Applied Psychology Courses Spring 2005

PYB 518
Body-Mind Centering Approaches to Developmental Movement
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
Priority to DMT students.

This course will explore the developmental principles of Body-Mind Centering as identified and described by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Our earliest body experiences, how we move, how we are touched and carried, influence our subsequent physical, perceptual and psychological organization. The developmental movement patterns and themes which unfold during the first year of life provide the foundation for our relationships with self, other, and the environment. By examining and experiencing these patterns and related body systems we will gain insight into our own psycho-physical organization as well as gain a better understanding of the body-mind connection.

Section A: Amelia Ender
Time: Saturday & Sunday, March 12 & 13,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1

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 & B: Priority to Fall 2004 CP/SA/AC entrants, 6 spaces each section reserved for DMT 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.

Section A: Carlotta Willis
Section B: Meg Connor
Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Maximum: 22 per section
Credits: 3

PYI 522
Counseling Skills Lab
Competency Areas: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Prerequisite: PY 590A, Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction

This course will focus on further enhancement of the technical and conceptual skills of counseling. The course will consist of reflection on the development of the self-in-role and continued application of theory to practice through in-class skills exercises and supervision.

Section A: Meg Connor
Changed 01/31/05 to: Ann McCloskey
Section B: Thomas Barker
Section C: Alice Scudder
Time: Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Maximum: 12 per section
Credits: 1

PYI 512
Counseling Theories: Models and Approaches
(formerly Theories of Personality & Individual Counseling)
Competency Area: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Restricted to CP I, SA/AC I and DMT I students; others by written permission of the Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisites: PY 590A, Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction and PYB 505, Human Development & Diversity

The course provides an understanding of the major counseling theories and their application with clients, and their family/cultural/systems contexts. An overview of the evolution and development of the core tenets of counseling and psychotherapy will provide a context for a more extensive examination of the current approaches utilized by mental health counselors in practice settings. These approaches include psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and solution-focused models. The course will focus on the theories and practices through didactic presentations, demonstrations and experiential work with the goal of giving class members the tools to function effectively in practica and internships.

Section A: Betsy Taylor
Section B: Barbara Andrews
Section C: Ken Bacon
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 18 per section
Credits: 3

PYC 675
Crisis Intervention: Cognitive Behavioral Approaches
Restricted to CP II students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of all CP I courses and internships

This course will provide an overview to the theory and practice of crisis intervention from a cognitive-behavioral perspective. The variety of crisis situations and the phenomenon of suicide will be examined as well as the roles and responsibilities of counselors in making the interventions. Students will be exposed to a variety of models of counseling under the heading of cognitive-behavioral with the objective of helping the student develop an integrated approach to the range of problems clients present. Members will have the opportunity to present case material to the class.

Section A: Ken Bacon
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 15
Credits: 3

PY 618A
Dance/Movement Therapy with Adults
Competency Area: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Priority to DMT II students. Open to CP II & SA/AC II students as a PYC equivalent; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.

This course will present a theoretical and practical framework for in-depth work and brief treatment models in dance/movement therapy with a variety of adult populations. Trauma and addictions recovery models, along with mind-body and object relations frameworks are examined and integrated with KMP, Laban and Body-Mind CenteringTM concepts. Techniques such as somatic countertransference, gestalt work, integrated transformational healing, dramatic improvisational experiments, rechoreography of object relations and authentic movement are explored and experienced.

Section A: Kim Burden
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3

PYC 666
Family Therapy Approaches To Addictions Treatment
Required of and Restricted to SA/AC II students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: PYC 626, completion of all CP/SA/AC I courses and internships

This course will provide an understanding of the structure and dynamics of marriage and other committed relationships, and families, and look at a variety of systemic interventions including structural, strategic, and Bowenian approaches. Special attention will be given to understanding of and intervention with shame-based family systems including families with addictions, domestic violence and other family problems which require broad-based as well as dynamic interventions.

Section A: Diane Kurinsky
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 15
Credits: 3

PYC 668
Family Therapy Approaches to Counseling Adolescents
(formerly Adolescent & Family Counseling)
Restricted to CP II students: others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of all CP I courses and internships

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 adolescent is the identified client. Marriage/relationship/family therapy approaches and effective models of adolescent treatment within this context will be addressed, integrating models of working with larger systems, such as schools and social services. Topics include systemic assessment and family interventions strategies for adolescent eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, PTSD, and risk-taking behaviors.

