Changes in our healthcare delivery system are creating a growing demand for health professionals with skills in collaboration and teamwork. This course will describe the roles and responsibilities of the various healthcare disciplines. It will also provide students, from different health professions, the opportunity to interact with one another as well as simulated patients. This collaboration will promote communication using a team-based approach to the maintenance of health and management of disease.

Credits: 1

Legal, ethical, and professional issues are discussed in the context of the delivery of mental health services. This includes the American Psychological Association Ethical Standards and Code of Conduct (APA, 2017), current practice guidelines, state and federal mental health law and regulations relating to privacy and confidentiality in interdisciplinary contexts, ethical standards in research, and issues related to competency, licensure and lifelong learning.

Credits: 3

Life Span Development I is the foundational course intended to provide a theoretical framework for working with children and adolescents. The course will build upon undergraduate courses highlighting human development. It will examine the major human developmental issues from birth through adolescence related to the physical, biological, cognitive, social, and emotional functioning for both normal and abnormal development. Topics will include theories of child development, prenatal considerations, early skill acquisition, family-related social/emotional/behavioral development, peer-related social/emotional/behavioral development, influences of maltreatment, gender development, and personality development. Assessment, interventions, and prevention models related to abnormal development will also be addressed, and the course will provide an overview of more severe pathology that originates in childhood.

Credits: 3

This course examines the biopsychosocial factors in adult development and aging. Topics include physical, psychological, and social changes that occur from early adulthood through senescence, and normal and abnormal changes through this cycle including cognitive changes. The course examines the role of work, career, and retirement as it impacts on basic adult life processes. The prospect of death and dying is also covered. Individual diversity factors and interdisciplinary collaboration are emphasized.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1502 Life Span Development I

Credits: 3

This course is a survey of the methods used in empirical and clinical research, program evaluation, and intervention outcome studies. Students will learn both experimental and quasi-experimental designs. Strategies for research design, subject selection, and statistical analysis will also be examined. Special emphasis is placed on students developing their own original research protocols and the practical considerations involved.

Credits: 3

Each seminar reviews the professional development of entry level students. Students meet with faculty to discuss issues related to their professional development in their pursuit education and training to become clinical psychologists. Each seminar is evaluated on a pass/fail basis.

Credits: Each course 1

This course is a survey of the historical development of both experimental and clinical psychology. Major systems of psychology include sensory-perceptual psychology (Gestalt), Freudian, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, social, family, humanistic, and existential. Major theorists such as Freud, Adler, Jung, Maslow, Skinner, Piaget, Beck, and Meichenbaum are examined.

Credits: 3

Building on the skills and techniques acquired in PSYCD 1504 (Research Methods and Design), this course explores research in various applied settings, and further explores the direct relationship between research and clinical practice. Special emphasis is placed on students developing their own original research protocols and the practical considerations involved.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1504 Research Methods and Design

Credits: 3

The course examines basic statistical measures including parametric and nonparametric tests at both the theoretical and applied levels. The course will allow the student to understand the statistical methods used in clinical research. Emphasis is placed on the preparation of the students for their own clinical dissertation research.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1504 Research Methods and Design

Credits: 3

This course focuses on scientific bases for for psychological testing. The course examines the philosophical, historical, and theoretical foundations of psychological testing, assessment and measurement. The course also addresses the methodological and statistical basis for psychological assessment, including test construction, validity, reliability, and other applications important for test interpretation.

Credits: 3

This course provides the clinical psychology trainee with a comprehensive approach to learning the techniques of clinical interviewing and diagnostic assessment. The student will learn what questions to ask and how to structure and guide the clinical interview. Development of clinical interviewing skills is both didactic and experiential with the student conducting mock interviews of patients. Students are introduced to diagnostic assessment, active listening, psychological inference and basic report writing.

Credits: 3

This course introduces the student to the theory, administration, scoring, and interpretation of standard intelligence tests. Basic interpretation and report writing skills are developed. Biopsychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and disability factors affecting test validity and interpretation are also examined.

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PSYCD 1525 Intelligence Testing II

Credits: 3

The purpose of this course is to emphasize the use of clinical instruments to assess cognitive functioning of children and adults. The course is designed to develop competency in administration and scoring of the current versions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. Other intellectual measures and cognitive screening tools will also be introduced.

