The purpose of this course is to provide you with a comprehensive overview of clinical psychology. The topics to be covered include the role of personality theory in clinical psychology, an overview of descriptive psychopathology, a consideration of issues in diagnosis and classification of disorders, an examination of the techniques used in assessment of intellectual and personality functioning, and a review of various approaches to therapeutic intervention. Areas of clinical psychology research will be discussed, as will issues of professionalism, and models of training. Instructor will attempt to give a sense of what it means to be a "Clinical Psychologist" today, of recent developments in clinical psychology, and of future directions in the field.
Prerequisite: One of PSYC 212, PSYC 216, PSYC 300
Corequisite: PSYC 211