Section A: Larry Ruhf
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 15
Credits: 3

PY 590A
Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction
Competency Area: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Priority to Spring 2005 entering CP, SA/AC students.

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: Laura Copland
Section B: Ann McCloskey
Changed 01/31/05 to: Meg Connor
Time: Wednesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 15 per section
Credits: 3

PYG 604
Group Dance/Movement Therapy
Competency Area: Group Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Restricted to DMT I students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.

This course will explore methods in group Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) useful in the treatment of clients in a variety of clinical settings. Special attention will be given to providing a theoretical and experiential understanding of group purpose, development and dynamics. The Chace approach will be utilized to teach basic DMT group skills; other leadership styles and techniques will be examined to prepare the student for DMT internship experiences with a wide variety of populations. The instructor will present theoretical material and facilitate experiential learning through lecture, discussion, video, group processing, and reflection papers. Students will have the opportunity to develop their own style and expertise by designing and implementing role-played DMT groups appropriate to the population of their choice.

Section A: Phyllis Jeswald
Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3

PYB 505
Human Development and Diversity
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
Required of and Priority to Spring 2005 entering CP, SA/AC students.

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 individualÕs developmental tasks will be explored concurrently.

Section A: Ann McCloskey
Section B: William Griffith
Time: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Maximum: 15 per section
Credits: 3

PY 693
Internship in Dance/Movement Therapy
Required of and Restricted to DMT students who have completed their coursework.

A supervised six- to nine-month DMT 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

For Dance/Movement students continuing an internship begun in the Fall 2004 semester, through the Spring 2005 semester.

Section A: Phyllis Jeswald
Credits: uncredited

PYI 514
Methods of Testing and Assessment
Competency Area: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Restricted to CP I and SA/AC I students; others by written permission of the Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: PYB 506, Psychopathology: An Ecological Approach

This course will provide students with an overview of the theoretical, historical and cultural bases for assessment. Ethical standards, issues related to age, gender, ethnicity, culture, language and disabilities as they pertain to psychological testing and assessment, assessment methods and instruments, and the concepts of reliability, validity and the psychometrics of assessment will be covered. Students will have opportunities to examine a wide range of standardized tests, psychological inventories, projective materials, self report measures, and technical and interpretive manuals and instructions throughout the semester. Students successfully completing this course will be better able to understand and interpret psychological test and assessment information in their roles as mental health counselors.

Section A: Robert Chalif
Section B: Sandra-Leigh Sprecker
Section C: Andrew Prokopis
Changed 12/22/04 to: Dottie Morris
Time: Tuesdays,12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 20 per section
Corrected/Changed 11/19/04 to:
Maximum 12 per section
Credits: 3

PYS 607
Multicultural Counseling Field Studies
Competency Area: Social Systems Assessment & Intervention Strategies

This course is a field study trip to the University of Puerto Rico to participate in multicultural seminars with counseling students and professionals. Students will visit sites where mental health counseling is practiced and cultural studies are included. Some conversational Spanish language is helpful but not required. Students will be responsible for their own travel and personal expenses for the trip.

Section A: Carlotta Willis
Time: March 14 - 18
Maximum: 10
Credits: 1

PYP 692
Practicum II in Dance/Movement Therapy
Required of and Restricted to DMT I students.

Practicum in Dance/Movement Therapy provides students with an opportunity to observe various clinical and educational settings and populations and to participate in DMT sessions led and supervised by practitioners in the field. 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 - 1:00 pm
(individual times may vary)
Maximum: 17
Credits: 2

PY 687
Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology II -
Emphasis: Social and Cultural Foundations (DMT II)

PY 695A
Internship, Counseling Psychology (DMT II)
Restricted to DMT II students.

Please Note: Students will continue with the same instructor from Fall 2004 semester. Please specify section letter clearly on registration form to ensure being registered for the correct section.

This is a continuation of Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology I for DMT II students and offers students a strong theoretical foundation in the social and cultural factors influencing human behavior, as well as an applied clinical component of case consultation and internship support. Case consultation and support in this semester will provide an opportunity to utilize the theories in students' current practice.

