Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

31 PSY 509I ADDITIONAL MCSHANE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 0 credits is practicum course is designed for students who are engaged in supervised professional psychology service delivery at the McShane Center that is designed to enhance specific skills or competencies or broaden their clinical and/or assessment experience. Such competencies might include enhanced experience with assessment, specialized psychotherapeutic interventions, or applications of psychotherapeutic interventions to special populations, specialized group or preventive interventions, and participation in research protocols within the McShane Center Clinic setting. All experiences must fall broadly within the scope of training competencies offered in their respective doctoral programs. All experiences must be supervised by a licensed psychologist who is associated with the McShane Center. Prerequisite: Permission from the Doctoral Program Director(s), the Director of Field Training, and the McShane Center Director(s) required. PSY 509J PRACTICUM IN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM (MSED/ PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 0 credits is practicum will introduce the graduate student to children, adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum, and to their special assessment and intervention needs. Students will have the opportunity to work directly (under supervision) with individuals with autism in group, school, and/or individual contexts. Educational and therapeutic approaches will be considered. In this context, students will be exposed to and gain experience in the use of specialized assessment systems, including measures utilizing video- coding. Core readings from multi-theoretical perspectives, and recent primary research, will be incorporated. Prerequisite: Admission to MSEd, PsyD, PhD-S, or PhD-C program and permission from the Director of McShane Center PSY 509L PRACTICUM IN PARENTING AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT (MSED/PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 0 credits is practicum will introduce the graduate student to interdisciplinary primary intervention/prevention training with parents and their children to support parental training in managing child behaviors and child developmental milestone acquisition, as well supporting parental mental health outcomes. Primary population served are medically complex and at-risk families. Interventions include brief family intakes and parent report assessment measures of child development, and provision of group therapy, including "parent and me" group, parent skills group, and parent support group. Students will gain experience collaborating and working with interdisciplinary teams with assessing early child development, supporting early milestone acquisition, child behavioral management strategies, behavior modification, supporting parents, and evidenced based parental intervention and skills training. PSY 602 ETHICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits is seminar will introduce the field of psychology and ethics. Specifically, this course will involve an in-depth exploration of the values and ideas that guide professional practice in psychology, including professional codes of conduct and philosophical ethical principles. Topics will include confidentiality, informed consent, competence, integrity, and respect. rough didactic lectures interspersed with discussions, students will articulate the history of ethical standards of psychology, ethical issues when working with clients, and ethical developments and issues when conducting research. Literature from a variety of disciplines including clinical, community, cross-cultural, and school psychology, epidemiology, public health, education and anthropology will be included. PSY 603 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits is graduate-level course entails reading, discussing, and writing about a variety of contemporary topics in the relatively new specialty of international psychology. You will examine mainstream as well as alternative theoretical, methodological, and applied approaches that are relevant to the study and practice of international psychology. e topics selected offer a broad and deep understanding of this field, specifically, an appreciation of psychology's relevance to the understanding and solution of global problems, as well as of how psychology itself is affected by worldwide events and forces. ere will be a final paper based the concepts covered in the textbook and on the application of the key concepts covered. PSY 604 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits is graduate course covers child, adolescent, and life span psychology. eories of development, as well as fundamental issues in studying development are addressed. Topics include areas such as cognition, language, physical and motor, and social-emotional development. Scientific methodology in studying developmental issues is emphasized. PSY 608 COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits Community psychology is an action-oriented movement. is area is characterized by innovative approaches to problems based upon an ecological and interactionist view of behavioral dynamics in the community. is course covers the development of community psychology as a specialty area in both theory and application, including the central assumptions in methodology of the field. Contributions of an ecological model and emphasis on prevention, competence building, population focus, and related research and interventions will be discussed. e course emphasizes community interventions and the theories and principles needed to help people in various settings achieve maximum mental health. PSY 610 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits is course provides a survey and review of contemporary thought and research regarding developmental and adult psychopathology. e course provides a variety of theoretical points of view regarding psychopathology, including, for instance, psychobiological, psychological, and sociological perspectives. Diagnostic and assessment issues are covered as well as specific topics in psychopathology, such as autism spectrum disorders, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, and schizophrenia. Prerequisite: Admission to MA program or permission of the instructor PSY 612 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits e neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlates of behavior are examined in this course. e course addresses basic assumptions about the relationship between brain development and behavioral change. Research methods are discussed in conjunction with prenatal

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