory and application; selecting, training and managing staff; organizational leadership strategies; strategic planning and budgeting; evaluation of organizational effectiveness and ethical issues encountered in administrative roles. (2 credits)
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PY 539 - Introduction to Child and Adolescent Treatment
This course examines the relevant therapeutic and developmental considerations in treatment with children and adolescents. This course provides an overview of the major theoretical approaches and the basic interventions when working with children and adolescents in treatment. This course will emphasize the importance of conceptualizing and intervening within the child’s systemic context and include systemic interventions within families, schools, and communities. (2 credits)
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PY 540 - Wellness, Health and Prevention
This course provides an overview of the professional roles, activities and contexts for psychologists focusing on physical and medical conditions. The major concepts of traditional health and rehabilitation are presented. The course also covers primary prevention activities through control of life style related habits involving substances and dysfunctional habits in diet and exercise. A holistic biopsychosocial approach is used as a unifying framework. (2 credits)
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PY 541 - Expressive Therapies with Children
This course orients students to the use of Art Therapy, Drama Therapy, Dance/Movement Therapy and Music therapy as therapeutic approach and for children. An essential aspect of this approach is the integration of creative processes to meet client needs. The basic theories and research supporting the creative arts therapies are introduced as well as practical applications. The use of creative art therapies and creative processes are examined in the following areas: as an intervention in therapeutic and educational settings, as an intervention in health care and medical settings, as a form of psycho-education and as an approach for group process. The course includes both didactic and experiential components to help students make use of the expressive modalities in their clinical and educational practices. No previous experience in the arts is required or expected. (3 credits)
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PY 542 - Expressive Therapies
This course provides an introduction to the expressive/creative theories of art, drama, music, dance/movement, and writing. The use of creative art modalities and creative processes are examined in the following areas: during intervention in therapeutic and educational settings to foster expression and communication; while promoting integration of physical, emotional and cognitive states; as an enhancement of self-awareness that facilitates change and promotes social well-being; and as a tool for dealing with both counter transference and professional burnout. The course includes both didactic and experiential components to help students make use of the expressive modalities in their clinical and educational practices. No previous experience in the arts is required or expected. (2 credits)
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PY 543 - Advanced Play Therapy
This course will address the phenomena of play and play therapy from multiple theoretical perspectives. This course will examine how play is used as a therapeutic intervention and assessment tool to help children and adolescents communicate ideas, feelings and experiences, how play is used to help children rehearse and master life skills, resolve events such as trauma or loss, and how play may provide a window for adults into a child’s lived experience. This course will address specific techniques for guiding, participating in, observing and interpreting play behavior both in dyads, small groups and systemically. The influences of culture, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and spirituality on play will be identified. Non-verbal and verbal therapeutic modalities will be explored. (3 credits)
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PY 546 - Biopsychosocial Aspects of Medical Disorders
Prerequisite(s): PY 449 . Using a biopsychosocial paradigm, this course provides a general introduction to the epidemiology, etiology, assessment, and treatment of medical disorders seen by clinical health psychologists. Physical systems covered include cardiovascular, endocrine, gastroenterological, gynecologic, immune, nervous, pulmonary, and urologic. Specific medical disorders including AIPY, arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic pain, headache, heart disease, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, Raynaud’s disease, stroke, and temporomandibular disorders are also examined. (2 credits)
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PY 547 - Hypnotherapy
Prerequisite(s): PY 501 . This course considers models of hypnosis and their clinical application. Students participate in demonstrations and have an opportunity to practice methods of hypnotic induction and deepening. (1 credit)
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PY 548 - Therapeutic Uses of Dance/Movement in Psychology
This course provides an understanding of the inherent relationship between movement, dance and emotional expression. It includes both didactic and experiential components that serve to promote students’ awareness of body and movement expression as being intrinsic to the process of self-exploration, learning, creativity and therapy and develop attunement skills that serve to expand and deepen individual or group experiencing and communication. Dance/Movement Therapy is introduced as an alternative therapeutic modality and examined in terms of its historical development, basic theoretical principles, professional training, ethical standards, and clinical methodology. No previous experience in dance or movement is necessary. (1 credit)
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PY 549 - Divorce and Child Custody
