Applied Psychology, Fall 2004 - Courses - Antioch University New England
Applied Psychology Courses
Fall 2004
PYC 652
Career/Lifestyle Development
Restricted to Applied Psychology students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Section A: Priority to SA/AC II students.
Section B: Priority to CP II students
Prerequisites: PY 590A, Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction and PYB 505, Human Development and Diversity, or equivalent.
This course will provide both the theoretical foundation and practical experience necessary to understand and foster career/life development in individual and group counseling settings. Topics include career and developmental theories; the elements and evaluation of life careers; administration and interpretation of career-related assessment instruments; and definition of the role, ethics and professional identity within the field of career development.
Sections A & B: Carlotta Willis
Time: Section A: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Section B: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 20 per section
PYC 667
Child & Family Counseling
Name Changed 07/23/04 to:
Family Therapy Approaches to Counseling Children
Competency Area: Social Systems Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Restricted to CP II and SA/AC II students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of CP I courses and CP I practicum/internship
This course is designed to introduce the student to the theory and practice of marriage/relationship/family counseling with an emphasis on families in which the child is the identified client. Marriage/relationship/family therapy approaches and effective models of child treatment within the family context will be addressed, integrating models of child and family development and methods for working with larger systems, such as schools and social services.
Section A: TBA
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 18
Credits: 3
PY 648A
Couples Therapy from a Systemic Perspective
Competency Area: Social Systems Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Restricted to MFT II students.
Special permission required for CP II students to enroll as a PYC equivalent.
Prerequisite: Completion of MFT I courses.
Students will be exposed to the integration of theory and research (forming a knowledge base) with practice and procedure (forming a repertoire) of working with couples. As well students will explore some of the major discussions and realities of the coupling process. Special attention will be given to issues of sexuality and lifespan development on problems which couples present.
Section A: Mary McMahon
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 3
PY 558B
Dance/Movement Therapy with Children & Adolescents
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundations
Required of and Restricted to DMT II students; others by written permission of the Program Director attached to or on registration form. Special written permission required for CPII students to enroll as PYC equivalent.
This course will present a theoretical and experiential exploration of several specific areas of child and adolescent development, examining how each area is interrelated and interdependent. Attention will be given to dance/movement therapy approaches with specialized populations of children and adolescents.
Section A: Susan Loman
Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3
PY 580
Expressive Arts Therapy I
Competency Area: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Priority to DMT II students; open to CP II and SA/AC II students as a PYC equivalent; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of CP I or DMT I courses.
This course focuses on the clinical use of creativity and imagination through the arts (body-movement, drama art, poetry, journaling, music, sound and sand play) for assessment, counseling and transformation. Individual and group work with diverse developmental and diagnostic populations will be addressed. Multiple theoretical frameworks are woven together and applied through an actively experiential approach.
Section A: Kim Burden
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3
PYB 519
Family Life Development
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundations
Required of and Restricted to MFT I students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
An overview of individual lifespan developmental theory and research is provided, followed by a closer examination of individual development through childhood, adolescence, early, mid, and late adulthood. Emphasizing the relationship between individual development and the “typical” family life cycles, this course will focus on such issues as cognitive development, moral development, gender, sexuality, career development, adult transitions, aging and death. Through a sequence of didactic presentations and experiential learning, students will also examine their personal, family, and professional development.
Section A: Judy Davis
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 3
PY 590A
Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction
Competency Area: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Restricted to DMT I and Fall 2004 entering CP, SA/AC students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
This course is designed to help the beginning mental health professional acquire fundamental counseling skills. Theoretical approaches, including cognitive behavioral, systemic, humanistic, relational, and psychodynamic, will be introduced. Topics include counselor roles and ethics, the dimensions of contemporary mental health practice, and the multicultural counseling perspective. Students will also explore the particular interpersonal dynamics of helping relationships and develop self-in-role awareness. The course balances theory and practical learning through in-class counseling practice.
Section A: Ann McCloskey
Section B: Laura Copland
Section C: Meg Connor
Time: Wednesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 15 per section
Credits: 3
PYG 603
Group Approaches to Mental Health Counseling
Competency Area: Group Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Restricted to CP I students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: PY 590A, Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction
This course is designed to help students gain a solid theoretical and practical knowledge of group dynamics, group development, and group leadership styles. Students will learn to observe and understand group process on a variety of levels. The course will give students the opportunity to practice group facilitation and will prepare them to work in various types of groups. The course will balance presentation, discussions and experiential learning in a group culture.
