Emphasis on common elements in these therapeutic orientations and application to the practice of psychotherapy. 828 - Group Psychotherapy History, theory, and research of group dynamics. Investigation of group process variables, and their relevance to current group therapy practices. 841 - Psychopathology and Assessment of Children Overview of major disorders of childhood and of assessment techniques, including evaluation methods for cognitive, personality, and adaptive functioning. 844 - Psychotherapy for Children Research, theory, practical application and techniques for working with children.
Service delivery approaches.
845 - Family Therapy Exploration of contemporary approaches to understanding and working with family problems, including communication, systems theory and structural methods. 847 - Treatment of Chemical Dependency Addresses current theory and practice of assessment and treatment of chemical dependency. Topics include acute and chronic drug effects, relapse prevention, effects of chemical dependency on the family system, and denial and developmental arrest as core features of chemical dependency. 850 - Health Psychology Theory and practice of working with medical disabilities and in medical service settings. 851 - Psychopharmacology Psychotropic medications, their uses and general effects.