Section A: Alice Scudder
Section B: Kim Burden
Time: Tuesdays,
12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 8 per section
Credits: ProSem: 3; Internship: 3

PY 687
Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology II -
Emphasis: Professional Ethics (CP and SA/AC I Students)

PY 695D
Internship
Restricted to continuing students.
Prerequisite: Completion of PY 686, Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology I and PY 695, Practicum in Counseling Psychology I
Please Note: Students will continue with the same instructor from Fall semester . Please specify section letter clearly on registration form to ensure being registered for the correct section.

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 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. Concurrent with the Professional Seminar, CP and SA/AC I students must participate in an internship, totaling at least 600 hours over the course of the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 semesters at an approved site. It is expected that the remainder of the 600 hours will be completed this semester.

Sections A & B: for DMT II students only.
Sections D - J: Restricted to CP and SA/AC I students.
Section D: Molly Scott
Section E: Dana Mann
Section F: Barbara Andrews
Section G: Ann McCloskey
Section H: Betsy Taylor
Section I: Ramona Anderson
Section J: Robert Chalif
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 8 per section
Credits: ProSem: 3; Internship: 4

PY 689
Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology IV - Emphasis: Professional Identity (CP II and SA/AC II)

PY 696
Internship, Counseling Psychology
Restricted to continuing CP and SA/AC II students.
Prerequisite: Completion of PY 688, Professional Seminar in Counseling Psychology III and PY 696C, Internship in Counseling Psychology III.

This final semester of the professional seminar is the capstone course in the student's development as a mental health counselor. An understanding of the professional history, standards and practices is key to this course. An integration of ethics and issues of ethical practice will be emphasized. Students will be supported in their transition to mental health professionals through in-depth exploration of self-in-role, readings and discussions on selected topics in mental health practice, continued discussions of ethical practice, and final competency demonstrations of integration of theory and practice. Concurrent with the Professional Seminar, CP II students must participate in an Internship, totaling at least 600 hours over the course of the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 semesters at an approved site. It is expected that the remainder of the 600 hours will be completed this semester.

Section A: Ken Bacon
Section B: Curtis Graf
Section B - CANCELLED (01/11/05)
Section C: Dana Mann
Section D: Ann McCloskey
Section E: Betsy Taylor
Section F: Heri Tryba
Section G - ADDED (01/11/05)
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 8 per section
Credits: ProSem: 3; Internship: 4

PY 681B
Professional Seminar in
Dance/Movement Therapy II -
Emphasis: Professional Orientation
Required of and Restricted to DMT I students.

The Professional Seminar in Dance/Movement Therapy provides students with a vehicle for the integration of practica experiences, conceptual material and one's personal style and development. It will offer an overview of the profession and a forum to discuss ethics and personal and professional issues. This semester will focus on issues relating to becoming a professional in the field of dance/movement therapy.

Section A: Alice Scudder
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 17
Credits: 3

PY 687A
Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy II

PY 697
Practicum in Marriage & Family Therapy
Restricted to continuing MFT I students.
Please Note: Students will continue with the same instructor from Fall 2004 semester. Please specify section letter clearly on registration form to ensure being registered for the correct section.

This course is a continuation of Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy I. During this semester students' practica will continue to be monitored and supervised, casework will be introduced, and issues of becoming a systems professional will be covered. Students will begin to discuss their affinities toward their own styles of thinking and working. During this semester of the professional seminar, students will continue to work on professional issues and focus their learning on the study of ethics in the field.

Section A: Anne Prouty Lyness
Section B: Judy Davis
Section C: Tim Lowry
Section D: Larry McFarland
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15
Added 11/19/04:
Maximum 12 per section
Credits: ProSem: 3; Practicum: 4

PY 689A
Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy V

PY 698
Internship in Marriage & Family Therapy
Restricted to continuing MFT II students.
Please Note: Students will continue with the same instructor from Fall 2004 semester. Please specify section letter clearly on registration form to ensure being registered for the correct section.

