College of Liberal Arts

Students receive training in client-centered therapy, including audiotape and videotape recordings of simulated counseling sessions with individual tape playback consultations. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

MSCP 630 | Theory and Techniques of Counseling and Psychotherapy*
Theories and techniques of a sampling of major approaches to counseling and psychotherapy are explored. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program, undergraduate Theories of Personality. 3 quarter hours.

Occupational and educational information and issues in career planning and development are studied with consideration of student's own career plan; laboratory practice. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 2 quarter hours.

MSCP 659 | Job Search Strategies*
This course will focus on defining job search strategies for a competitive job market. Career development theories will be applied in a practical application. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program and MSCP 658. 3 quarter hours.

This class provides an overview of the Theory of Psychological evaluation, clinical interview processes and utilization of Interpretative data in assessing client needs. Prerequisite: MSCP 603. 2 quarter hours.

MSCP 665 | Psychological Assessment: Personality Evaluation & Report Writing*
This course provides an overview of major assessment instruments, interpretation of reports and report writing. An introduction to projective techniques is included. Prerequisite: MSCP 603. 3 quarter hours.

Family systems theory is introduced. The works of major contributors of the field are studied. A skills component is included to enhance learning. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

MSCP 673 | Workshop in Marital Therapy*
This course explores a range of approaches to brief couple and family therapy. Conceptual and self-observation skills are emphasized in the critique of student-designed, role-played interventions. Part of the course centers on client-centered approaches to working with clients. Prerequisite: MSCP 629. 3 quarter hours.

This course presents basic concepts of the developmental perspective and reviews the physical, psychological, and social development of the child from birth to puberty. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

This course examines the range of development that occurs in adolescence. Discussion and reading focus on the major physical, social, cognitive, and emotional changes that occur during this phase of life. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

MSCP 648 | Human Development: Adulthood
Students will examine the developmental issues surrounding early, middle, and late adulthood. The course will focus on the physical, emotional, and intellectual changes that occur as one progresses through adult life. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

This course is an introduction to the family as a dynamic system focusing on the effects of addiction pertaining to family roles, rules and behavior patterns.  The impact of mood altering substances and behaviors and therapeutic alternatives as they relate to the family will be discussed.  This course is designed to prepare students to work with family members in the treatment of addiction.  Pre-requisite: MSCP degree seeking student.  3 quarter hours.

MSCP 551 | Alcohol and Other Substances of Abuse*
This course focuses on the examination of substance abuse and dependence disorders along with relevant research, theory assessment and treatment approaches.  Major classes of abused drugs will be discussed along with multicultural traditional and non-psychologically based approaches to prevention and treatment.  Pre-requisite MSCCP degree seeding students 3 quarter hours.

This is the first student internship experience. Students serve their internship at agencies, hospitals, and other social service sites with a focus on providing counseling to clients. Students receive weekly supervision on site. Students enroll in this class to register for their first field placement. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. Consent required. 1-6 quarter hours. Course repeatable. Maximum number of units allowed 12.

MSCP 691 | Supervised Field Experience in Mental Health II*
This is the second student internship experience and continues the student's experience in counseling clients. Supervision by the agency staff is provided. Students enroll in this class to register for their second field placement. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. Consent required. 1-6 quarter hours. Course repeatable. Maximum number of units allowed 12.

This course is an overview of research design, collection and reporting of data, interpretation of findings and inferential procedures. Prerequisite: Undergraduate statistics or proficiency exam. 3 quarter hours.

Studies in the field of counseling and psychotherapy, its practitioners, its processes and its efficacy are critically reviewed in terms of both findings and methods and as illustrations of different design approaches to the understanding of psychotherapy. Prerequisite: MSCP 606. 2 quarter hours.

MSCP 688 | Master's Thesis
Students are supervised during the conceptualization, execution, data analysis and formal written presentation of a research project. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. Consent Required. 2-4 quarter hours. MSCP 688 credit hours are counted against electives.

This course introduces students to the physiological, pharmacological, and psychological concepts basic to an understanding of the clinical use of psychotherapeutic drugs. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

This course examines theories on the psychology of women and its applications developed through clinical work and research with women. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

This course examines the process a person experiences as the result of unanticipated or expected life losses. Cultural and cohort differences in grieving styles are explored. A skills component is included to facilitate learning. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program, department consent. 1-4 quarter hours. Course repeatable. Maximum number of units allowed 4.

This course examines stress theories of disease, beneficial aspects of stress, life change, health behavior change, and techniques of stress management. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

This course is an integration and application course of prior content taught in MSCP 510, 550 and 551.  This course will review clinical skills required to function as a Certified Addictions Counselor.  Throughout this course the student will be required to provide the rationale for the choice of treatment, examining specific scientific rationales.  Research investigations will provide the basis of treatment for hypothetical patients.  ASAM criteria will guide assessment choices for placement and treatment.

This course is designed for individual and group study of selected problems and issues. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program and consent of instructor. 1-4 quarter hours. Course repeatable. Maximum number of units allowed 4.

This course examines human sexual development and the nature, assessment, and treatment of sexual problems. Sexual desire disorders will be addressed, and the value of sexual therapy intervention for couples will be explored. Sexual issues will be approached from intrapsychic and interpersonal perspectives. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. Offered fall, yearly. 3 quarter hours.

This class introduces the use of art in counseling clients of all ages. Examines how art links to the varied theoretical perspectives in psychotherapy and explores the use of art as a metaphor for human issues and concerns. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 2 quarter hours.

Theoretical and methodological issues in behavior disorders of childhood are studied in this course using clinical and research data. Readings and discussions will give consideration to assessment and treatment approaches. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program. 3 quarter hours.

This class introduces readings in theories of personality, readings in psychopathology, or readings in psychotherapy research. Individual or group study is carried out in one of the above areas. Prerequisite: degree-seeking student in the Clinical Psychology program, department consent. 1-4 quarter hours. Course repeatable. Maximum number of units allowed 4.