Section A: Molly Scott
Section B: Rick Toye
Section C: Larry Ruhf
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 15 per section
Credits: 3
PYB 505
Human Development and Diversity
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
Required of and Restricted to DMT I and Fall 2004 entering CP, SA/AC students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
This course will provide an overview of human development throughout the lifetime in the family, social and cultural context. The individual and family life cycles will be viewed as mutually interactive processes which are also affected by such factors as biology/genetics, gender, race, ethnicity, acculturation, religion, etc. The development of the individual will be traced chronologically through a survey of a select number of major theoretical approaches. The family and other factors influencing and generated by the individual’s developmental tasks will be explored concurrently.
Section A: Dottie Morris
Section B: Ann McCloskey
Section C: Rachel Becker-Klein
Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Maximum: 15 per section
Credits: 3
PYI 518
Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy
Competency Area: Individual Assessment and Intervention Strategies
Restricted to MFT II students. Special written permission required for CP II students to enroll as a PYC equivalent.
Prerequisite: Completion of MFT I courses.
While systems thinking has greatly impacted couples treatment, it has only been given “lip service“ in the field of sex therapy until the work of David Schnarch. This 3-credit course is especially designed to help systems-oriented students move beyond a Ã’homework assignment’ mentality of traditional sex therapy. The course begins with a review of human sexual development and sexual response, and moves to learning to think in an integrated way about complex interpersonal and intergenerational sexual dilemmas. A clear understanding of systemic concepts such as incongruent power hierarchies, clinical paradox, and Bowenian notions of differentiation (vs. the concept of “Autonomy”) are important foundations for the student to have prior to the course. No previous training in sex therapy is required. Students will be invited to examine their own attitudinal framework regarding these ideas, but disclosing intimate details about one’s own sexuality is not required.
Section A: Janie Long
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 13
Credits: 3
PYI 524
Human Sexuality Counseling
Course Added (08/03/04)
Competency Area: Individual Assessment and Intervention Strategies
Restricted to CP & SA/AC ;II students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of CP I courses.
This course will provide an understanding of human sexuality and the theories and approaches of counseling for sexual development. Concepts such as function and dysfunction, the role of sexuality in adult relationships, and life style adjustments will be included. Students will be invited to examine their belief systems around sexuality and to learn to work with issues of sexuality in counseling.
Section A: Curtis Graf
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Credits: 3
Maximum: 22
PYC 626
Integrative Approaches to Addictions Counseling
Required of and Priority to SA/AC II students.
Restricted to CP & SA/AC II students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of CP I courses and internship.
This course is designed to prepare students for work with clients who present with substance abuse or other addictive disorders. Students will address the process of change that occurs in the range of substance use issues from abuse to addiction and recovery. The course focuses on the development of skills in motivational interviewing, harm reduction and cognitive behavioral approaches to substance abuse and pays special attention to short term interventions and treatments. This course will be geared to students who have prior knowledge, experience and/or training in addictions counseling. Non SA/AC students are welcome but should have taken PY 572 Theories of Addiction or its equivalent.
Section A: Tom Barker
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3
PY 693
Internship, Dance/Movement Therapy
A supervised six- to nine-month D/MT internship (minimum 700 hours) in a clinical setting in keeping with standards approved by the American Dance Therapy Association.
Section A: Phyllis Jeswald
Credits: 4
PY 693B
Internship Continuation, Dance/Movement Therapy
For students continuing an internship begun in the Summer 2004 semester.
Section A: Phyllis Jeswald
Credits: uncredited
PYB 522
Introduction to Non Verbal Dynamics
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
This course will provide an introduction to the unspoken aspects of communication and interpersonal dynamics. Students will learn to sharpen their observation skills and will be exposed to an overview of movement patterns relevant to nonverbal exchange. They will learn to understand movement patterns which are expressive of developmental and psychological concepts. Students will experience movement components of empathy, trust, support, temperament, and boundaries useful in the therapeutic process. They will have an opportunity to observe and explore these movement qualities individually, in pairs and in groups.
