Clinical psychology - 640002-ENG

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an introduction to the domain of clinical psychology and the role of both science and practice in the development of a unique profession. The course will cover information regarding the field and the profession as well as current empirically based standards, practices, and findings in clinical psychology. The specific goals involve students:
1. Developing knowledge about the field of clinical psychology including theoretical perspectives, philosophical stances on human difficulties, theories underlying assessment, formulation, and treatment. In particular, the students will learn about the uniqueness of clinical psychology in the mental and physical health fields.
2. Developing specific knowledge about the clinical application of the theories and models in terms of how and why particular psychological assessments and formulations are done and how and specific treatments of psychological problems that are based on different perspectives are done.