Divorce and Child Custody is an advanced fourth year course introducing students to the reliable and valid methods of assessment, the forensic issues, and the ethical requirements for psychologists conducting child custody evaluations. The course also includes the conceptualization of intervention in such cases. (2 credits)
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PY 550 - International Perspectives on Mental Health I
This course introduces student to international perspectives in mental health. The course consists of a preparatory seminar and an in-country portion. As part of the in-country portion, students will participate in a variety of mental-health related and cultural activities. Students will learn about mental health delivery, socio-cultural issues, and cultural diversity as they relate to the country visited. The course includes both experiential and academic work on international perspectives in mental health. (2 credits)
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PY 551 - Seminar in Brief Psychotherapy
Prerequisite(s): PY 462 and PY 464 and PY 466 and PY 468 . This course presents theory, methodology and practice of several models of brief psychotherapy, including the crises intervention model. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of essential skills for the effective practice of short-term psychotherapy. (2 credits)
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PY 552 - Development Disabilities
This course builds upon basic principles of learning and applied behavior analysis. The course will offer advanced coverage of special topics and will include behavior analysis in applied settings such as schools and hospitals; parent training; assessment and treatment procedures for improving communication skills of individuals with developmental disabilities; managing problem behaviors such as self-injury, food refusal, and noncompliance; and working with special populations such as children with autism. (2 credits)
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PY 554 - Intentional Use of Music and Sound in Health, Psychology
The goal of this course is to help students develop skills and rationale for the selection of music/sound stimulation for intentional, therapeutic, self-care, and educational uses. Topics covered, include the effects of music on physiological response (e.g. stimulative vs. sedative music affecting stress, relaxation, pain stimulation, immune factors, sleep); emotions, cognitive/intellectual development; self actualization; and creativity. Discussions, class demonstrations, and projects emphasize factors impacting selection, use, and outcome effectiveness of music/sound. Ethical issues for individual and group use, as well as cultural implications of music/sound, are also considered. (1 credit)
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PY 555 - Youth Interventions with Rap Music and Hip-Hop
Modern Rap music and related Hip-Hop culture are increasingly influential phenomena on urban youth in particular and contemporary youth in general both in the United States and around the globe. This interactive course will explore and illustrate the use of themes, lyrics, and images in Rap/Hip-Hop as a mechanism for enriching youth interventions for various mental health issues across home, school, and community settings. (2 credits)
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PY 556 - Psychology, Creativity and Community
This course examines the psychology of creativity from psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, existential, humanistic, and physiological theories. Following this, the practical application of creativity theories and research findings are applied to intellectual and emotional growth, community development, and arts production. Specific issues such as collaboration, identity, creative style, and moral/social responsibility are highlighted. Students are engaged throughout the class in the process of creativity through individual and group activities. (1 credit)
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PY 557 - Substance Abuse
This course explores the fundamentals of substance abuse treatment. Models of addiction are reviewed and students are exposed to issues involved in treatment including denial, continued use while in treatment, the importance of family functioning and adult/child pathology. A survey of the types and classes of addictive substances are covered. (2 credits)
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PY 558 - Introduction to Drama Therapy
This class will focus on an introduction to theoretical terms and metaphors. Major theatrical movements and terns will be related to drama therapy. In addition, this class gives an overview of the history of drama therapy from the earliest recorded reference of theater in the treatment of the mentally ill to modern day practices. There will also be a brief survey of the three major theories of drama therapy. (1 credit)
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PY 564 - Applied Stress Management
Inducing a relaxed state is one of the major interventions in psychology, especially in health and rehabilitation contexts. This course provides a rationale for the use of such techniques by examining the concept of stress and ways of coping. It then provides an overview of the various specific techniques used to induce a relaxed state, with some guidance for use with different client populations or target problems. Direct instruction for induction procedures and subsequent use in clinical settings is provided. (2 credits)
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PY 565 - Psychotherapy and Spirituality