Section A: Susan Loman
Time: Saturday & Sunday, November 6 & 7,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1
PY 599
Introduction to Psychodrama
Competency Area: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies
This workshop is designed to stimulate interest in the psychodramatic method for therapeutic work with groups, families and individuals. The focus will be on experiential learning, including direct participation in group action exercises and psychodramatic techniques such as: soliloquy, doubling, role reversal, mirroring, concretizing of metaphor and others. These techniques and their application will be discussed in light of psychodramatic theory and philosophy. Participants should expect to take from the workshop a number of useful techniques as well as the awareness of the power of this method and the need for further training before attempting in-depth psychodrama with clients. Although experiential in nature, the workshop is a training group, not a therapy group, and personal disclosure will occur only within proscribed boundaries. Participants will more often be asked to take on roles other than self rather than to explore personal material, although some personal sharing will occur.
Section A: Kim Burden
Time: Saturday & Sunday, October 23 & 24,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1
PYP 691
Practicum in Dance/Movement Therapy I
Required of and Restricted to DMT I students.
Practicum in Dance/Movement Therapy provides students with an opportunity to observe, co-lead and lead groups in clinical or educational settings. DMT sessions are led and supervised by practicing dance/movement therapists. Learning to identify group and individual interventions and applying theoretical learning from other courses are prime goals of the course.
Section A: Susan Loman, Claire LeMessurier, Kim Burden
Time: Wednesdays, 9:00 am -1:00 pm
(Times for individual sessions will vary.)
Maximum: 20
Credits: 2
PY 686
Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology I
(Sections A & B)
Emphasis: Ethics
PYP 695
Practicum in Counseling Psychology I (Sections A & B)
Sections A & B: Required of and Restricted to DMT II students.
The Professional Seminar will focus on the ethical standards and legal issues related to clinical practice. Students will become familiar with the American Counseling Association Code of Ethical Standards, the ADTA Code of Ethics and the various statutory requirements that impact on the work with clients. The student will be able to recognize the ethical principles and legal issues related to the counselor role and to utilize this knowledge in their work with clients and colleagues. The student will be able to make case formulations and diagnostic statements, to demonstrate skills in treatment planning and to identify strategies for clinical interventions with clients and systems. The seminar also provides a vehicle for integrating internship experiences, conceptual material, and one’s personal style and development as a mental health professional.
Concurrently with the Professional Seminar, DMT II students must do a practicum/internship totaling 450 hours over the course of the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 semesters at an approved site. Please see the Department of Applied Psychology Handbook for guidelines.
Section A: Alice Scudder
Section B: Kim Burden
Section assignments will be made by the Program.
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 8 per section
Credits: Pro Sem: 3; Practicum: 3
PY 686
Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology I
(Sections D - J)
Emphasis: The Helping Relationship
PYP 695
Practicum in Counseling Psychology I (Sections D - J)
Sections D - J: Required of and Restricted to CPI students.
The Professional Seminar will focus on the helping relationship. Factors which influence the counseling relationship, such as ethical and legal issues, the supervisory relationship, and the development of the skills, behaviors, and attitudes of a professional counselor, will be examined through readings, discussions and in class practice. The seminar will also provide a vehicle for integrating practicum experiences with academic learning, and for the development of “self-in-role”.
Concurrently with the Professional Seminar, students must do a practicum/internship (totaling 600 hours for CP students) over the course of the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 semesters at an approved site. Please see the Department of Applied Psychology Handbook for guidelines. Students who are interested in concentrating in substance abuse/addictions counseling may do a SA/AC internship this year. Students are advised to check their state licensure requirements pertaining to practica.
Section D: Molly Scott
Section E: Dana Mann
Section F: Larry Ruhf
Section G: Ann McCloskey
Section H: Betsy Taylor
Section I: Ramona Anderson
Section J: Robert Chalif
Section assignments will be made by the Program.
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 7 per section
Credits: Pro Sem: 3; Practicum (Sections D - J): 3
PY 688
Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology III
(Sections A-G)
Emphasis:
Contextual Dimensions in Mental Health Counseling
PY 696C
Internship (Sections A - G)
Required of and Restricted to CP II and SA/AC II students.
Prerequisite: Completion of CP I courses and internship
This course provides an overview of the current contexts of mental health practice. Selected topics will include: role of the mental health counselor in contemporary practice settings, multicultural issues, standards of ethical practice, and theories and practices of consultation. Students will have an opportunity to integrate their current internship experiences with their theoretical learning and to develop skills in peer supervision and consultation.
