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Courses

Courses Specific to the Program in Clinical Psychology

Psychology 601 History and Systems: History of psychological concepts in Western culture, major theoretical systems of twentieth century psychology, foundational assumptions of theories in contemporary psychology.
Psychology 615                               Advanced Research Design and Analysis I: Applications of the general linear model to research design and analysis. Topics include analysis of variance, regression, and analysis of covariance.
Psycology 617 Advanced Research Design and Analysis II: Multivariate techniques and design issues, including canonical correlation, discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, multivariate regression, principal components analysis and factor analysis.
Psychology 650 Research Seminar in Clinical Psychology: An introduction to research and design issues in clinical psychology.
Psychology 651 Adult Psychopathology: Current theory, issues, and research regarding the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis of adult psychopathology. Implications for assessment and treatment.
Psychology 653 Child Psychopathology: Current theory, issues, and research regarding the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis of child psychopathology. Implications for assessment and treatment. Topics include internalizing and externalizing disorders, risk and protective factors, and developmental continuities and discontinuities in psychopathology.
Psychology 659 Ethics and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology: Ethical and legal standards for clinical psychologists. An introduction to professional issues in contemporary clinical practice.
Psychology 660 Summer Practicum: Supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Provides exposure to basic issues and techniques in the practice of psychological assessment.
Psychology 671 Psychological Assessment of Adult: An overview of theoretical, professional, and ethical issues in the psychological assessment of adult clinical populations. Instruction in the administration and interpretation of assessment procedures for adults including interviews, behavioural assessments, and selected intellectual and personality tests. Supervised practical experience in the application of adult assessments in a relevant clinical setting.
Psychology 673 Psychological Assessment of Children: An overview of theoretical, professional and ethical issues in the psychological assessment of child clinical populations. Instruction in the administration and interpretation of child and family assessment procedures including interviews, behavioural assessments, and selected psychological tests. Supervised practical experience in the application of child and family assessments in a relevant clinical setting.
Psychology 681 Adult Psychotherapy: Theory, research, and practice in adult psychotherapy and behaviour change. Supervised exposure to the practice of adult psychotherapy in a relevant clinical setting.
Psychology 683 Child Psychotherapy: Theory, research, and practice in child and family psychotherapy and behaviour change. Supervised exposure to the practice of child and family psychotherapy in a relevant clinical setting.
Psychology 750 Advanced Seminar in Clinical Psychology: A doctoral level seminar in advanced topics in the practice of clinical psychology.

750.01. Psychopharmacology/Consultation

750.02. Neuropsychology

750.03. Family Therapy

750.04. Group Therapy

750.05. Diversity Issues in Clinical Psychology

750.06. Clinical Geropsychology

750.07. Couple and Sex Therapy

750.08. Forensic Psychology

750.09. Addictions

Psychology 760 Specialty Practicum in Clinical Psychology I: Supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Provides in-depth exposure to specific clinical populations and to the application of various psychological assessment and intervention strategies and techniques.
Psychology 762 Specialty Practicum in Clinical Psychology II: Supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Provides advanced in-depth exposure to specific clinical populations and to the application of various psychological assessment and intervention strategies and techniques.
Psychology 765 Practicum in Clinical Psychology: Supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Provides exposure to specific clinical populations and to the application of various psychological assessment and intervention strategies and techniques.
Psychology 798 Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology: A full calendar year, full-time (or two-years, half-time) supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Intensive exposure to various professional issues, the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clinical populations and problems, and advanced training in the use of specific psychological assessment and intervention strategies.