This is a graduate course in the psychology of the behavior disorders. The main goal is for the student to develop a comprehensive knowledge of current systems for classifying distressing patterns of behavior and the ability to utilize those systems appropriately. In addition, students will become familiar with current perspectives in the field and with the prevailing hypotheses on the origin of and interventions for distressing psychological difficulties.
Extensive reading is an integral part of the course.
General Course Objectives List below are some of the main objectives of this course. Be able to conduct a good intake interview and make appropriate classification of client behavior. Be able to describe and role-play the types of psychological difficulties studied. Be able to describe the main contemporary viewpoints and hypotheses on the origins of the psychological difficulties studied. Be able to describe the main contemporary interventions for the psychological difficulties studied.