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41 per week fieldwork (eight hours a day for 20 weeks). Placement is in various health clinics, addiction services, child welfare services, departments of correction, family courts, etc., under the direct supervision of licensed agency and University psychologists. In addition, there are weekly seminar meetings at which pertinent issues in the field of school-clinical child psychology are discussed. Prerequisites: PSY 720 or the equivalent and permission of Director of Field Training PSY 822 SCHOOL-CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP II: PRACTICUM AND SEMINAR (PSYD) 3 credits Continuation of supervised internship experience in an agency, school or community setting. is field experience also encompasses two and a half days per week fieldwork (eight hours a day) for 20 weeks. Supervision is continued by licensed agency and University psychologists. Placements are also made so as to enhance the range of acquired competencies, as well as broaden exposure to different types of settings. Weekly seminars are conducted to discuss issues, ethical considerations, and experiences that arise in field placements. Prerequisite: Permission of Director of Field Training PSY 827 ADVANCED STATISTICS (BIOSTATISTICS) 3 credits is course extends prior learning in research/experimental design and statistics. Biostatistics is the application of statistical principals to the design and analysis of biological studies, and have particular pertinence to clinical health psychology. Advanced concepts of generalized linear models (e.g. logistic regression, mixed effect models) are considered, and students are introduced to use of the soware R for data analysis. Research applications and scale development will be considered. Prerequisites: PSY715, PSY716 and PSY721 PSY 828 ADVANCED PSYCHODIAGNOSIS (PSYD) 3 credits is is an advanced course in psychodiagnostic testing. Students present to the class the raw data of a complete battery of tests for class analysis and synthesis, without knowledge of case history information. Psychodiagnostic and dispositional issues will be addressed. Intervention options will be covered. Prerequisites: PSY 713 and PSY 720 PSY 829 FAMILY INTERVENTIONS (PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 2 credits A survey course in contemporary theories and techniques of family interventions in school-community settings. Short-term dynamic and cognitive behavioral intervention methods are discussed and illustrated with case material. Family systems approaches including communications, experiential, strategic, structural, and extended family approaches are reviewed. PSY 830 PUBLIC HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (PhD-C) 3 credits is course focuses on the intersection of psychology and public health. Clinical and research literatures are referenced in consideration of the behavioral/psychological factors, social processes, cognitions, and emotions that affect physical health. Many topics pertain (e.g. environment, nutrition, violence). Shiing attention from the individual to the larger population, incidence, prevalence, risk and protective factors are considered in the design of prevention interventions and dissemination of information to the public. Prerequisite: PSY 715, PSY 716 and progress/matriculation in the PhD-C graduate psychology program PSY 834 DOCTORAL PROJECT SEMINAR (PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 1 credit is seminar provides a structured framework for the development of the PsyD doctoral project. Quantitative, methodological, and ethical issues relevant to students' research proposals are discussed. Fully developed research proposals are presented to faculty and peers and subjected to rigorous review. Implementation of their proposed research is contingent upon faculty approval. PSY 835 DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM (PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 0 credit is seminar provides a structured framework for the completion of the PsyD doctoral project. Issues regarding the statistical analyses and interpretation of research findings are of primary concern for discussion. Research results are presented to faculty and peers and are rigorously critiqued. e completion of their PsyD doctoral project is contingent upon faculty approval. PSY 839 COUNSELING THEORIES AND PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY (PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 3 credits is course explores major counseling theorists (e.g., behavioral, existential, gestalt, humanistic as well as recent developments in psychoanalytic theory and technique. e starting point is Freud's cases, his clinical papers and the techniques relevant to early discoveries. Based upon this foundation, these various elaborators and revisions of theory are examined. Prerequisite: Matriculation in the PsyD, PhD-S, or PhD-C program PSY 840 ADVANCED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY I (PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 2 credits is course provides an overview of neurological disorders as they relate to the practice of neuropsychology. e focus will be on the role of neuropsychological theory and practice with respect to responding to neuropsychological referral questions. Students will be familiarized with fundamentals of applied neuropsychological literature and professional and ethical standards in neuropsychological assessment. Prerequisite: Matriculation in the PsyD, PhD-S, or PhD-C program; PSY 712 and PSY 720 PSY 841 ADVANCED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY II (PSYD/PhD-S/PhD-C) 2 credits is course will focus on the expansion of neuropsychological assessment and report-writing skills. Students will be trained in a variety of neuropsychological assessment strategies and a focus will be placed on developing critical thinking and diagnostic skills in generating neuropsychological reports that specifically address neuropsychological referral questions. Each student will carry out comprehensive neuropsychological assessment under supervision. Prerequisite: Matriculation in the PsyD, PhD-S, or PhD-C program; PSY 840

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