Overview of field of clinical psychology. Historical roots of clinical psychology, overview of theoretical models, approaches to clinical assessment, approaches to clinical intervention, professional issues, applying to graduate school in clinical psychology. Lectures augmented with instructor demonstrations of assessment and therapy techniques.

Texts:

Nietzel, Bernstein, & Milich. Introduction to Clinical Psychology. 4th ed. Wedding & Corsini. Case Studies in Psychotherapy. 2nd ed.

Grading and Requirements:

Exams: 5
Lowest grade dropped from Exams 1-4. Exam 5 is required. No make-up exams.
Opportunity for extra credit assignments.

Top 10%		A
Next 20%		B
Next 40%		C
Next 20%		D
Bottom 10%		F

Prerequisites:

Psychology 301 with a grade of C or better, Psychology 418 or an equivalent statistics course with a grade of C or better, and upper division standing.

Updated 25 November 1998
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin

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