This course explores the relationship between psychotherapy and spirituality, including the historical, phenomenological, multicultural, and clinical expressions of various relationships between these two disciplines or practices. Throughout the course we will explore common clinical issues and interventions that arise in therapeutic encounters related to spirituality, including the loss of meaning in life, the problem of evil, spiritual emergency and/or transformation, the search for hope, the relationship of morality and spirituality, conversion, mystical experience, death and the afterlife, guilt and forgiveness, spiritual community and intimacy, the relationship between consciousness and spirituality, the use of ritual, meditation, mindfulness, and prayer in treatment, the significance of religious language, the discernment of healthy and pathological forms of spirituality, and psychotherapy as spiritual discipline, among other topics. Lastly, we will explore the notion of homo spiritus, or an understanding of the human being as inherently spiritual, and the relationship of this perspective to the original understanding of the psychologist as an iatros tes psyche, or “physician of the soul.” (2 credits)
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PY 568 - Trauma Therapy in Clinical Practice
This course will examine the psychological and physiological impact of trauma on individuals and systems. Particular consideration will be paid to issues of acute reaction, adaptations to trauma, memory mechanisms and processes, and practical applications in therapy. Developmental, social, cultural, and multicultural issues in assessment and treatment of trauma and traumatic stress will be considered. Multiple types of trauma and a variety of treatment models will be explored. (2 credits)
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PY 570 - Applied Neuropsychology
Prerequisite(s): PY 479 . This course will familiarize students with the most commonly used neuropsychological tests including their administration, scoring, and interpretation, with emphasis on integrating test results with interview, observational, historical, and medical information for the purposes of diagnosing brain disease or dysfunction, assessing change in brain function, and making recommendations. (2 credits)
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PY 571 - Psychology of Aging
Prerequisite(s): PY 439 . This course discusses biological, social, and psychological factors related to late life issues. Relevant research and theoretical models are presented. Attention is given to issues specific to psychological testing and psychotherapy with the elderly. (2 credits)
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PY 573 - Child Trauma
This course will examine the psychological and physiological impact of trauma on children, adolescents, and their families. Particular consideration will be paid to issues of acute reaction, adaptations to trauma, memory mechanisms and processes, and practical applications in therapy. Developmental, social, cultural, and multicultural issues in assessment and treatment of trauma and traumatic stress will be considered. Multiple types of trauma and a variety of treatment models will be explored. (3 credits)
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PY 574 - Play Assessment and Treatment
Prerequisite(s): PY 437 and PY 462 and PY 464 and PY 466 and PY 468 . This course will review multiple theoretical play therapy perspectives in the assessment and treatment of children from early childhood through early adolescent developmental stages. Cultural, socioeconomic, gender-related, and religious influences as they occur in the multiple systems of children’s lives will be identified. Non-verbal and verbal therapeutic modalities will be explored. (1 credit)
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PY 575 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Prerequisite(s): PY 4241 and PY 437 and PY 4231 . This course offers an in-depth exploration of the syndromes of psychopathology observed in children and adolescents. In addition to examining the descriptive characteristics of each syndrome, leading etiological theories and relevant 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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PY 577 - Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Prerequisite(s): PY 437 and PY 442 . This course covers the selection, administration, scoring, and interpretation of cognitive, personality, and educational tests, as well as behavioral rating scales commonly used in psychological assessment of children and adolescents. Integration of information from diverse tests into a written report is also covered. Special considerations that arise in assessing these age groups are emphasized throughout the course including interpretation within a normative-development framework. (2 credits)
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PY 579 - Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
Prerequisite(s): PY 437 and PY 462 and PY 464 and PY 466 and PY 468 . This course examines the relevant therapeutic and developmental considerations encountered in psychotherapy with children and adolescents. In addition to a survey of the major theoretical approaches and the basic techniques of child and adolescent psychotherapy, topics considered include working with parents and schools, the importance of the context or referral and treatment, and the relationship between a child’s developmental stage and therapeutic activities and goals. (2 credits)
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PY 580 - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender: Cultural Considerations
This course will introduce special considerations in working with gay lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) clientele including issues of coming-out, identity development, surrogate families, GLBT subcultures, gender roles, relationship issues, experiences of prejudice and oppression, homophobia, heterosexism, barriers to affirmative treatment, being GLBT and a member of another stigmatized group, and the gay-pride movement. This course also offers an historical perspective on psychology’s conceptualization and treatment of GLBT people. (2 credits)
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PY 584 - Advanced Hypnosis
Prerequisite(s): PY 547 . It builds upon the foundation laid by that course and develops student skills in trance induction and utilization, such as crafting of therapeutic suggestion for particular clinical problems. In addition the theoretical and empirical foundations of hypnosis are discussed as an aid to preparing clients for therapeutic hypnosis. Ethical issues in use of this technique are also covered. A portion of each class session will be used in the practice of techniques using other students in the class as partners. (1 credit)
