Theories of personality and the causes of mental illness and emotional distress will be reviewed as frameworks for therapeutic intervention. Specific case examples will illustrate applications of theory to professional practice. Graduates are committed to their roles as helping professionals. Graduates are capable of excellence in their professional practice. Graduates think systematically about their practice, use research, and contribute to the knowledge base.
Graduates are members of learning communities.
6. skill in conducting interviews in several formats including intake, diagnostic, crisis, and termination. Students will be able to articulate the basic theories underlying and techniques utilized in the therapies reviewed in class. Students will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of current ethical and legal issues in psychotherapy. These exams will consist of essay and short-answer questions to reflect material discussed in class and appearing in the assigned reading. Missing an exam for any reason deemed avoidable by the instructor will result in failure of the course.