Emphasis on teamwork in organizations and survey development. This course has two components - a weekly seminar at Camarillo State Hospital and eight hours per week in a field placement working with mentally ill or developmentally disabled patients. Students participate on an interdisciplinary treatment team and, under the supervision of the clinical staff, are taught to implement and evaluate behaviorally based clinical interventions with selected patients. This course offers students the opportunity to work with the chronically mentally ill in a clinical research setting with trained research psychologists. Students gain a working knowledge of all aspects of clinical research, which include planning and design of studies, project coordination, administration of neuropsychological measures and data management.
Enrollment is by consent of department chair.