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PY 587 - Advanced Child and Adolescent Treatment
Prerequisite(s): . This course builds on the basic child and adolescent course by providing students with more specific training in the application of cognitive behavioral approach with youth, as well as interpersonal and parent training approaches. This course will also provide students with training related to crisis intervention and trauma related interventions with children, adolescents, and families. Additionally, an integrated and treatment approach will be emphasized, in which the home, school, and community are integrated into case conceptualization (s). As such, working with parents/guardians, school, and community agencies are also emphasized. (2 credits)
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PY 588 - Learning to Teach
This course will introduce students to issues of classroom instruction, adult learning models, learning assessment, exam and project development, facilitation of discussion and class activities, grading, and syllabi creation. As a component of class activities, students will prepare a statement of teaching philosophy, a teaching demonstration, and a sample syllabus that could be included in a set of application materials for an adjunct teaching position. While this course is an elective available to any student in the Department, those wishing to teach at The Chicago School are required to complete this course, obtain the recommendation of their Department chair, and undergo the normal processes associated with adjunct hiring, including application, interviewing, orientation, and quality assurance. Students wishing to teach at The Chicago School must also take the Learning to Teach Seminar I and II for the first two semesters they teach. (2 credits)
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PY 589 - Teaching Practicum Seminar
This course provides a small consultation group in which students examine relevant professional and personal development issues that arise as a result of adjunct teaching. Activities will involve discussion of experiences as an adjunct teacher with readings as indicated. Part of the class will be classroom observation of teaching by the instructor. (1 credit)
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PY 591 - Pediatric Behavioral Health Seminar
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the field of pediatric (child health) psychology, including underlying historical foundations. Course topics will include an introduction to the specialty area in psychology, incorporating theoretical perspectives and research, as well as evidence-based assessments and interventions. Students will also explore overarching psychosocial and contextual factors relevant to pediatric behavioral health assessment and intervention. An overview of different presenting issues, disorders, and diseases within the specialty area will be provided (via presentation of clinical case studies). Finally, issues such as comorbidity and legal and ethical concerns will be discussed for topics as appropriate. (2 credits)
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PY 593 - Cognitive Rehabilitation
This course provides an overview of the historical and contemporary clinical and research issues in the rehabilitation of neurological disorders and cognitive dysfunction. Current evidence and practical application of the assessment and treatment for adults with cognitive dysfunction will be covered. Emphasis will be placed on treating common cognitive (e.g., In the areas of orientation, attention, learning, memory, and executive functioning) and behavioral difficulties for several neurological etiologies (e.g., traumatic brain injury, Cerebrovascular disease, Mild Cognitve Impairment, and Schizophrenia). (2 credits)
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PY 595 - International Perspectives in Mental Health II
Prerequisite(s): PY 550 . This course introduces student to international perspectives in mental health. The course consists of a preparatory seminar and an in-country portion. As part of the in-country portion, students will participate in a variety of mental-health related and cultural activities. Students will learn about mental health delivery, socio-cultural issues, and cultural diversity as they relate to the country visited. The course includes both experiential and academic work on international perspectives in mental health. (2 credits)
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PY 598 - Gender and Transgender
Using a feminist framework, this course will address social contexts and issues impacting gender roles of females, males, and transgendered persons. It will explore traditional gender role expectations, the social systems that reinforce traditional presentations, gender development theories, and the unique challenges encountered when working with transgendered clients. (1 credit)
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PY 604 - Advanced Practicum Seminar I
Prerequisite(s): . The Advanced Practicum seminar is a year-long course designed to offer students advanced experience in a particular area of interest. This course provides a small consultation group in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in Advanced Practica. Students present practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider client/therapist relationship, broad system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. (Pass/Fail) (2 credits Fall, 2 credits Spring, 0 Credit Summer). (Pass/Fail)(2 credits)
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PY 605 - Advanced Practicum Seminar II
Prerequisite(s): . This is the second in the Advanced Practicum sequence. (Pass/Fail)(1 credit)
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PY 606 - Advanced Practicum Seminar III
Prerequisite(s): . This is the third course in the Advanced Practicum sequence. (Pass/Fail)(1 credit)
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PY 607 - Advanced Practicum Seminar II
Prerequisite(s): PY 604 .