Concurrently with the Professional Seminar, CP II students must do an internship, totaling 600 hours over the course of the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 semesters, at an approved site. Students concentrating in SA/AC are reminded that they must complete an internship in an addictions counseling placement if they did not do so during their CP I year. Please see the Department of Applied Psychology Handbook for internship guidelines. Students are advised to check their state licensure regulations pertaining to internship requirements.
Section A: Ken Bacon
Section B: Curtis Graf
Section C: Dana Mann
Section D: Ann McCloskey
Section E: Betsy Taylor
Section F: Heribert Tryba
Section G: Robert Chalif
Section assignments will be made by the Program.
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 7 per section
Section assignments will be made by the program.
Credits: Pro Sem: 3; Internship: 4
PY 680A
Professional Seminar in Dance/Movement Therapy I
Emphasis: The Helping Relationship
Required of and Restricted to DMT I students.
This course will introduce the student to the theory and practice of dance/movement therapy, using the approaches developed by the pioneers of the field to elucidate the foundations of the profession. It will provide a forum to discuss the interplay of personal and professional issues that arise in becoming therapists, and will provide support as students integrate practicum material, core D/MT concepts, and peer-group entry experiences.
Section A: Phyllis Jeswald
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3
PY 686A
Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy I
PY 697
Practicum in Marriage & Family Therapy I
Required of and Restricted to MFT I students.
The Professional Seminar represents a combination of academically based supervision and a course in which the student is aided in the development of her/his identity as a marriage and family therapist by examining issues which arise in relation to the concurrent practicum or internship experience. The purpose of the first Professional Seminar is to aid the student in his/her transition into the graduate program, to help her/him integrate academic coursework with the practice of systems therapy, to monitor the progress of the student as s/he begins the practicum experience and to introduce students to the notion of the ongoing process of examining oneself in the role of marriage and family therapist. This semester of the Professional Seminar will also focus on professional issues, introducing and examining the AAMFT Code of Ethical Principles.
Section A: Tim Lowry
Section B: Judy Davis
Section C: Larry MacFarland
Section D: Heri Tryba
Section assignments will be made by the program.
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 6 per section
Credits: Pro Sem: 3; Practicum: 4
PY 688B
Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy IV
PY 698
Internship
Required of and Restricted to MFT II students.
This semester’s course will focus on the study of the student’s family of origin and its effect on the work of the therapist. In the process of practicing marriage and family therapy students will learn to recognize and to continue to be aware of their own strengths and weaknesses and affinities and dislikes. Students will examine their own families of origin and relate their systemic histories to their present work in the field.
Section A: Janie Long
Section B: Mark Bromley
Section C: Steve Price
Section assignments are the same as Summer 2004.
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 6 per section
Credits: Pro Sem: 3; Internship: 4
PYB 502
Psychomotor Assessment of Children
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundations
Required of and Restricted to DMT I students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
This course presents the basic principles of movement observation, assessment and analysis for use in diagnosis, treatment planning and intervention applicable with child populations. Students will learn to experience, recognize, notate, diagram and interpret movement patterns, representing developmental and psychological perspectives. They will learn to use the Kestenberg Movement Profile nonverbal assessment tool and will be exposed to other assessment tools such as Body-Mind Centering, Labananalysis and Action Profiling. Students will be introduced to the concepts of reliability and validity and will learn the applications of these assessment tools in clinical diagnosis and treatment of children.
Section A: Susan Loman
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3
PYB 506
Psychopathology: An Ecological Approach
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
Required of and Restricted to CPI and DMT II students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction
This course addresses individual psychopathology from a variety of perspectives: biological, developmental, cultural and interactional. It will provide students with a broad theoretical base for understanding psychopathology from not only an individual descriptive symptomologic perspective as presented in the DSM-IV, but also from a contextual, systemic perspective, including developmental hallmarks, familial patterns, biological factors and socio-cultural contributors.
Section A: Rick Toye
Section B: Andrew Prokopis
Section C: Dottie Morris
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 20 per section
Credits: 3
PYB 512
Psychopathology: PTSD
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundations
Priority to CP II students.
