PSY 422 - Counseling: Theories & Application

Semester Hours: 3
This course provides a solid foundation in the cardinal theories of psychotherapy. The theoretical perspectives which will be considered are Psychodynamic, Adlerian, Person-Centered, Behavioral, Cognitive, Feminist-Multicultural, and Integrative. Students will learn the philosophical underpinnings and theoretical constructs, the mechanisms of change and the process of therapy, and effectiveness evidence for each of the perspectives. The theories will be applied in a very direct fashion as students use case vignettes to develop case conceptualizations, explain mental health assessments, to formulate treatment plans, and to write progress notes in accordance with each of the theoretical approaches.

Pre-requisites: PSY 321 - Personality Theories and PSY 372 - Abnormal Psychology.

Offered: as needed.