The Advanced Practicum seminar is a year-long course designed to offer students advanced experience in a particular area of interest. This course provides a small consultation group in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in Advanced Practica. Students present practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider client/therapist relationship, broad system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. (Pass/Fail) (2 credits Fall, 2 credits Spring, 0 Credit Summer). (2 credits)
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PY 608 - Advanced Practicum Seminar III
Prerequisite(s): PY 607 . The Advanced Practicum seminar is a year-long course designed to offer students advanced experience in a particular area of interest. This course provides a small consultation group in which students examine relevant clinical and professional development issues that arise as the result of participation in Advanced Practica. Students present practicum cases to gain mastery in the integration of theory and practice. Case conceptualizations consider client/therapist relationship, broad system issues (e.g., family, school, community, court, political, other treatment professionals/programs), and areas of diversity and difference (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status) as contextual variables. (Pass/Fail) (2 credits Fall, 2 credits Spring, 0 Credit Summer). (0 credits)
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PY 615 - Advanced Practicum Seminar: Clinical Pastoral Education (Fall Semester Only)
This course is a specialized form of Advanced Practicum and is facilitated as a clinical pastoral education experience, providing an action/reflection and/or process experiential model of education in the practice of pastoral care of others’ spirituality within various crisis situations (i.e., physical, mental, social, political, economic, or legal). This is an extremely rare opportunity for the integration of clinical psychology and pastoral care. The experience is inclusive of all spiritual pathways, including non-theistic or polytheistic perspectives, such as (but not limited to) Buddhism, Indigenous African and Caribbean traditions, or Neo-paganism, as well as being inclusive for those wishing to train in the new branch of chaplaincy that is ever increasing in its presence in various settings, humanistic chaplaincy. The word, “pastoral,” is to be understood in a qualitative way of “being-with” others in crisis, particularized to each respective tradition, rather than as denoting the office of a professional cleric. The process includes group discussions of clinical situations based on a “case study” model of education with a hermeneutic of clarifying spiritual meaning, need, and/or care; interpersonal group relations encounters with one’s peers to gain a better sense of who one is in relation to others in group settings; and seminar/classroom didactics related to the particular needs of the group’s participants in their own professional development, relative to each group’s needs at the time of the seminar, and may include (but not limited by) such topics as the theory and practice of spirituality in crisis intervention, traumatic loss, palliative care, explorations of religious or spiritual traditions different from one’s own, spiritual assessment, diagnostics, and therapeutic/pastoral care and counseling from various traditions, interdisciplinary staff relations regarding the spiritual care of staff and those served by staff in particular settings, addressing joint commission requirements of specific institutions regarding the mandated spiritual care of its consumers. (2 credits)
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PY 616 - Advanced Practicum Seminar: Clinical Pastoral Education (Spring Semester Only)
This course is a specialized form of Advanced Practicum and is facilitated as a clinical pastoral education experience, providing an action/reflection and/or process experiential model of education in the practice of pastoral care of others’ spirituality within various crisis situations (i.e., physical, mental, social, political, economic, or legal). This is an extremely rare opportunity for the integration of clinical psychology and pastoral care. The experience is inclusive of all spiritual pathways, including non-theistic or polytheistic perspectives, such as (but not limited to) Buddhism, Indigenous African and Caribbean traditions, or Neo-paganism, as well as being inclusive for those wishing to train in the new branch of chaplaincy that is ever increasing in its presence in various settings, humanistic chaplaincy. The word, “pastoral,” is to be understood in a qualitative way of “being-with” others in crisis, particularized to each respective tradition, rather than as denoting the office of a professional cleric. The process includes group discussions of clinical situations based on a “case study” model of education with a hermeneutic of clarifying spiritual meaning, need, and/or care; interpersonal group relations encounters with one’s peers to gain a better sense of who one is in relation to others in group settings; and seminar/classroom didactics related to the particular needs of the group’s participants in their own professional development, relative to each group’s needs at the time of the seminar, and may include (but not limited by) such topics as the theory and practice of spirituality in crisis intervention, traumatic loss, palliative care, explorations of religious or spiritual traditions different from one’s own, spiritual assessment, diagnostics, and therapeutic/pastoral care and counseling from various traditions, interdisciplinary staff relations regarding the spiritual care of staff and those served by staff in particular settings, addressing joint commission requirements of specific institutions regarding the mandated spiritual care of its consumers. (1 credit)
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PY 617 - Advanced Practicum Seminar: Clinical Pastoral Education
This course is a specialized form of Advanced Practicum and is facilitated as a clinical pastoral education experience, providing an action/reflection and/or process experiential model of education in the practice of pastoral care of others’ spirituality within various crisis situations (i.e., physical, mental, social, political, economic, or legal). This is an extremely rare opportunity for the integration of clinical psychology and pastoral care. The experience is inclusive of all spiritual pathways, including non-theistic or polytheistic perspectives, such as (but not limited to) Buddhism, Indigenous African and Caribbean traditions, or Neo-paganism, as well as being inclusive for those wishing to train in the new branch of chaplaincy that is ever increasing in its presence in various settings, humanistic chaplaincy. The word, “pastoral,” is to be understood in a qualitative way of “being-with” others in crisis, particularized to each respective tradition, rather than as denoting the office of a professional cleric. The process includes group discussions of clinical situations based on a “case study” model of education with a hermeneutic of clarifying spiritual meaning, need, and/or care; interpersonal group relations encounters with one’s peers to gain a better sense of who one is in relation to others in group settings; and seminar/classroom didactics related to the particular needs of the group’s participants in their own professional development, relative to each group’s needs at the time of the seminar, and may include (but not limited by) such topics as the theory and practice of spirituality in crisis intervention, traumatic loss, palliative care, explorations of religious or spiritual traditions different from one’s own, spiritual assessment, diagnostics, and therapeutic/pastoral care and counseling from various traditions, interdisciplinary staff relations regarding the spiritual care of staff and those served by staff in particular settings, addressing joint commission requirements of specific institutions regarding the mandated spiritual care of its consumers. (1 credit)
