Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

PSY 61 Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling IIThree semester hours.Students spend a minimum of 300 clock hours in thefield working part time (20 clock hours) a weekduring normal working hours under direct supervisionof university faculty member and a selected staffmember of a rehabilitation setting.PSY 618 School Psychometry Internship – Threesemester hours. Satisfactory performance as aschool psychometrist in a full-time internship of theequivalent in a school or schools supervised by aqualified school psychologist. (Prerequisite:Consent of Instructor)PSY 620 & 621 Counseling Internship – Sixsemester hours. The first practicum experience isdesigned to acquaint the student with the workingenvironment. Emphasis is on the acquisition ofprocedural skills in the work environment. Thestudent is expected to learn the procedures for intakeand case openings and the record keepingprocedure, and to know all of the services of thecomprehensive mental health clinic, as well as to becooperative in carrying out assigned tasks.(Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor)PSY 622 & 623 Clinical Internship –– Sixsemester hours. The student is expected to learn theprocedures for intake and case openings and therecord keeping procedure, and to know all of theservices of the comprehensive mental health clinic,as well as to be cooperative in carrying out assignedtasks. The student is expected to be a front-linetherapist, utilizing the therapeutic techniques calledfor by the history and present symptoms.(Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor)PSY 625 Personnel Psychology – Three semesterhours. The principles of employee selection,retention, promotion, and compensation are coveredin this course.PSY 626 Seminar in Personnel Psychology –Three semester hours. This course seeks to cover allaspects of the personnel administrator’s job. Topicscovered include affirmative action, health carecompensation packages, career ladder concepts,profit sharing, in-house educational programs, andcompany recreation programs.PSY 627 Organizational Psychology – Threesemester hours. Beginning and development oforganizations and the role they play in society. Itutilizes a systems approach to understanding thedynamics of an on-going organization.PSY 645 & 646 Internship in School Psychology– Six semester hours. Supervised experiences in theschool in actual professional situations as a schoolpsychologist.PSY 653 Counseling the Elderly – Three semesterhours. A study of the unique needs of the elderly asseen in therapy. Specific techniques that have beentried and evaluated for their appropriateness eitherthe elderly will be studied.PSY 660 Consultation – Three semester hours.Strategy for counselors functioning as consultantswithin elementary schools, secondary schools, postsecondaryschools, community agencies, and mentalhealth facilities.PSY 661 Needs Assessment – Three semesterhours. Various uses of needs assessment, such aspersonal environment, program planning andevaluation, and exploration of various models ofneeds assessment.PSY 665 Seminar in Psychology – Three semesterhours. Seminar designed to meet the educationalneeds of current students in Psychology andGuidance. Subjects of contemporary interest will beexplored in depth by students and reported to theclass. (Open to AA students only)PSY 682 Problems in Counseling withAdolescents – Three semester hours. Considerationof the special problems encountered in counselingwith adolescents. Methods of dealing with theseproblems and improving the counseling techniques(Open to AA students only)PSY 683 Problems in the Administration ofGuidance Services – Three semester hours.Dealing with the problem of administering aguidance service in educational or communityagencies. Problems of leadership programevaluation and planning. (Prerequisite: Course inOrganization and Administration of GuidanceServices. Open to AA students only)PSY 686 Advanced Social Psychology – Threesemester hours. Group structure, topology, anddynamics. Communications within and betweenpeople and the improvement of impairedrelationships. Group influence in changingbehavior.PSY 698 Field Research – Three semester hours.A quasi-experimental research project designed to158