| Topic | Date | Textbook reading |
Additional required readings |
Additional optional resources | Activities & assignments |
| Course introduction | Tue, 1/8 | ||||
| What is clinical psychology? | Thu, 1/10 |
Chapter 1 |
> American Psychological Association. (2000). Graduate study in psychology. Washington, DC: Author. > Sternberg, R. J. (1997). Career paths in psychology: Where your degree can take you. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. > American Psychological Association. (1993). Getting in: A step-by-step plan for gaining admission to graduate school in psychology. Washington, DC: Author. |
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| History of clinical psychology | Tue, 1/15 |
Chapter 2 Hacker, C1-C2, R4 |
1. Bettelheim, B. (1989). Freud's Vienna and other essays. NY: Vintage Books. 2. Freud, S. (1938). The history of the psychoanalytic movement. In The basic writings of Sigmund Freud. NY: The Modern Library. |
> Reisman, J. M. (1991). A history of clinical psychology (2nd ed.). New York: Hemisphere Publishing. |
Test critique: Choose assessment instrument |
| Psychological assessment | Thu, 1/17 | Chapter 3 |
1. Dawes, R. M., Faust, D., & Meehl, P. E. (1989). Clinical versus actuarial judgment. Science, 243, 1668-1674. |
> Golstein, G., & Hersen, M. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of psychological assessment (3rd ed.). Amsterdam: Pergamon. > Turner, S.M., DeMers, S.T., Fox, H.R., & Reed, G.M. (2001). APA's guidelines for test user qualifications: An executive summary. American Psychologist, 56, 1099-1113. |
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Clinical interviewing |
Tue, 1/22 |
Chapter 5, pp. 100-104 |
1. Querido, J., Eyberg, S., Kanfer, R., & Krahn, G. (2001). The process of the clinical child assessment interview. In C. E. Walker & M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of clinical child psychology (3rd ed.) (pp. 75-89). New York: John Wiley. 2. Benjamin, A. (1969). Attitudes and behavior. In The helping interview. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. |
> Cormier, W. H., & Cormier, L. S. (1991). Interviewing strategies for helpers (3rd ed.). Pacific Grover, CA: Brooks/Cole. > Rogers, R. (1995). Diagnostic and structured interviewing. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources. |
Test critique: Outline due |
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| Intellectual, cognitive, & neuropsychological assessment | Tue, 1/29 |
Chapter 4 Hacker C2 & C4 |
1. Sohlberg, M. M., & Mateer, C. A. (1989). Current perspectives in cognitive rehabilitation, In Introduction to cognitive rehabilitation: Theory and practice. New York: Guilford. |
> Heilman, K., & Valenstein, E. (Eds.) (1993). Clinical neuropsychology (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. > Kaplan, E. (1988). A process approach to neuropsychological assessment. In T. Boll & B. Bryant (Eds.), Clinical neuropsychology and brain function: Research, measurement, and practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. > Lezak, M. (1995). Neuropsychological assessment (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
Test critique: Introductory paragraph due |
| Behavioral assessment and vocational/interest tests | Thu, 1/31 |
Chapter 5, pp. 119-126
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| Personality assessment | Tue, 2/5 |
Chapter 5, pp. 104-119 |
1. Lilienfeld, S. O., Wood, J. M., & Garb, H. N. (2001). What's wrong with this picture? Scientific American, 284, 81-87. |
> Lilienfeld, S. O., Wood, J. M., & Barb, H. N. (2000). The scientific status of projective techniques. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 1, 27-66. |
Test critique: 1st draft due |
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| Introduction to interventions | Tue, 2/12 |
1. Shiang, J., Bongar, B., & Landry, B. (1997). Psychotherapy. In J.R. Matthews & C.E. Walker (Eds.), Basic skills and professional issues in clinical psychology (pp. 83-113). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. 2. Nichols, M. P. (1995). The lost art of listening. New York: Guilford. |
> Frank, J. D. & Frank, J. B. (1991). Persuasion and healing: A comparative study of psychotherapy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. > Seligman, M.E.P. (1994). What you can change and what you can't. New York: Knopf. |
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| Psychoanalysis & psychodynamic perspective | Tue, 2/19 |
Chapter 6 & 7 |
> Freud, S. (1933). New introductory lectures on psycho-analysis. London: Hogarth. |
Test critique: Revision due
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| Thu, 2/21 |
> Strupp, H. H., & Binder, J. L. (1984). Psychotherapy in a new key: A guide to Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books. > Weissman, M.M., Markowitz, J.C., & Klerman, G. L. (2000). Comprehensive guide to interpersonal psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books. |
Case report: Clinical interview |
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| Person-centered perspectives | Tue, 2/26 | Chapter 8 |
> Patterson, C. H. (2000). Understanding psychotherapy: Fifty years of client-centered theory and practice. Ross-on-Wye, England: PCCS Books. > Rogers, C. R. (1940). The process of psychotherapy. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 4, 161-164. |
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| Gestalt & existential perspectives | Thu, 2/28 | Chapter 9 | 1. Frankl, V. E. (1963). Man's search for meaning. New York: Pocket Books. |
> Greenberg, L. S., & Watson, J. C. (Eds.). (1998). Handbook of experiential psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Press. > Perls, F. F. (1969). Gestalt therapy verbatim. Lafayette, CA: Real People Press. |
Case report: History and diagnostic impression due |
| Spring break | Tue, 3/5 | ||||
| Spring break | Thu, 3/7 | ||||
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| Behavioral perspective | Thu, 3/14 | Chapter 10 |
Case report: Treatment plan due |
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| Cognitive perspective | Tue, 3/19 | Chapter 12 |
1. Channon, S., & Wardle, J. (1989). Eating disorders. In J. Scott, M.G. Williams, & A. T. Beck (Eds.), Cognitive therapy in clinical practice: An illustrative casebook (pp. 127-156). New York: Routledge. |
> Ellis, A. (1971). The case of the black and silver masochist. From Growth through reason: Verbatim cases of rational-emotive therapy (pp. 15-45). Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behavior Books. > Ellis, A. (1975). A new guide to rational living. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. |
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| Cognitive perspective | Tue, 3/26 |
Case report: Final revision due |
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| Group interventions | Thu, 3/28 | Chapter 13 | 1. Yalom, I. D. (1985). Interpersonal learning. From The theory and practice of group psychotherapy (3rd ed.), pp. 19-47. New York: Basic Books. | > Yalom, I. D. (1999). Momma and the meaning of life: Tales of psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books. | |
| Group interventions | Tue, 4/2 |
Ethics: Outline due |
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| Marriage and family interventions | Tue, 4/9 | Chapter 14 | 1. Minuchin, S., & Nichols, M. P. (1998). Structural family therapy. In F. M. Dattilio (Ed.), Case studies in couple and family therapy: Systemic and cognitive perspectives (pp. 108-131). New York: Guilford. | ||
| Research and clinical psychology | Thu, 4/11 | Chapter 15 |
> Hersen, M., & Bellack, A. S. (1999). Handbook of comparative interventions for adult disorders (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley. > Seligman, M. E. P. (1994). What you can change and what you can't. New York: Knopf. |
Ethics: 1st draft due |
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| NO CLASS | Tue, 4/16 | NO CLASS | NO CLASS | ||
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Ethics: Revision due on Monday 4/22 |