Clinical Methods: Theories and Process

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Overview

Subject area

PSY

Catalog Number

327

Course Title

Clinical Methods: Theories and Process

Department(s)

Description

This course will survey the theoretical and practical issues involved in helping people with behavioral and emotional problems, and will study of interventions used in response to specific diagnostic psychological disorders. Psychodynamic, cognitive, person-centered and behavioral approaches, including theoretical foundations as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies will be compared. The importance of culture, ethnicity, and gender in the psychotherapeutic process will be studied, both from the perspectives of client and therapist.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

026438

Course Schedule