This is a continuation of Professional Seminar in Marriage & Family Therapy IV (PY 688B)

Section A: Janie Long
Section B: Mark Bromley
Section C: Steve Price
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 6 per section
Credits: ProSem: 3; Internship: 4

PYB 514
Psychomotor Assessment of Adults
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
Required of and Restricted to DMT I students; others by written permission of the Program Director attached to or on registration form.

This course is a continuation of the exploration of movement observations and assessment begun in the previous semester. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills in notating, diagramming and interpreting five categories of movement patterns within the Kestenberg Movement Profile and in Labananalysis representing dynamics and shaping in space applicable to adult populations. Students will learn the applications of these assessments in clinical diagnosis and treatment of adults.

Section A: Susan Loman
Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 - 3:15 pm
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3

PY 656
Psychopathology & the Assessment of Social Systems
Competency Area: Social Systems Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Required of and Restricted to MFT I students; others by written permission of the Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisites: PY 602A, Fundamentals of Systems Therapy, PY 642B, Introduction to Systems Theory, and PY 576, Survey of Family Theory.

This course will instruct students in the theory, methods and research of clinical systems assessment of psychopathology and multiaxial diagnosis. This course will review interventions, including relational psychotherapeutic and chemical, for several of the major diagnostic categories. Students will learn to perform individual, relational, and larger systems assessments, including but not limited to a mental status exam, a medical genogram, and diagnosis using the DSM-IV TR. As part of the larger systems focus, students will be introduced to basic medical family therapy literature and research.

Section A: Anne Prouty Lyness
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 24
Credits: 3

PYB 513
Psychopathology: Eating Disorders
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
Priority to second-year Applied Psychology students.

In this workshop, students will learn differential diagnosis and treatment of eating/weight disorders within an individual psychotherapy model. Learning will occur through didactic presentations, case presentations, experiential exercises, and class discussion. The influence of culture and media on eating disorders will be addressed as well as issues concerning the stigmatization of obesity. Family, dance/movement, and 12-step techniques will not be formally addressed but are welcome in discussion.

Section A: Jennifer Summers
Time: Saturday & Sunday, February 26 & 27,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1

PY 563
Psychopathology: Psychopharmacology of Substance Abuse
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundation
Required of and Priority to SA/AC II students.

This course will present current concepts of addiction, drugs of abuse and pharmacological treatments for those in recovery from addiction. Special attention will be given to mechanisms of tolerance and the concepts of tolerance, addiction, and drug-seeking behavior. Related basic concepts such as neurotransmitters, receptor sites, drug interaction and other pharmacological dynamics will be presented in support of the basic discussion.

Section A: Douglas Hoffman
Time: Saturday & Sunday, January 22 & 23,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1

PYC 654
Research and Evaluation
Required of and Priority to CP II and SA/AC II students; others by written permission of the Program Director attached to or on registration form.

This course will familiarize students with clinically relevant research methods including surveys, experimental, quasi-experimental, and single case replication designs, clinical outcome, research and program evaluation. The research on empirically validated treatments will be examined. Students will present research or research designs supporting their approach to treatment within a selected client population. In addition, this course will include an examination of the ACA/APA ethical guidelines for conducting research, and issues of diversity in research and evaluation. An overview of statistical concepts and terminology related to research methods will be included.

Section A: Rachel Becker-Klein
Section B: Sandra-Leigh Sprecker
Time Section A: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Section B: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 24 per section
Credits: 3

PYB 515
Research and Evaluation in Dance/Movement Therapy
Competency Area: Behavioral Science Foundations
Required of and Restricted to DMT II students, others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form. Equivalent to PYC 654.

This course will provide students with an overview of how to effectively use library resources and understand quantitative and qualitative research methods including program evaluation, research evaluation, ethical issues in research, and APA publication guidelines. In addition, this course will provide students the opportunity to critically examine research in dance/movement therapy and related topics.

Section A: Ellen Landis
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 20
Credits: 3

PYC 674A
Research and Evaluation in Family Studies
Required of and Priority to MFT II students. Open to CP II equivalent to PYC 654; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of MFT I courses

In addition to providing the student with a background in the basics of research methodology, this course will focus on the major themes and controversies in the Marriage and Family Therapy field. It will also teach students how to use journals and current literature in the field in order to enhance their knowledge and to aid them in viewing their work and the work of others more critically.

