Overview of principles behind intelligence and personality measures. This course covers some of the major concepts and lines of research and inquiry within the field of Human Development, mainly from the psychoanalytic theoretical perspective. Development is considered as an overarching construct with which to view cognition, affect, social relatedness, etc. Recent theorists and researchers are studied especially for their clinical relevance. Issues related to cultural background will be addressed specifically throughout the course.
Students complete a research project as part of course requirements.
An overview of general systems theory and its application to families. Examines the major issues in family development, discussion of assessment of and intervention with diverse populations in different clinical settings, reviews some of the major models of family therapy, and translates family theory into techniques for working with families. This course is an introduction to concepts and principles of psychopathology and treatment approaches for children and adolescents. Several intervention strategies are covered from various theoretical orientations, and based on recent empirical findings. Introduction to a strategy for assessing and formulating clinical and cultural material.