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PSYCD 1524 Intelligence Testing I

Credits: 3

This course introduces the student to the administration, interpretation, and scoring of the objective tests for personality assessment. Tests examined include the MMPI-3, and Millon Scales. Basic interpretation and report writing skills are taught for the objective personality assessment instruments. Biopsychosocial, cultural, ethnic, gender, and disability factors affecting assessment validity and interpretation are also examined.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1524 Intelligence Testing I; PSYCD 1525 Intelligence Testing II; Concurrent enrollment in PSYCD 1527 Personality Assessment II: Projective Techniques

Credits: 3

This course provides the clinical psychology student with instruction and practice in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the projective techniques including the Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test, Sentence Completion Measures, and projective drawings. Use of projective measures with children and other populations will also be addressed. The course addresses relevant cultural, ethnic, gender, and disability factors in considering interpretation of results and in the development of integrative report writing.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1524 Intelligence Testing I; PSYCD 1525 Intelligence Testing II; Concurrent enrollment in PSYCD 1526 Personality Assessment I: Objective Techniques

Credits: 3

This course provides an overview of the biological processes underlying human behavior. This encompasses fundamental nervous system structures and processes, including evolutionary theory, genetics, neuroanatomy, synaptic transmission, sensory processing, neurodevelopment, and neuroplasticity.

Credits: 3

The clerkship sequence is a supervised pre-practicum field experience for students, focusing on the development of clinical and clinical research skills. A clerkship may take place in a number of settings under the direct supervision of program faculty. Students work at training sites in a variety of clinical and research roles. A student must complete a minimum of 2 credits of clerkship.

Prerequisites: Approval of Program Director

Credits: Each course 1

Using a biopsychosocial model, this course examines the impact of culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, socioeconomic status, and religion on theory and practice in clinical psychology. The course looks at the interaction between the clinician's own perceptions of culture and that of the patient. The impact of ethnicity, economics, disability, gender, and race is also discussed as it affects the delivery of psychological and psychiatric services. The societal impact due to differential access to services is also examined along with possible solutions to this problem.

Credits: 3

This course is designed to promote learning of additional statistical methods used to analyze and interpret quantitative data, focusing on the implementation of statistical methods for experimentation, research, and data-driven decision-making. Appropriate statistical software packages will be reviewed.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1510 Statistics I

Credits: 3

This course concentrates on the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes needed in the interpretation and reporting of test findings. Emphasis is placed on a synergistic understanding of the contributions of various test findings to the formulation of a valid diagnostic impression and recommendations. Examination of differential diagnoses, formulating a case conceptualization and recommendations, clinical report writing and feedback are reviewed with consideration of diversity issues.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1520 Clinical Appraisal and Interviewing; PSYCD 1524 Intelligence Testing I; PSYCD 1525 Intelligence Testing II; PSYCD 1526 Personality Assessment I: Objective Techniques; PSYCD 1527 Personality Assessment II: Projective Techniques

Credits: 3

Starting with the pioneering work of Beck and Ellis and progressing to the current theory and practice, this course examines the major paradigm shift in clinical psychology with the so-called "Cognitive Revolution." The course reviews the impact of cognitive therapy on the development of empirically verified treatment approaches. It also reviews the current research supporting the use of a cognitive psychotherapy approach with certain diagnostic conditions and diverse populations.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1507 History and Systems; PSYCD 1636 Behavior Therapy; PSYCD 1660 Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

Credits: 3

Beginning with the seminal work of Freud, this course examines the development of the rich and diverse psychodynamic approaches to theory and technique. The drive, ego, object relations and self-psychological models are reviewed and contrasted. Application of psychodynamic theory in treatment is also discussed. Case studies are used to exemplify the various techniques used in the psychodynamic approach.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1520 Clinical Appraisal and Interviewing; PSYCD 1507 History and Systems;

Credits: 3

This advanced course will examine the application of learning theory to behavior therapy and CBT as applied to a variety of psychopathologies, behavior disorders, and other mental health conditions in adults. Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques shown to be most effective in the treatment/remediation of symptoms and psychopathological conditions will be introduced. Also examined will be how behavior therapy is applied to various, sometimes underserved populations such as individuals with chronic mental illness and individuals with different ethnic, racial, or cultural backgrounds.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1507 History and Systems

Credits: 3

This course reviews the major systems and structures of the brain and central nervous system. In addition to examining normal neurological functioning, the course discusses common impairments in cognition, language, and perception with neurological bases. Topics covered include neurological syndromes such as cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs), head trauma and concomitant brain injury, seizure disorders, and various forms of dementia. Case studies and neuropsychological test data highlight each syndrome.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1515 Tests and Measurements; PSYCD 1550 Biological Bases of Behavior

Credits: 3

This course examines the influence of socioeconomic, diversity, and cultural influences on behavior. Normative behavior is examined in the biopsychosocial context. Also covered is the consideration of individual behavior in new, diverse, or unfamiliar sociocultural contexts.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1502 Life Span Development I

Credits: 3

This is a discussion of topics related to the cognitive and affective bases of behavior. Specific cognitive processes such as learning, perception, memory, mental representations, and embodiment are reviewed. In addition, the roles of motivation and emotion in behavior are discussed. Special emphasis will be placed on examining the biological underpinnings of cognitive and how neuroimaging is used to prove cognition function in different populations.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1550 Biological Bases of Behavior