This course will explore trauma and its effects on individuals and families. There will be an examination of current theories of trauma etiology as well as clinical theories of recovery. Dissociative process, trauma bonding, abreactive process, and the process of recovery from trauma will all be examined. There will also be an examination of relevant psychodynamic material, developmental models, and differential diagnostic considerations, including character pathologies. The intent of the course is to impart an understanding of current trauma theory, assessment techniques and processes, and treatment options and goals. A primary focus will be the treatment of adults who were traumatized or abused as children, though there will be some discussion of adult trauma, including rape, natural disaster survival, and combat associated trauma. The course format will include discussion, lecture material and applied clinical thinking. It is essential that all required readings be completed before the course.
Section A: Matthew Zilboorg
Time: Saturday & Sunday, November 13 & 14,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1
PYB 523
Psychopharmacology for Counselors
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
This weekend course will focus on the clinical uses of psychotropic medications in the treatment of affective disorders, psychotic disorders and anxiety disorders. The mechanisms by which abused substances affect the body and drugs used in the treatment of substance abuse disorders will also be covered. The basic biology underlying these disorders will be presented as part of the discussion of the therapeutic mechanisms of drug action. It is strongly recommended that students interested in the (PY 563) Psychopathology: Psychopharmacology of Substance Abuse also take this course.
Section A: Douglas Hoffman
Time: Saturday & Sunday, December 11 & 12,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1
PYG 608
Social & Cultural Diversity in Dance/Movement Therapy
Competency Area: Group Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Restricted to DMT I students; others by written permission of the Program Director attached to or on registration form.
This course will expose students to issues of ethnicity, race, gender, socioeconomic status, culture, sexual orientation, physical/psychological ability, religion, age, etc, as these relate to their development as dance/movement therapists. Students will explore their own attitudes and beliefs through experiential exercises, and small-and large-group discussions. Through discussions of texts, novels, films and lectures, students will learn about historical contexts and contemporary concerns of diverse groups. In order to provide a foundation for competent and ethical practice, students will examine strategies for working professionally with individuals, groups and diverse populations.
Section A: Alice Scudder
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3
PY 690
SIS: Supervised Independent Study
If you are planning an independent study, please register for an SIS on your registration form; however, an SIS contract must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by December 1, 2004 in order for it to appear on your schedule or transcript. Please be sure to specify on the contract if the SIS will be used to fulfill a competency area or serve as a required course substitute, or as an elective. Contracts received after the December 1 deadline will be returned to you for registration in a subsequent semester (additional costs may apply). Credits will not appear on your schedule until the SIS contract(s) has been submitted to the Registrar’s Office, thus affecting your enrollment status and perhaps your financial aid eligibility.
Credits: variable
PY 576
Survey of Family Theory
Competency area: Behavioral Science Foundations
Required of and Priority to MFT I students; open to CP & SA/AC II students as PYC equivalent.
This course is designed to expose students to the major theoretical orientations in the field of family therapy. Experiential, contextual, Bowenian, object relations, structural, strategic, Milan-systemic, and paradigmatic schools will be covered. These theories will be presented both sequentially and integratively (linearly and circularly), in order to enable students to apply the epistemological issues in the field through its theoretical divergencies.
Section A: TBA
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 24
Credits: 3
PY 572
Theories of Addiction
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
Required OF ALL CP students.
Priority to CP II students.
This course will serve as a basic introduction to the psychopathology of substance abuse and addiction. The class will examine various theories which seek to define addiction, discuss diagnosis and assessment of chemical dependency, and explore stages of treatment and different treatment modalities. The program of Alcoholics Anonymous will be analyzed as a generic model of 12-step programs. Other self-help formats will be identified and described.
Section A: Jan Manwaring
Time: Saturday & Sunday, November 20 & 21,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1
PYC 638
Theory and Practice of Mind/Body Psychology
Restricted to CP II and SA/AC II students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of CP I courses and internship.
This course explores the field of mind/body psychology, using mindfulness meditation as its foundation. Theoretical knowledge in the areas of state dependent memory and psychoneuroimmunology will be accompanied by training through visualization, music, art and hypnosis. The course provides a knowledge and experience base in a developing area, providing short-term treatment in major medical centers and other settings. One half hour daily meditation practice is required. Some knowledge of physiology and mind/body therapies (bio-energetics, polarity therapy, hypnosis, etc.) is helpful but not required.
Section A: Betsy Taylor
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3