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  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is a scholarly introduction to the theories and traditions of depth psychology. The cultural-historical contexts of depth psychology's development, along with its relation to philosphy, science, art, religion, myth, and literature will be explored. Attention is given to the origns of depth psychology in the works of Sigmund Freud and C.G. Jung, the traditions that followed, and contemporary developments in the field. Students will be introduced to current research - clinical, theoretical, and cultural - and publication in depth psychology with a focus on the contributions of Pacifica Graduate Institute and its faculty. The scholar-practitioner model of education in depth psychology will be elaborated.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Mythology, literature, and the religious traditions provide images and motifs which vividly reflect the underlying patterns of psychological life. This course focuses upon the study of symbolic experience and may include ancient and modern dramatic literature, scriptural narratives from multicultural sources, philosophy, poetry or accounts of personal religious experience. The course helps students develop the attitude and skills necessary to discern the aesthetic, affective, and dramatic dimensions of symbolic texts and to present such findings in clear scholarly writing.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course presents the theory and practice of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. Theories and techniques common to cognitive-behavioral assessment and treatment are discussed. The integration of context, cognition, affect, behavior, biology, and spirituality are considered. Evidence-based interventions are presented and the role of cognitive-behavioral approaches within the overall multidimensional therapeutic process is examined.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This class examines the interdependence of cognition and emotion in psychological experience. Discussion of the cognitive processes include: creative thinking, conscious and unconscious processing, and problem solving. Related areas are also covered: sensation, perception, memory, learning, cognition, emotion, motivation, and psychophysiological processes. Discussion of emotion involves the biological and social bases of emotion, its cognitive correlates, and the impact of emotional states.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course covers the theory and treatment of addictive behaviors. Areas covered in this course include: current theories of etiology, physiological and medical aspects, dual-diagnosis, cultural and ethnic considerations, iatrogenic dependency, treatment approaches, family issues, prevention and education, and ethical and legal issues. The course meets the criteria set forth by the California Board of Psychology for training in Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency Detection and Treatment required to sit for licensure.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is an overview of clinical treatments that are supported by scientific study and data. The latest findings in outcome research regarding therapeutic interventions are presented. Optimal interventions or combinations of interventions for the major disorders will be discussed, as well as the integration of individual, group, and psychopharmacological therapy.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course applies the principles of depth psychology to addressing various crises in contemporary society. Activist, social justice, and community fieldwork manifestations of depth psychology are presented. Postmodern critiques are discussed, and depth psychological theory and clinical practice are viewed through non-Western, post-colonial, and minority perspectives. Individual psychopathology is seen as having collective, historic, and contextual sources. Symbolic healing is explored at the communnity and societal levels.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course considers the role of depth psychology in contemporary culture and explores the cutting edges of depth psychology. Topics may include current works in transpersonal psychology, psychology and quantum physics, body/mind studies, alternative healing forms, and the latest research in the field.
  • 2.00 Credits

    The foundation for a complex psychological epistemology that honors the autonomous character of soul, and an approach to research that keeps soul in mind are developed. Students dialogue with traditions of empirical psychology, depth psychology with particular emphasis on Jung's psychology, and phenomenology. The course articulates an ethical and therapeutic approach to research which takes into account the dynamic unconscious factors in research. In addition to this focus on approach, this course also briefly introduces the processes of research that arise from it and discusses the role of method. A key aim of the course is the development of a critical attitude toward the multiple levels of the psyche as it presents itself through personal history, diverse cultures, and the collective and ecological dimensions of experience.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course expnads upon the research processes introduced in the first Depth Psychological Research Methods course. The vocational and transference dimensions of the research process are explored, and students practice psychological dialogues as a means to make more conscious their own unconscious transference to their material. In addition this course re-visions the role of method as a metaphoric perspective and looks at the ways in which various research methods, such as imaginal and archetypal methods, both reveal and conceal their topics. Prerequisite: CP 928
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