Faculty First Year Seminars 197PSY8 - Clinical Psychlgy:Introduction

Clinical Psychology has become a very popular professional opportunity for those interested in providing psychological services. Based on psychological science, the field offers a multitude of vocational possibilities ranging from laboratory experiments to the provision of psychological assessment and psychotherapy for child, couples, families and adult individuals. This course offers a broad and general introduction to clinical psychology. We will cover history, research methods, assessment (interviewing, objective and projective tests), psychotherapeutic interventions (psychodynamic, humanistic-experiential, and cognitive-behavioral techniques) and specialty areas within clinical psychology.

Freshmen Only