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PY 630 - Proposal Development Seminar
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Through weekly meetings with peers and their dissertation chair, students complete their dissertation proposal in this course. Students present their dissertation ideas to their chair and their peers and, through feedback and independent work, craft a high-quality dissertation proposal. Students that register for this class must complete their dissertation within the articulated areas of expertise and within the methodologies/types of dissertations approved by their chair. Successful completion of the course requires producing a complete proposal that meets instructor approval. (3 credits)
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PY 636 - Continuing Dissertation
Prerequisite(s): Successful oral defense of the dissertation, incorporation of all required committee revisions and permission to proceed to copy editing. Students work independently with a copy editor to ensure appropriate formatting and presentation of their dissertation. A maximum of two semesters of PY 636 are permitted. Students are considered less than half-time as a result of enrollment in this course. (credit/no credit) (0 credits)
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PY 640 - Proposal Development Seminar
Prerequisite(s): and Through weekly meetings with peers and their dissertation chair, students complete their dissertation proposal in this course. Students present their dissertation ideas to their chair and their peers and, through feedback and independent work, craft a high-quality dissertation proposal. Students that register for this class must complete their dissertation within the articulated areas of expertise and within the methodologies/types of dissertations approved by their chair. Successful completion of the course requires producing a complete proposal that meets instructor approval. (1 credit)
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PY 641 - Dissertation Maintenance I
Prerequisite(s): PY 640 and the previous semester of Dissertation Maintenance. Students meet regularly with their dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and IRB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 640 until the dissertation is complete. A total of five semesters of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 640, to complete the dissertation. (credit/no credit) (1 credit each semester for a total of 5) (1 credit)
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PY 641 - Dissertation Maintenance I
Prerequisite(s): . Students meet regularly with their specific dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and ORB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 630 until dissertation is complete. A total of five semesters of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 630, to complete the dissertation. (1 credit) (credit/no credit)
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PY 642 - Dissertation Maintenance II
Prerequisite(s): PY 640 and the previous semester of Dissertation Maintenance. Students meet regularly with their dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and IRB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 640 until the dissertation is complete. A total of five semesters of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 640, to complete the dissertation. (credit/no credit) (1 credit each semester for a total of 5) (1 credit)
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PY 642 - Dissertation Maintenance II
Prerequisite(s): Students meet regularly with their specific dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and IRB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 630 until dissertation is complete. A total of five semesters of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 630, to complete the dissertation (1 credit)
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PY 643 - Dissertation Maintenance III
Prerequisite(s): PY 640 and the previous semester of Dissertation Maintenance. Students meet regularly with their dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and IRB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 640 until the dissertation is complete. A total of five semesters of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 640, to complete the dissertation. (credit/no credit) (1 credit each semester for a total of 5) (1 credit)
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PY 643 - Dissertation Maintenance III
Prerequisite(s): . Students meet regularly with their specific dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and IRB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 630 until dissertation is complete. A total of five semester of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 630, to complete the dissertation. (1 credit) (credit/no credit)
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PY 644 - Dissertation Maintenance IV
Prerequisite(s): PY 640 and the previous semester of Dissertation Maintenance. Students meet regularly with their dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and IRB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 640 until the dissertation is complete. A total of five semesters of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 640, to complete the dissertation. (credit/no credit) (1 credit each semester for a total of 5) (1 credit)
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PY 644 - Dissertation Maintenance IV
Prerequisite(s): . Students meet regularly with their specific dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and IRB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 630 until dissertation is complete. A total of five semester of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 630, to complete the dissertation. (1 credit) (credit/no credit)
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PY 645 - Dissertation Maintenance V
Prerequisite(s): PY 640 and the previous semester of Dissertation Maintenance. Students meet regularly with their dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and IRB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 640 until the dissertation is complete. A total of five semesters of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 640, to complete the dissertation. (credit/no credit) (1 credit each semester for a total of 5) (1 credit)