Section A: Kevin Lyness
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 24
Credits: 3

PYS 604
Social and Cultural Diversity
Competency Area: CP: Social Systems Assessment & Intervention Strategies; MFT: Group Assessment & Intervention Strategies
Section A: Required of and Restricted to MFT I students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Sections B - D: Required of and restricted to Spring 2005, Fall 2004 CP and SA/AC entrants.

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 therapists/counselors. Students will explore their own attitudes and beliefs through experiential exercises, 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 as individual, group and family therapists/counselors with diverse populations.

Section A: Janie Long
Section B: Dottie Morris
Section C: Carlotta Willis
Section D: Alice Scudder
Time: Section A: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Sections B, C & D: Wednesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 20 per section
(10 seats reserved in sections B - D for
CP Spring 2005 entrants)
Credits: 3

PY 678
Special Issues In Family Therapy:
Addictions & Intrafamilial Violence
Restricted to MFT II students; PYC equivalent for CP/SA/AC II with written permission; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.

This course is designed to expand the conceptual constructs and treatment strategies of the students in their work with families in which there is violence and/or addictions. Time will be allotted for students to research and present on their interests in these topics and the clinical issues they raise. We will consider the cultural contexts of the occurrences and treatment of family violence and addictions. The course objectives will be met by increasing the students' understanding of both the client and ourselves in our cultural contexts. Thus, the students will be better equipped to explore their use of self in the relationship with the family in treatment.

Section A: Kevin Lyness
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Maximum: 24
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 April 20, 2005, 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 April 20th 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 financial aid eligibility.

Credits: variable

PYC 663
Spirituality and Counseling
CLASS CANCELLED (01/11/05)
Restricted to CP II students; others by written permission of Program Director attached to or on registration form.
Prerequisite: Completion of all CP I courses and internships

This course will combine a survey of transpersonal theory with an approach to counseling which emanates from that theory. The developmental approach of Wilber and Washburn, the consciousness studies of Tart and Grof and the psychology of spiritual traditions will form a theoretical foundation. Issues include assessing the spiritual condition of client and counselor, the role of religious training in personality development, distinguishing religious and spiritual issues from pathology, and assessing spiritual discipline in counseling. Regular participation in spiritual practice and half an hour daily practice is required.

Section A: John Van Ness
Time: Tuesdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am
Maximum: 15
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: Diane Kurinsky
Time: Saturday & Sunday, February 12 & 13,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1

PYI 526
Using Play in Therapy
Competency Area: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies

This course is designed to introduce students to specific applications of play in therapy. Play is an essential component when working with children, to create a comfortable and open environment for self-expression. Students will explore making dolls, art, games and sandtray to access a playful means of engaging clients. These therapeutic tools and approach will be explored as interventions, means to enhance communication and address therapeutic goals. The information will be presented in slides, lecture and highlighted through experiential exercises.

Section A: Erika Leeuwenburgh
Time: Saturday & Sunday, April 2 & 3,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 17
Changed (01/11/05):
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1

PYI 525
When Religion and Clinical Care of Intersexuals
and Other Sexual Minorities Meet
Competency Areas: Individual Assessment & Intervention Strategies

This workshop will center on the intersection of religious beliefs and sexual minorities in therapy. Participants will gain knowledge related to the variety of persons who classify as sexual minorities including those persons who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersexual, transsexual, and transgendered. They will also consider a variety of treatment challenges faced when working with these individuals, couples, and families including the use of language, growing beyond stereotypes, addressing personal bias, gaining skill and knowledge, and learning to address the specific challenges of oppression. Particular emphasis will be given to religious struggles both within the therapist and within the client that may be present when working with these populations.

Section A: Janie Long
Time: Saturday & Sunday, February 26 & 27,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24
Credits: 1

PY 510
Writing Skills for Counselors
Competency Area: Elective

This course focuses on the development of professional writing skills. It begins with a discussion of successful writing habits, continues with an overview of basic writing skills and ends with more advanced skills, such as writing logical, well-organized papers. The course also covers APA writing standards for professional reports and papers. Students will immediately apply new skills using hands-on exercises.

Section A: Greg Blair
Time: Saturday & Sunday, March 5 & 6,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maximum: 24 Credits: 1