2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

PSY 5431 WORK MOTIVATION (3 credits). Focuses on major theoretical issues
and applications related to motivation in organizations. (Requirement: Department
head approval.)
PSY 5432 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Examines
research and theory related to the physical, mental and social well-being of employees.
Includes work-family balance, occupational stress, job-related burnout, and
workplace safety issues and violence.
PSY 5492 CURRENT TOPICS IN I/O PSYCHOLOGY (1 credit). Focuses on
current practice and research by visiting faculty in the areas of industrial/organizational
psychology, including job analysis, stress and outplacement counseling.
PSY 5494 SEMINAR IN CLINICAL-INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY (1 credit). Examines the common processes and functions in
clinical and I/O psychology as well as the differing approaches to those functions
represented by clinical and I/O methodologies.
PSY 5496 PRACTICUM IN I/O PSYCHOLOGY (1–6 credits). Supervised
work in appropriate I/O setting. (Requirement: Program chair approval.)
PSY 5501 PERSONALITY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY (3 credits). Surveys
and evaluates the major theories of personality and psychotherapy with a didactic
introduction to the basic principles of case conceptualization and psychological
treatment.
PSY 5502 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (3 credits). Introduces the classification and
diagnosis of the major forms of behavioral and mental pathology and their relationship
to models of psychotherapy. Prerequisites: PSY 5501.
PSY 5503 FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Covers theory, assessment,
intervention, technique, ethics and research on the 12 major theories of family
systems. There are both didactic and experiential components designed to teach the
student to conceptualize systematically, and to design and implement appropriate
interventions.
PSY 5506 ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (3 credits).
Coordinates mental health services in federal, state and community facilities.
Surveys the services rendered by type of facility.
PSY 5511 CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY (3 credits). The role of
drugs in the modification of behavior. Examines sites of drug action, the systems
affected and the rationale for drug therapy. Prerequisites: PSY 5105, PSY 5502.
PSY 5513 LABORATORY IN FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY (1 credit). Provides
the student with role-playing experience behind the one-way mirror from a variety
of theoretical orientations including communications, multigenerational, structural,
strategic-systemic, family reconstruction and Adlerian perspectives. Corequisites:
PSY 5503.
PSY 5521 ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE (3 credits). Familiarizes the
student with the major intellectual assessment instruments currently in use, with
emphasis on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the Wechsler Scales.
Special attention given to historical, cross-cultural and ethnic minority issues and
controversies involved in the assessment of intelligence. Corequisites: PSY 5522.
PSY 5522 LABORATORY IN ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE (1 credit).
Training in scoring and interpretation of intellectual assessment instruments covered
in PSY 5521. Corequisites: PSY 5521.
PSY 5524 LABORATORY IN ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY (1 credit).
Training in scoring and interpretation of personality assessment instruments covered
in PSY 5528. Corequisites: PSY 5528.
PSY 5526 ASSESSMENT OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PERSONAL-
ITY (3 credits). Covers the administration, scoring and interpretation of several of
the major current objective and projective personality assessment techniques suitable
for application with children and adolescents. Also offers an overview of the assessment
process with children and adolescents. Prerequisites: PSY 5527.
PSY 5527 OBJECTIVE PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT (3 credits). Introduces
current major self-report personality tests with emphasis on administering,
scoring and interpreting the MMPI-2/MMPI-A and familiarity with MCMI-III,
NEO-PI-R, PAI, 16PF and various checklists. Includes test development issues,
ethical standards, test feedback and report-writing skills. Prerequisites: PSY 5501,
PSY 5521.
PSY 5528 PROJECTIVE PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT (3 credits). Introduces
semistructured and projective techniques with emphasis on administering,
coding and interpreting the Rorschach (Exner System) and exposure to the TAT,
sentence completion methods and projective drawing techniques. Includes exposure
to dynamic/content analysis and integration of multiple sources of test data. Prerequisites:
PSY 5527. Corequisites: PSY 5524.
PSY 5541 CLINICAL SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 1 (3 credits). Provides
theory and experience in basic attending, listening, responding, personalizing and initiating
skills. Students learn interviewing strategies, risk assessment, crisis intervention
and integration of observational data with case conceptualization and treatment
planning. Two credits of didactic and one of experiential laboratory.
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PSY 5542 CLINICAL SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 2 (3 credits). Provides
advanced training in psychotherapeutic techniques and case conceptualization skills
necessary for effective psychotherapeutic treatment planning and interventions. Two
credits of didactic and one of experiential laboratory. Prerequisites: PSY 5541.
