PSYC-622 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology 3 Focuses on the application of research design principles with specific regard to clinical psychology issues. Topics include experimental and quasi-experimental designs, development of research proposals and ethical principles concerning research. I 3 Focuses on univariate parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques used in experimental design and survey research in psychology and the behavioral sciences. Introduction to behavioral and cognitive-behavioral intervention approaches for the treatment of adult disorders. Focuses on conceptual and empirical bases for these interventions, as well as providing specific training in these therapy strategies.
Course also covers ethnic diversity issues, as well as case conceptualization.
Behavior Therapy 3 Survey of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral approaches to the assessment and treatment of various childhood and adolescent disorders. Strategies covered may include progressive muscle relaxation, visualization, autogenic training, problem solving, deep breathing, systematic desensitization, and cogntive restructuring. A biopsychosocial model of stress is emphasized as the theoretical framework from which to understand the stress process. This elective seminar for third-year students begins with lectures and guest lectures to introduce the field of prevention and prevention research in the community, how prevention in mental health differs from the medical model, how both the process and the science of research are conducted and how research intervention studies are designed, analyzed and interpreted. In examining the conceptual and applied underpinnings of the primary prevention movement, a broad array of prevention strategies, target populations and programs will be examined.