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3.00 Credits
3 credits Designed to teach methods for identification, diagnosis, intervention, and referral of substance abusers in a wide variety of settings and with consideration of the impact of gender, ethnic, racial, sexual orientation, and mental health factors. The course provides guidelines for assessment, working through denial and resistance, designing interventions, and making appropriate referrals. Teaching methods include lecture, discussion of readings, case presentations, and film. Prerequisite: GPSYC 6202 or GPSYC 6300 and/or GPSYC 6027 or GEXTH 5119, or by permission of the division's assistant director of advising and student services.
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3 credits Designed to present an overview of the emerging field of post-traumatic therapy. The focus will be on theory and clinical treatment of people with acute and chronic-complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This course presents an historical overview, examines current diagnostic and treatment methods and controversies, and provides A paradigm for stage-appropriate, multiculture-based treatment that can be integrated into or modify existing therapeutic orientations. Prerequisites: GPSYC 6007 and GPSYC 7710, or GPSYC 7712, or GEXTH 7713, GEXTH 7714, GEXTH 7716, or GEXTH 7719 or concurrent with GEXTH 7721; or by permission of the division's assistant director of advising and student services.
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3 credits This course will familiarize the student with the present state of knowledge that informs our understanding of psychopathological problems affecting older adults. Topics of current concern in the field of geriatric psychiatry ranging from disease entities (e.g., depression and dementia) to lifestyle, to gender, to sociocultural factors and health policy will be addressed. Assessment and intervention strategies will be examined. A seminar/lecture format will be enhanced by guest speakers and videos. Prerequisites: GPSYC 6007, or GPSYC 6102 and GPSYC 6026.
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3 credits This course will present mediation and negotiation principles and practices necessary for practitioners to engage in mediation with couples, family, group, and organizational clients in need of conflict resolution, problem solving, and decision making.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course chronicles feminist theoretical development and its application to psychotherapy. A historical, multicultural, and transnational lens will provide an examination of female development and feminist approaches to therapy. We will explore issues including life stages, family life, intellectual growth, sexuality, work, health, reproduction, creativity, community, and support building and activism. We will also examine societal issues that result in oppression and violence towards women. A feminist theoretical lens will be used to examine and rethink historical and contemporary psychological thought and practice. Prerequisites: GPSYC 6026, GPSYC 6202 or GPSYC 6300, GPSYC 6027, and GPSYC 6007 (concurrent or prior to).
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3 credits This course explores the theory and practice of Narrative Therapy from A cultural perspective. Students will become familiar with the basic goals, concepts, and approach of narrative practice and the potential contributions of counseling to social change. Participants read and discuss the literature relating to the practice of Narrative Therapy and the implications of the narrative perspective for counseling. They will learn about the application of narrative practice through classroom-based experiential exercises and other assignments. Prerequisites: GPSYC 6200, GPSYC 6202 or GPSYC 6300 & GPSYC 6301, and GPSYC 6027, or by permission of the division's assistant director of advising and student services.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course explores the community, programmatic, and political systems within which human service programs are developed and evaluated. It provides students with an opportunity to experience the process and develop the practical skills associated with developing programs from conceptualization through funding resource acquisition, request for response reviews, implementation, evaluation, and reapplication. Students will gain an understanding of the connection between employing best practice models and securing the resources needed to continue innovative programs. Prerequisite: GPSYC 6101.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Participants in this intensive five-week course will explore innovative community approaches that foster resilience in the aftermath of personal, community, and school violence in South Africa. Students will gain the opportunity to work with diverse clients (age, class, culture, and race) who present with A wide range of traumas and refine skills in working with individuals in acute and chronic phase of trauma. The standards for culturally appropriate and effective interventions will be explored. Students will gain practical training in holistic and empowering community approaches in trauma. The course blends conceptual learning with practical experience in which students will be affiliated with a clinical setting at which they will spend 20-25 hours A week. They will also attend A seminar to talk about issues that arise in clinical settings. The weekends will be structured so that students can gain familiarity with the historical, cultural, and artistic traditions of South Africa. Students will choose A particular area of clinical interest (e.g., domestic violence, adolescent interventions, child abuse) and complete A final integrative research paper.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Focusing is A gentle, inward method of helping clients connect more deeply to themselves. Listening is an empathetic method of letting clients know they are being understood. Thirty years of research demonstrate that these two skills can increase the effectiveness of psychotherapy. This course will teach the theory, research, and practice of focusing and listening, and will demonstrate how to apply these skills both to the practice of psychotherapy and to the self-care of therapists.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students become familiar with the basic goals, concepts, and methodology of quantitative and qualitative research and learn to critically evaluate research literature. The ethics of research are addressed. Students also learn to develop protocols for socially relevant research projects.
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