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Graduate Course Descriptions

PSYC 737 Sub.Use Disorders & Addictions (Credits: 3)

This course will enhance PsyD students’ foundational knowledge and skills related to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) and other addictions. Students will receive an overview of the addiction process, common substances of abuse, and other process addictions. Focus will be placed on the assessment and diagnosis of SUDs using validated tools (e.g. DAST, AUDIT, CRAFFT) and DSM-5 TR criteria. Methods of prevention, treatment, and socio-cultural issues will also be discussed. (Students must earn a B or higher in this class,

PSYC 738 Therapeutic Assessment (Credits: 3)

This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth experience of Therapeutic Assessment (TA), an innovative approach to psychological assessment, developed by Stephen Finn. TA, a collaborative approach to psychological assessment, utilizes testing within a therapeutic context to enhance a client’s self-awareness, self-efficacy, and validation. TA is applicable to personality, cognitive and neuropsychological assessment. Through lecture, videos, experiential experiences, and writing activities, students will gain knowledge of the therapeutic assessment process with adults and children and increase proficiency in test interpretation, case conceptualization, feedback, and report writing. This course is open only to Psy. D. students. Prerequisites PSYC 728, 729, 730, and 731.

PSYC 739 Animal Assistant Therapy (Credits: 3)

The purpose of this course is to explore theories and applications of animal assisted therapy techniques. The course will focus on exploring various models of animal-assisted therapies, how they affect change, and the psychological theories supporting the use of these models. Relevant laws and ethical principles pertaining to animal-assisted therapy will be reviewed. Additionally, this course will provide students with an opportunity to engage in on-going animal-assisted therapy research.

PSYC 740 Clinical Psychopharmacology (Credits: 3)

Overview of the major psychotropic agents and their interaction with the physical system; implications for diagnosis and treatment in an interdisciplinary context are reviewed. (Prerequisite: PSYC 700) Open only to Psy.D. students in Clinical Psychology.

PSYC 741 Clin Supv, Consult & Managemnt (Credits: 3)

Course addresses roles and expectations of supervisors and consultants, and program managers in clinical practice. A developmental supervision model, a consultation stage model, and issues in program leadership and personnel management are reviewed. Application of assessment, intervention, relational, diversity, ethics and outcome evaluation are reviewed. Strategic and informed approaches are discussed. The course also includes a private practice/practice management module. Open only to Psy.D. students in Clinical Psychology.

PSYC 745 Social Psychology (Credits: 3)

Study of the influence of social stimuli on feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Major topics in social psychology such as conformity, persuasion, social cognition, self justification, human aggression, prejudices and intergroup conflict, affiliation and attraction are explored. Application of social psychological research in different settings. Open only to Psy.D. students in Clinical Psychology.

PSYC 766 Advanced Neuropsychology (Credits: 3)

This course advances knowledge base and skills relevant to the practice of clinical neuropsychology. The course will increase understanding of disorders of brain-behavior relationships, specialized assessment and intervention techniques and further develop consultation skills to work effectively and ethically with referral sources and families. Prerequisite: PSYC 731. Open only to Psy.D. students in Clinical Psychology.

PSYC 767 Adv Clin Psych & Prac Sem (Credits: 3)
PSYC 768 Forensic Psychology (Credits: 3)

This class covers foundational areas in forensic psychology, including ethical and legal issues, assessment, diagnostic, and intervention strategies related to the criminal justice system, relevant procedural matters, and other topics related to the practice of forensic psychology. Open to Psy.D. students in Clinical Psychology. Pre-Requisite: PSYC 702

PSYC 780 Diagnostic Pract & Seminar I (Credits: 3)

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