Credits: 3

The course provides students with theory and research underlying anxiety and personality disorders. Topics include introduction to categorical vs. dimensional classification of dual diagnoses, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders, somatic symptom and related disorders, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders. Biopsychosocial aspects of disorders are reviewed. Diagnostic differentiation and empirically supported assessment and treatment approaches are presented. Inter-individual diversity and interdisciplinary aspects of care related to diagnostics are highlighted.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1520 Clinical Appraisal and Interviewing

Credits: 3

This course will provide students with an introduction to underlying depressive disorders, bipolar and related disorders, and schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. Other topics covered include suicide, neurocognitive disorders, feeding and eating disorders, sexual dysfunctions, gender dysphoria, and paraphilic disorders. Clinical presentations, diagnostic differentiation, biopsychosocial understanding, and empirically supported assessment and therapy are presented and discussed. Case studies are used to present variations in symptom presentation. The roles of culture, gender, ethnic, age, and disability factors are also discussed as are interdisciplinary aspects of care related to diagnostics.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1669 Psychopathology I: Anxiety and Personality Disorders

Credits: 3

This course provides a broad overview of child and adolescent psychopathology, including a focus on understanding basic concepts (e.g., DSM-V diagnostic criteria), issues related to classification and assessment, the historical context of disorders, developmental influences (including maltreatment), theoretical perspectives, existing research. An introduction to assessment, diagnosis, case conceptualization, and developing treatment interventions will also be covered.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1502 Life Span Development I; PSYCD 1520 Clinical Appraisal and Interviewing; PSYCD 1669 Psychopathology I: Anxiety and Personality Disorders; PSYCD 1670 Psychopathology II: Depressive, Bipolar and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Credits: 3

This course sequence is designed to provide the practical experiences in psychodiagnostics that are appropriate for the training of practitioners in clinical psychology. Students complete a diagnostic practicum at an approved training site. Students must complete a minimum of 15 quarter hours in the block. Enrollment may begin in summer or fall quarter.

Prerequisites: Approval of Director of Training, Academic Review Committee, and Program Director; Concurrent enrollment in PSYCD 1674 Diagnostic Practicum Seminar. For more information refer to the current Clinical Psychology Clinical Training Manual.

Credits: Total 15 - 20

Students come together from various diagnostic practicum sites for the purpose of supervision and discussion of the clinical experience. Students are supervised in order to maximize the learning experience in the clinical setting.

Prerequisites: Approval of Director of Training, Academic Review Committee, and Program Director; For more information refer to the current Clinical Psychology Clinical Training Manual.

Credits: Total 6.5

This course provides an extensive review of the research process through examination of published empirical and clinical research articles. Students are expected to become good consumers of the research literature in order to develop sound research habits and identify the empirical support for evidence based practice.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1504 Research Methods and Design; PSYCD 1508 Research Methods II; PSYCD 1510 Statistics I; PSYCD 1611 Statistics II

Credits: 2

The family as a system will be reviewed by examining external and internal boundaries, internal hierarchy, self-regulation through feedback, and lifecycle changes. Theory and research will be discussed within the context of relevant cultural, age, gender, and ethnic factors.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1502 Life Span Development I; PSYCD 1503 Life Span Development II; PSYCD 1507 History and Systems

Credits: 3

This course will focus on ethical decision making and the practical application of ethical principles to examine ethical and legal dilemmas utilizing a case-based format.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1501 Professional Issues and Ethics

Credits: 3

This course examines the aspects of clinical supervision, the supervisory processes and the pertinent theories and practice models for supervision in a variety of employment settings. The course will highlight the skills and qualities of the supervisor and supervisee while focusing on ways to promote effective supervision.

Credits: 2

This course reviews the pertinent theories and practice models for consultation in a variety of employment settings. This course is focused on the knowledge of consultation models and application of consultation skills.

Credits: 2

This course is an advanced study of group psychotherapy. A variety of theoretical approaches are explored. This course examines the use of group techniques for various psychological conditions such as depression, PTSD, and others. It also focuses on working with diverse populations.