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PY 645 - Dissertation Maintenance V
Prerequisite(s): . Students meet regularly with their specific dissertation chair in small groups to monitor their ongoing progress on their dissertations. Specific deadlines are set for the completion of committee approval of the proposal, and ORB application (Dissertation Maintenance I), steps for completion of the sections of the dissertation (Dissertation Maintenance II and III), completion of an 85% complete approved draft (Dissertation Maintenance III), submittal of the dissertation draft to the committee (Dissertation Maintenance IV), and oral defense (Dissertation Maintenance V). Students must register for Dissertation Maintenance every semester after the completion of PY 630 until dissertation is complete. A total of five semesters of Dissertation Maintenance is required, in addition to the completion of PY 630, to complete the dissertation. (1 credit) (credit/no credit)
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PY 649 - Internship Seminar
The Internship Seminar provides students with the opportunity to intensively reflect on their academic and clinical training to date. Using this information, students will assess their personal and professional strengths, relative weaknesses, and goals. Students will use this information to develop an early career professional plan, which will guide their predoctoral internship search strategy and subsequent postdoctoral training. Among other tasks, students will: prepare drafts of all internship application materials; begin to research predoctoral internship training programs; and draft a preliminary list of sites to which they will apply. After successfully completing this required course, students will be ready to participate in the national predoctoral internship search process. (1 credit)
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PY 650 - Internship I
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section). Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. A total of 3 full-time semesters of Internship are required for graduation. Internship I requires the successful completion of Dissertation Maintenance V or Dissertation VI (PY 645 ). (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 651 - Internship II
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section). (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 652 - Internship III
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section. (0 credits)
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PY 653 - Internship IV
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internships information under “The Department” section). Internship IV is required for students who have an internship that extends into a fourth semester. (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 660 - Half-Time Internship I
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section). Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. Students completing a half-time internship, register for six semesters of half-time internship in lieu of registering for Internship I-III. (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 661 - Half-Time Internship II
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section). Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. Students completing a half-time internship, register for six semesters of half-time internship in lieu of registering for Internship I-III. (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 662 - Half-Time Internship III
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section). Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. Students completing a half-time internship, register for six semesters of half-time internship in lieu of registering for Internship I-III. (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 663 - Half-Time Internship IV
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section). Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. Students completing a half-time internship, register for six semesters of half-time internship in lieu of registering for Internship I-III. (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 664 - Half-Time Internship V
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section). Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. Students completing a half-time internship, register for six semesters of half-time internship in lieu of registering for Internship I-III. (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 665 - Half-Time Internship VI
Prerequisite(s): Internship eligibility (see detailed Internship information under “The Department” section). Students must register for internship during each semester while on internship. Students completing a half-time internship, register for six semesters of half-time internship in lieu of registering for Internship I-III. (Pass/Fail) (0 credits)
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PY 700 - Human Sexuality
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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PY 701 - Alcohol and Chemical Substance Abuse and Dependency
This course is designed to increase the individual’s understanding of etiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of alcohol and chemical substance abuse and dependence. DSM and other frequently used diagnostic systems are explored. Effective treatment modalities are explored. Ethical and legal prevention strategies are considered. (2 credits)
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PY 702 - Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting
This course makes explicit the ethical and legal issues and dilemmas involved in child abuse assessment and reporting. The various forms of child abuse, models of abuse, and characteristics of both the victim and perpetrator of abuse are discussed. Specific attention is given to treatment. (2 credits)
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PY 703 - Spouse/Partner Abuse Assessment and Reporting
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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PY 704 - Working with Transference Countertransference
Prerequisite(s): PY 491 This course is designed to provide understanding of the evolving concepts of transference and countertransference in the psychoanalytic literature, with special emphasis on recognizing and using transference and countertransference to inform therapeutic interventions. The course will be open to advanced students and will have a seminar/role play format. Discussions will focus on tracking the client’s experience of the therapist, steps in the analysis of transference, and recognition and usage of countertransference experiences. Classroom role playing and /or reviewing of student therapy tapes will provide hands-on experience with responding to intersubjective experiences, and also provide classmates with experience in the clinical observation and feedback processes involved in consultation and supervision. (2 credits)
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PY 710 - Gender and Global Human Rights
