Marital counseling, family counseling, sexual disorders, and crisis intervention are some of the areas of focus. An overview of treatments of major mental disorders is presented. An introduction into the theory and practice of group psychotherapy, including consideration of history and theory, as well as practical considerations and clinical techniques. Ethical considerations for therapists who lead groups are discussed. An experiential component may be incorporated into the class periods.
Students gain exposure to specific instruments designed to assist in career decisions.
Lab fee may be required. An exploration of current procedures employed in the evaluation of behavior. Attention to the observation and interpretation of behavioral information and its relationship to choice of assessment procedures. Representative measures of intelligence, achievement, aptitude, personality, and psychological motor functioning are reviewed. The rationale and validity of the more popular intelligence tests, projective measures, interest inventories, and personality measures currently in use.