This course provides the didactic foundation for clinical interventions with children and adolescents. It provides a scholarly and practical discussion of the treatment approaches for a variety of mental health problems of children and adolescents from a diversity f theoretical perspectives. It is designed to provide a scientific foundation for the student's supervised practicum experience. Advanced Child Practicum Open to upper level students who have completed a one year basic practicum in the Psychological Clinic, this two-semester practicum is designed to provide the student with an intensive experience in clinical intervention with seriously disordered children and their families. Clinical child students typically receive training at a variety of clinical sites for their advanced practica which enhances a student's exposure to a variety of mental problems in a diversity of settings.
Placements vary based on a student's interests and training needs.
This seminar is offered every semester and team taught by the faculty. The seminar allows for a wide range of topics to be covered over a student's tenure in the program. The course format includes faculty lectures, student presentations, guest lectures, and observations at various settings. Topics covered in the past have included ethics of research and treatment with children and families, assessment and treatment of child abuse, cultural issues in clinical intervention, family violence, effect of television on child development, the influence of the family on child adjustment, preschool development, clinical child psychology in the juvenile justice system, and pediatric psychology. In recent years, students from the clinical child concentration are highly competitive for top internship slots throughout the country because of the extensive experience they have obtained in clinical settings.