Prerequisite(s): This course examines gender and human rights within the context of the international human rights system and in the context of global feminist, civil, liberation, and human rights movements. This course will provide a foundation for understanding the human rights system and examine how gendered human rights violations, particularly those against women around the world impede the actualization of human rights, justice, and wellness for all. The interdependency of political, civil, social, economic, and cultural systems will be utilized in understanding issues of gender justice and human rights in general. The course will focus on several thematic issues such as domestic violence, trafficking, genocide and gender, and genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) by utilizing a number of historical and current cases from countries in numerous world regions. Corequisite(s): (2 credits) (2 Credits)
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PY 711 - Refugee Issues and Trauma
Prerequisite(s): PY 464 and PY 468 and PY 462 and PY 466 . The course will explore best practices in international psychosocial responses in the context of domestic, communal, natural and human made catastrophes and traumatic events. In addition to trauma theory and intervention, this course intertwines the psychosocial, political, ethical, and human rights dimensions of traumatic suffering and humanitarian intervention into the curriculum. Utilizing a multidisciplinary curriculum that also includes the healing arts and indigenous practices, this course seeks to introduce students to clinical and social interventions based upon trauma research. (2 credits)
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PY 712 - Psychosocial Perspectives of Genocide, Democide, and Politicide
Prerequisite(s): PY 443 and PY 446 and PY 451 . This course explores the theory, history, and psychosocial consequences of genocide, democide, politicide, and mass violence. The course further assesses the conditions for, and limitations to, achieving justice in domestic politics and international affairs with a particular emphasis on critical exploration of the role of U.S. and international peace keeping organizations (e.g. United Nations). Utilizing historic and current cases from countries in numerous world regions, students will become familiar with relevant psychological and social methods of prevention and intervention with the myriad psychosocial sequelae following mass violence and trauma. (2 credits)
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PY 713 - Psychosocial Considerations of Domestic and International Terrorism
Prerequisite(s): PY 464 and PY 451 and PY 468 and PY 462 and PY 466 . Acts of war and terrorism are unparalleled in their deleterious effects on community wellness and psychological stability. War and terror are substantial public health issues with significant health consequences, of which mental health issues are a principal component. Psychologists must be prepared to understand and meet the needs of populations with acute and chronic exposure to terror and conflict. This course will explore the psychological and social consequences of war and terrorism, including state-sanctioned terror with an emphasis on individual, familial, and community coping, resilience, and rebuilding. (1 credit)
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PY 714 - International Psychology and Human Rights
This course explores the individual and community consequences of global events and introduces the basic principles of human rights. Specifically, students will explore the relationship between human rights and global events on psychological health and well-being. This course will explore the meaning of human rights and their challenge to cultural traditions and state sovereignty. Students will be introduced to the international and regional conventions that encode and monitor human rights violations. Specific case studies will be utilized to illuminate both the challenges and potential in effecting psychological health through the promotion of human rights and development. Students will gain the knowledge and skills to utilize a human rights based approach to improve the psychological health of individuals and communities. (2 credits)
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PY 720 - Foundations in Psychology and Spirituality: Comparative Histories and Issues
Prerequisite(s): PY 426 . This course is the basic foundation course for the psychology and spirituality concentration. We will explore the history of issues in theory and practice among multiple cultures. We will include in our survey the history of healing, the history of contemplative psychology, the phenomenology of religious experience, the history and practice of pastoral care and counseling among various traditions, comparative inter-religious dialogue, as well as historical and contemporary topics addressed such as the problem of evil, conversion, forgiveness, the numinous, pathos and suffering, mysticism and consciousness studies, among other topics. (2 credits)
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PY 721 - Discernment: Diagnostics, Assessment, and Research in Psychology and Spirituality
Prerequisite(s): PY 720 . This course will address both assessment and research in the field of psychology and spirituality. We will begin with the origins of the history of assessment and diagnosis in the “discernment of the spirits” among various traditions. We will explore both formal instruments used to assess spirituality and significance in individual lives, as well as explore the un-thematized spiritual aspects of more commonly used instruments in administrating psychological batteries. We will also explore various kinds of diagnostic discourse used in spiritual assessment (i.e., DSM, Pastoral Diagnoses, etc.), as well as critique the presumptions and practices of diagnosis and assessment by way of various pastoral traditions. As this concentration understands research to also be an activity of assessment, we will also explore various research methodologies and topics in the field of psychology and spirituality in order to facilitate more clarity and options for future projects, including but not limited to the student’s dissertation. (2 credits)
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PY 722 - Social Psychology and Spirituality: Contemporary Issues in Culture and Society
Prerequisite(s): PY 451 and PY 720 . This course will address the presence and purposes of spirituality within current issues in social-political-economic-cultural context, both nationally and internationally, and explore the role of the professional psychologist as assessor and intervener in these matters. The course will survey the centrality of spirituality in war, allocations of resources, technology, conflict mediation, among other issues. The course will then proceed to an exploration of a current issue in world politics to address in academic and practical ways. The contemporary topic of concern may vary each time the course is taught. (2 credits)
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PY 723 - Neuro-Biology and Spirituality
Prerequisite(s): PY 449 and PY 479 . 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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PY 724 - Special Topics in Psychology and Spirituality Weekend Intensive Seminar
(1 credit)
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