| Professors D.E. Holmes (Director), L.J. Ingraham Adjunct Associate Professors P.A. Jennings, Y.E. Alechina, J.A. Kassett, L. Gump, P. Gedo
Doctor of Psychology in the field of clinical psychology—Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree with relevant background and experience in psychology or its equivalent. Students who lack adequate preparation will be expected to complete prerequisite undergraduate courses during the first year of the program; credit for such courses does not apply to the degree.
Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. The three-year program includes the core curriculum (PsyD 201–2, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 220–21, 225–26, 227); seven courses chosen from the areas of adult and child psychotherapy—four from one area and three from the other; satisfactory completion of the General Examination; and the completion of the practicum seminar (PsyD 203) for each fall and spring semester as well as two practicums during the summer of the first year.
In addition, successful completion of an externship—a year-long, part-time supervised clinical assignment—is required in each year of the program. A failed externship may, in exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the program director, be repeated. If the student fails a second time, no further opportunity will be provided, and the student's degree candidacy is terminated.
A one-year, full-time internship at an institution approved by the program faculty is required for completion of the degree program. If the student fails the internship, no further opportunity will be provided, and the student's degree candidacy is terminated.
Note: PsyD courses are limited to students enrolled in the Doctor of Psychology program except by permission of the director. See the Department of Psychology for the degree program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in the field of clinical psychology.
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| 201–2 |
Psychological Assessment (3–3) |
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Cognitive and projective testing, focusing on core batteries used in intellectual and personality assessment. Laboratory fee, $30 per semester. |
| 203 |
Practicum in Clinical Psychology (1) |
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A continuing practicum, repeated in each semester and summer of the program's three years. In year one, focused on psychological assessment; in upper years, on psychological intervention related to the student's choice of area. |
| 204 |
Biological Basis of Clinical Psychology (3) |
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The structure and function of the nervous system and its application to understanding psychopathology. Development of the nervous system in interaction with learning and experience as a central basis of human growth and disability. |
| 205 |
Psychodynamic Psychopathology (3) |
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The developmental psychodynamic basis for understanding psychopathology, with comparisons to relevant biological and social explanatory factors. |
| 206 |
Cognitive Basis of Clinical Psychology (3) |
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The theoretical and experimental basis of learning, memory, and cognition. Cognitive growth, maturation, and learning. Cognitive processes in relation to the understanding of psychopathology. |
| 207 |
Group and Organizational Dynamics (3) |
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Social aspects of adaptive and maladaptive dynamic patterns; group structure and the individual; shared unconscious ideas in wish and defense; small, large, and intergroup (community) dynamics and intervention. |
| 209 |
Statistics and Research Design (3) |
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The role of measurement, design, and statistics in clinical psychological research; basic descriptive and inferential statistics; analysis of variance and multivariate designs; case study designs; clinical field research. |
| 210 |
Professional Issues (3) |
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The legal and ethical issues in the conduct of professional psychology, including confidentiality, ethical competence, privilege, expert testimony, malpractice, and the insanity defense. Business and ethical issues concerning private practice, licensing, certification, forensics, and insurance reimbursement. |
| 215 |
Adolescence (3) |
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The unique characteristics of the adolescence phase—normal development, psychopathology, and treatment approaches. Treatment of the severely disturbed adolescent. |
| 220–21 |
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (3–3) |
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Clinical theories, research, techniques, therapeutic action, and ethics. PsyD 220: ego supportive psychotherapy; psychodynamic formulations; object relational and self-psychological perspectives. PsyD 221: Exploratory psychotherapy; process and outcome; issues of race, class, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. |
| 222 |
Behavioral–Cognitive Therapies (3) |
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Theoretical and clinical approaches to understanding and modifying behavior, affect, and thought from behavioral and cognitive perspectives. History and development of these perspectives; current work on psychotherapy integration across varying therapeutic approaches. |
| 225 |
Ego Psychology (3) |
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An introduction to modern ego psychology: from Freud and Hartmann to Anna Freud, Brenner, Sandler, Abend, Arlow. |
| 226 |
Object Relations Theory (3) |
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A historical survey of object relations theory, from Klein, Fairbairn, Winnicott to Bion, Kernberg, Mahler, Jacobsen, Kohut. |
| 227 |
History and Systems of Clinical Psychology (3) |
