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PSY-629B1 Practicum Case Seminar: Cognitive/Behavioral

2 semester credits
Each 2 unit PSY-629 term (term 1 is 629B1 and so on) is designed to complement the student’s clinical practicum experience. The primary goals of PSY-629 are: a) to provide depth exposure to one broad clinical theoretical orientation, including theoretical understanding, applied skill development, and related research and; b) to provide ongoing case consultation and supervision linked to the training the students are concurrently receiving at their practicum sites. PSY-629B focuses on developing a strong knowledge base in cognitive and behavioral theories and related therapies and relevant research. Emphasis will be placed on the application of these theories and therapies to clinical disorders.
Pre-requisites: PSY-708 , PSY-709 , PSY-711A1 /PSY-711A2 , PSY-747 .
Delivery Method: Blended
Grading Default: Letter
Learning Outcome(s):  

  1. Be familiar with the theories and therapies that constitute Cognitive Behavioral Therapies.
  2. Know the principles of classical, operant, and vicarious learning and how they can be used to effect change.
  3. Know the role of Social Cognitive Theory in the paradigm shift from a purely behavioral perspective of personal change to an integrated cognitive/ behavioral perspective.
  4. Know the mediating processes of personal change and the importance of self-efficacy in adaptive functioning.
  5. Be able to develop a therapeutic alliance.
  6. Be able to develop Cognitive Behavioral case conceptualizations and treatment plans with measurable outcomes that are theoretically sound, empirically based, and culturally sensitive.
  7. Be familiar with different cognitive behavioral therapies and how to apply cognitive, behavioral, and environmental interventions contextually for different psychological disorders.
  8. Be able to maintain professional standards and provide treatment consistent with ethical and legal standards.



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