PSYC651-09W (C) Whole Year 2009

Psychotherapeutic Methods

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 September 2009

Description

Psychotherapeutic Methods

A primary goal of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the
conceptual foundations of cognitive and behavioural therapies for adult disorders.
To this end, the course will explore the theory, application and processes of cognitive
and behavioural intervention approaches with reference to specific psychological
disorders or problematic behaviour patterns, as well as highlight pertinent empirical
data on the effectiveness of the various psychological interventions reviewed.

Preparation:
Admission to the clinical psychology training programme, and satisfactory completion
of the first year training elements of the clinical programme (PSYC641, PSYC642,
PSYC643)

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Janet Carter

Lecturers

Julia Rucklidge , Jennifer Wilson , Sandra Fowler and Martin Dorahy

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Written Test 30%
Presentation/Written Work 40%
Presentation 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Barlow, David H; Clinical handbook of psychological disorders : a step-by-step treatment manual ; 4th ed; Guilford Press, 2008.

Beck, Judith S; Cognitive therapy : basics and beyond ; Guilford Press, 1995.

Carr, Alan, Dr; The handbook of child and adolescent clinical psychology : a contextual approach ; 2nd ed; Routledge, 2006.

Roth, Anthony. , Fonagy, Peter; What works for whom? : a critical review of psychotherapy research ; 2nd ed; Guilford Press, 2005.

Recommended Reading

Beck, J.S; Cognitive therapy for challenging problems: What to do when the basics don't work ; New York: Guilford, 2005.

Ledley, Deborah Roth. , Marx, Brian P., Heimberg, Richard G; Making cognitive-behavioral therapy work : clinical process for new practitioners ; Guilford Press, 2005.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,349.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Psychology .

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