Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

35 experience, workshops and demonstrations supplement lectures and discussions. is course includes at least six hours of training in multicultural issues. Prerequisites: Undergraduate Abnormal Psychology and Personality eories, PSY 704, PSY 717, PSY 721, PSY 725, full matriculation PSY 703A PRACTICUM: LIMITING BIAS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF BILINGUAL CHILDREN (MSED/PSYD/ PhD-S; Bilingual Extension) 1 credit is course places emphasis on the presentation of a model that explains the theory and practice of bilingual assessment in order to protect the rights of language minority students by: examining prereferral characteristics which may help differentiate students with learning disabilities from students who are second-language learners; identifying best practices in formal and informal assessment appropriate for identification of disabilities and giedness in language minority students; using formal and informal assessment data in developing IEP's for language minorities students; coordinating services for LEP students (ESL, Bilingual, special education). Prerequisite: PSY 703 or enrollment in PSY 703 as a co-requisite PSY 704 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (MSED/PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 3 credits A systematic study of child and adolescent psychological growth and development is presented. Scientific methods of studying childhood, constitutional, and social factors contributing toward personality growth and problems of adjustment stemming from changes in human capacities, abilities, and needs are covered. e course includes cognitive development, language development, physical development, and social-emotional development, and focuses on developmental theory and research. Prerequisites: Undergraduate developmental psychology. Admission to MSEd, PsyD, PhD-S or PhD-C graduate psychology programs PSY 705 RESEARCH SEMINAR I ( PhD-C) 1 credit is graduate seminar focuses on reviewing core and current approaches to research in clinical and clinical health psychology. Consideration will be given to critical reading of research literature, and to conceptual, methodologic, and data-analytic factors in research. Particular attention will be paid to research investigating prevention and intervention in clinical health contexts. Guest speakers will address special topics. Prerequisite: Admission to PhD-C graduate psychology program PSY 706 RESEARCH SEMINAR II (PhD-C) 1 credit is graduate seminar extends PSY 705 further, continuing focus on research in clinical and clinical health psychology. Further attention will be paid to research linking psychological factors to common medical disease states (e.g. diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease) and conditions (e.g. chronic pain). Additionally, this seminar will provide a forum for discussion of student research (aligned with master's thesis proposals). Prerequisite: PSY 705 PSY 707 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT II (MSED/PSYD/PhD-S) 4 credits Concentration on the administration, scoring and interpretation of cognitive measures, neuropsychological process instruments, and an introduction to the theory and application of specialized tests in the assessment of learning disorders and cognitive dysfunction. Emphasis will be placed on developing overall assessment capabilities, developing observational skills, formulating assessment-intervention links, preparing developmental histories, and understanding diagnostic and recommendation aspects of report preparation. is course includes at least six hours of training in multicultural issues and at least three hours of training in ethical issues. Prerequisites: full matriculation, PSY 703, PSY 727 PSY 708 ADVANCED COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY (MSED/ PSYD/PhD-S) 3 credits e purpose of this course is to describe and critique the basic concepts that underlie a community psychology perspective. Topics include issues such as ecological models, emphases on prevention, strength and competence building, community and population foci, and related contemporary research. eories related to community psychology are explored with a special emphasis on current issues and contemporary research findings. PSY 709A PRACTICUM: COUNSELING THE CULTURALLY DIFFERENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR BILINGUAL PSYCHO- LOGICAL SERVICE PROVISION (MSED/PSYD/PhD-S; Bilingual Extension) 1 credit is course is a practicum course that supplements the counseling theory courses in the PsyD program by focusing on the theory and practice of providing counseling services for bilingual/bicultural populations. e focus of the course is on providing counseling services to bilingual/bicultural children and adolescents and their families. e course focuses on helping students to: develop sensitivity to cultural and sub-cultural differences; understand barriers that exist in multi-cultural counseling; understand the processes of cultural accommodation and assimilation, and cultural identity formation; and understand acculturation, worldviews, communication patterns and ethnic identity formation, and understand the implications that bilingualism/biculturalism has for the counseling process. An additional focus of the course is on helping bilingual students adjust to the educational programs offered in school and community settings. Issues related to helping other professionals recognize and develop skills for multicultural counseling are discussed. Prerequisite: PSY 709 or PSY 711 or PSY 711 as a co-requisite PSY 710 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (MSED/PSYD/PhD-S) 3 credits is class will provide an overview of current understandings of psychopathology which emerge during childhood and adolescence from a developmental perspective. Epidemiology, prominent indicators, developmental processes, psychobiological factors, inheritance, known neurochemistry, associated disorders and predictions of outcome of specific classifications will be reviewed. e literature exploring the impact of class, culture, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation on child and adolescent development, and psychopathology in childhood and adolescence in particular will be considered. Students will learn how to apply DSM criteria for diagnosis. Other approaches (e.g., phenomenologic and psychodynamic) aside from the DSM classification will also be discussed in terms of subjective experience, relational influences,

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