PSY 5543 PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH CHILDREN (3 credits). Studies the
treatment of emotional, social and intellectual problems of children. Prerequisites:
PSY 5561.
PSY 5544 COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES TO TREATMENT
(3 credits). Examines the theory and application of cognitive behavioral models of
therapy. Although didactic, this course begins at the theoretical level and moves
toward application with emphasis on the practical application of cognitive behavioral
techniques. Prerequisites: PSY 5501.
PSY 5545 CLINICAL HYPNOSIS (3 credits). A journeyman’s guide to the
various applications of hypnosis in psychotherapy. Focuses on tests for suggestibility,
techniques for trance induction, age regression and hypnotic procedures with
a variety of clinical problems to include anxiety disorders, habit disorders, sexual
dysfunction and psychosomatic disorders. Prerequisites: PSY 5501.
PSY 5547 DYNAMICS OF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY (3 credits). Studies
group psychotherapy from the perspective of research on group dynamics. Considers
the history and major types of group therapy, and provides an experiential component.
Prerequisites: PSY 5501.
PSY 5548 EXPERIENTIAL GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY (1 credit). Participation
in weekly group therapy facilitated by a non-faculty practitioner with the
community.
PSY 5549 PSYCHOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES (3 credits). Introduces specific
psychotherapy techniques with theory, research, demonstration and student practice.
Techniques selected from various schools of psychotherapy to include but not limited
to behavior, cognitive and psychodynamic models. Prerequisites: PSY 5542.
PSY 5551 FEMINIST APPROACHES TO EATING DISORDERS (1 credit).
Emphasizes individual and group consciousness of eating problems within the
context of historical and cultural influences. Explores literature on eating disorders as
well as personal experiences.
PSY 5552 ADVANCED TREATMENT ISSUES IN EATING DISORDERS
(1 credit). Studies the didactic literature on treatment, experiential approaches and
perspectives from people who have undergone outpatient and inpatient treatment.
Includes experiential exercises, role playing and contribution to a prevention project.
Prerequisites: PSY 5551.
PSY 5553 PSYCHOTHERAPY MODELS: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
(3 credits). Includes theory and conceptual foundations of cognitive behavioral
approaches, and case conceptualization and treatment from a cognitive-behavioral
perspective. A lab component incorporates discussion and modeling of techniques,
emphasizing the practical application of cognitive-behavioral intervention procedures.
Prerequisites: PSY 5542.
PSY 5554 PSYCHOTHERAPY MODELS: PSYCHODYNAMIC (3 credits).
Includes theory and conceptual foundations of psychodynamic approaches, and case
conceptualization and treatment planning from a psychodynamic perspective. A lab
component incorporates discussion and modeling of techniques, emphasizing the practical
application of psychodynamic intervention procedures. Prerequisites: PSY 5542.
PSY 5555 PSYCHOTHERAPY MODELS: HUMANISTIC/EXISTENTIAL
(3 credits). Includes theory and conceptual foundations of humanistic/existential
approaches, and conceptualization and treatment planning from a humanistic/existential
perspective. A lab component incorporates discussion and modeling of techniques,
emphasizing the practical application of humanistic/existential intervention
procedures. Prerequisites: PSY 5542.
PSY 5556 PSYCHOTHERAPY MODELS: FAMILY APPROACHES (3 credits).
Includes theory and conceptual foundations of family treatment approaches, and case
conceptualization and treatment planning from a family perspective. A lab component
incorporates discussion and modeling of techniques, emphasizing the practical application
of family intervention procedures. Prerequisites: PSY 5542.
PSY 5561 CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR DISORDERS (3 credits). Studies the
nature, etiology, characteristics and assessment of emotional, social and intellectual
problems of children.
PSY 5565 CHILD DISORDERS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY (3 credits).
Studies the nature, etiology, characteristics, assessment and treatment of emotional,
social and intellectual problems of children.
PSY 5570 MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOTHERAPY (3 credits). Provides an
applied clinical overview of the major theoretical models of multicultural psychotherapy.
Develops skills in using a multicultural orientation to guide the diagnosis,
assessment and treatment of psychological disorders. Prerequisites: PSY 5120.
PSY 5583 CLINICAL PRACTICE-CURRENT AND FUTURE TRENDS
(3 credits). Familiarizes students with contexts, trends, dilemmas, cautions and
possibilities of clinical practice in the 21st century. Surveys current realities and
issues in healthcare and other systems, and considers creative models for the future.
(Requirement: Instructor approval.)