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A review of the historical development of clinical psychology—its roots in mainstream psychology and psychiatry and its modern technical and theoretical systems. |
| 230 |
Recent Developments in Technique (3) |
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Current topics and controversies in psychotherapy technique. Readings in Gill, Ross, Brenner, Arlow, Gray, Schwaber, Stone, Etchegoyen. |
| 231 |
Short-Term Psychotherapy (3) |
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A study of brief psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy interventions. Focus on clinical vignettes. |
| 232 |
Character Pathology: Theory and Technique (3) |
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Recent contributions to the understanding of character pathology and its implications for treatment. Readings in Kernberg, Kohut, Abend, Porder and Willick, Klein, Bion, Winnicott. |
| 233 |
Issues in Gender Development (3) |
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Studies of similarities and differences in male and female gender development and sexual object choice. Recent theoretical and clinical contributions. Readings in Freud, Fast, Mayer, Stoller, Tyson and Tyson, Kleeman, Chassaguet-Smirgel, Kaplan, and Friedman. |
| 234 |
The Nature of Therapeutic Action (3) |
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How therapy works to bring about change. The function of affect. The role of fantasy and the process of working through. Conflict and compromise in adaptive and maladaptive functioning. |
| 240 |
Group Psychotherapy (3) |
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Theory and technique in group psychotherapy; history of group therapy and group analysis; current controversies in the field. Readings in Bion, Ezriel, Scheidlinger, Whitaker, Foulkes, Pines, Anzieu, Ganzarain. |
| 242–43 |
Psychology and Law (3–3) |
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The psychological study of the legal process and the application of psychodynamic principles and findings in the legal process. Studies and intervention in the judicial and correctional systems; judge and jury studies; psychological testimony, corrections research and reform; working with special forensic systems and populations. |
| 245 |
Advanced Group and Organizational Dynamics (3) |
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Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic study of groups and organizations. Issues of leadership, authority, change management, anxiety containment, open systems, design of task groups, boundaries, role, resistance, organization diagnostic models. |
| 246 |
Community Intervention (3) |
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Consultation theory and practice related to social service, health, educational, and other not-for-profit organizations. Managing change and action plans. |
| 250 |
Neuropsychological Assessment (3) |
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Theory and practice of neuropsychological assessment. History and development of the field. Major batteries, individualized approaches, and specialized tests. |
| 251 |
Advanced Psychodynamic Assessment (3) |
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Recent trends in projective testing; Lerner and Lerner, Schafer, Allison and Blatt, Kwawer, Sugarman, Exner. |
| 252 |
Child and Adolescent Assessment (3) |
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Case seminar with clinical presentations, focused on the core clinical battery. Problems of differential diagnosis between neuropsychological hypotheses and conflict-based hypotheses. |
| 255 |
Forensic Assessment (3) |
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Overview of the professional standards and ethics guidelines for forensic evaluations. The psychological assessment of criminal cases, the role of the psychologist in expert testimony, and concepts and principles of law encountered in the forensic evaluation process. The role of theory and research in the criminal evaluation process. |
| 260 |
Child Development (3) |
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Cognitive and emotional factors in the development of normal and abnormal personality dynamics in children and adolescents: experiential and maturational aspects, learning disabilities, the development of conflict and compromise formations; the relevance of child development to adult psychodynamics and psychotherapy. |
| 262 |
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (3) |
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Theory and research on child and adolescent psychopathology. The development of diagnostic categories and their relevance to psychodynamic viewpoints. |
| 264 |
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (3) |
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Case seminar on child and adolescent treatment. Biological and psychological treatments; intensive vs. short term; conceptualizations of play therapy; differences from adult techniques. |
| 265 |
Family Therapy (3) |
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Survey of classical and modern theories of family structure and therapy. History and development of the field. Major schools and current controversies. |
| 266 |
Clinical Intervention in Schools (3) |
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Theory and practice of clinical psychological interventions in schools. Testing, observation, consultation. Readings in Newman, Sarason, Goldenberg, Kaplan. |
| 267 |
Advanced Child Psychotherapy (3) |
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Technical approaches to selected clinical problems and populations. Trauma, physical and sexual abuse, problems in learning and attention, gender identity disorder, behavior problems, adoption, and divorce. Coordination of developmental and therapeutic processes, and collateral work with parents. |
| 270 |
Current Topics in Clinical Psychology (arr.) |
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May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. |
| 271 |
Independent Study (arr.) |