Credits: 2

This course examines the development and use of pharmacological agents in the treatment of psychopathology. Further, the course examines the use of medication with empirically verified therapy approaches. All classes of psychopharmacological agents are reviewed including neuroleptics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and antidepressants.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1550 Biological Bases of Behavior

Credits: 3

This course reviews, expands, and integrates the basic knowledge base of scientific psychology first established in previous foundational, discipline specific knowledge courses on the affective, biological, cognitive, developmental, and social bases of behavior. Knowledge from these discipline specific courses is integrated and then applied to a variety of clinical issues, demonstrating comprehensive, scientific understanding of core knowledge of behavior and of psychology as a broader, inclusive discipline.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1502 Lifespan Development I; PSYCD 1503 Lifespan Development II; PSYCD 1550 Biological Bases of Behavior; PSYCD 1654 Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior; PSCYD 1660 Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

Credits: 3

The therapy practicum sequence involves direct clinical experiences at an approved training location. Students are enrolled while completing the required therapy practicum. Students must complete a total of 15 credits in the block. Enrollment may begin in summer or fall quarter.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1673 Diagnostic Practicum; Concurrent enrollment in PSYCD 1774 Therapy Practicum Seminar. Approval of Director of Training, Academic Review Committee, and Program Director. For more information refer to the current Clinical Psychology Clinical Training Manual.

Credits: Total 15 - 20

This seminar sequence reviews the progress of students enrolled in a therapy practicum at an approved training location. Students are required to meet on campus to review training experiences and present clinical cases to the attendees.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1674 Diagnostic Practicum Seminar; Approval of Director of Training, Academic Review Committee, and Program Director. For more information refer to the current Clinical Psychology Clinical Training Manual.

Credits: Total 6.5

This course introduces Health Psychology concepts and empirically supported interventions as they apply to multidisciplinary assessments and treatment of medical populations. The course focuses on applying this information to health promotion, prevention, and treatment.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1550: Biological Bases of Behavior

Credits: 3

This course will focus on the practice of integrated behavioral healthcare in medical settings. Students will learn about the roles and responsibilities of psychologists as behavioral healthcare providers in primary care medicine. Much of the focus of the course will be on learning about models of integrated care and ways in which these models are applicable to clinical work with patients. Students will also learn about roles that psychologists play in the collaborative assessment and treatment of chronic medical conditions.

Credits: 3

This course is designed to facilitate completion of the Dissertation during the fourth year of the program. Once enrolled, the student must be enrolled in this sequence for 4 consecutive quarters. A student must complete a maximum total of 8 credits.

Prerequisites: Successful proposal of the dissertation. For more information refer to the current Dissertation Manual. Approval of Program Director

Credits: Each course 2

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning is a sequence of courses addressing the factors and processes that advance students' professional development and promote an emphasis on lifelong learning. This includes preparation for entry level practice, the business aspects of practice, preparation for licensure, and maintenance of competency. This four-part sequence must be taken in numerical order.

Prerequisites: Successful proposal of the dissertation, approval of Director of Training, Academic Review Committee, and Program Director

Credits: Total 4

The advanced practicum involves direct clinical experiences at an approved training location. Students are enrolled while completing the required advanced practicum. Students must complete a total of 15 credits in the block. Enrollment may begin in summer or fall quarter.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1773 Therapy Practicum; Concurrent enrollment in PSYCD 1874 Advanced Therapy Practicum Seminar; Approval of Director of Training, Academic Review Committee, and Program Director. For more information refer to the current Clinical Psychology Clinical Training Manual.

Credits: Total 15 - 20

This seminar reviews the progress of students enrolled in an advanced practicum at an approved training location. Students are required to meet on campus to review training experiences and present clinical cases to the attendees.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1774 Therapy Practicum Seminar; Approval of Director of Training, Academic Review Committee, and Program Director. For more information refer to the current Clinical Psychology Clinical Training Manual.

Credits: Total 5

The internship is a 12-month full-time commitment (2,000 hours) that is designed to provide an intensive clinical experience expanding upon the required didactic coursework, clerkship, diagnostic practicum, therapy practicum, and advanced practicum experiences. In some approved circumstances, students may complete the requirement in 24 months. (This replaces PSYCD 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1903 Internship.) Enrollment is required for four consecutive quarters, 50 credits total. Enrollment may begin in Summer or Fall quarter.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1582, 1583 Clerkship I, II; PSYCD 1682, 1684, 1686 Diagnostic Practicum I, II, II; PSYCD 1782, 1784, 1786 Therapy Practicum I, II, III; PSYCD 1882, 1884, 1886 Advanced Practicum I, II, III; Successful completion of all coursework, Dissertation proposal, and Qualifying Examination; Approval of Program Director and Director of Training

Credits: 50

This course sequence is reserved for students on internship needing additional time for completion of the required Dissertation.

Prerequisites: PSYCD 1814 Dissertation IV; Concurrent enrollment in PSYCD 1905 Internship; Approval of Program Director

Credits: Each course 0.5

This course is reserved for students needing additional time after internship for completion of the required Dissertation. A fee will be assessed for students who are registered for this course beyond year 5 of the program.

Prerequisites: Approval of Program Director

Credits: Each course 0.5