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College of Graduate and Professional Studies Course descriptionswith same instructor or consent of program chair. Prerequisites:PSy 5231.Prerequisite: Completion of Phase I and the written consent ofprogram director required.PSY 5235 review of Counseling Skills 3Review and practice of basic counseling skills. Topics includerehearsal of various components of interview skills throughexperiential exercises and role-play, videotaping, process recording,and journal writing. Prerequisites: PSy 5232 and consent of advisor.PSY 5247 Clinical Case Seminar 2/2/2/2This course accompanies quarters/sessions 2-5 of a student’spracticum experience (5261-5264 or 5249-5254), and involvesformal presentation of ongoing clinical cases. Students will presentvideotape, audiotape, and/or treatment studies in class, for feedbackon case conceptualization, systemic theory application, andtreatment planning that is consistent with theoretical orientation.Instructors may also use role play, and other techniques to helpstudents with treatment impasses, illustrate, and practiceinterventions, etc. Students will learn the application of bothindividual and systemic theories. This course is also intended tosupport students in preparing for their oral Master’s exam. Limitedto students in clinical practice. Students with unsatisfactoryprogress in this course may be required to take extra quarter(s)beyond the 4 required for graduation. Prerequisites: PSy 5249 or5260.PSY 5249–54 Field Practicum a-F -external 2/2/2/2/2/2Field experience in community mental health centers that meetsBBS requirements for clinical training experiences for MFT andPCC trainees. Includes one hour of individual supervision and atleast two hours of group supervision per week, as well as didactictraining and practice application of MFT and PCC assessment andintervention techniques with individuals, couples, and families.Field experience includes the use of audio/video recordings or livesupervision of the student’s interactions with clients. Student’scounseling performance will be formally evaluated on an ongoingbasis. Completion of Phase I and written consent of Field PlacementCoordinator required. Prerequisites: PSy 9000, PSy 5080.PSY 5260–65 Field Practicum a-F -internal 2/2/2/2/2/2Field experience at a JFK University Community Center,that meetsBBS requirements for clinical training experiences for MFT andPCC trainees. Includes one hour of individual supervision and atleast two hours of group supervision per week, as well as didactictraining and practice application of MFT and PCC assessment andintervention techniques with individuals, couples, and families.Field experience includes the use of audio/video recordings or livesupervision of the student’s interactions with clients. Student’scounseling performance will be formally evaluated on an ongoingbasis. Completion of Phase I and written consent of communitycounseling center director required. Prerequisites: PSy 9000, PSy5080.PSY 5266 Supplemental Field Practicum 0 - 1Placement in internal, external, or school-based settings that meetBBS requirements and offer clinical training experiences. Thiscourse does not substitute for PSy 5249–54 or PSy 5260–65.PSY 5268 additional Fieldwork Practicum - internal 1.5This course is the fifth quarter Field Practicum in an internal settingin the PCC Specialization. The course meets the BBS requirementfor clinical training experience and offers individual and groupsupervision. Students may repeat course for additional hoursaccrued toward degree completion. MFT specialization studentsmay take this course after completion of PSy/PSJ/PSB 5260-65 FieldPracticum A-F – Internal to accumulate additional BBS hours to beapplied toward degree. Prerequisite: PSy 5263.PSY 5269 additional Fieldwork Practicum - external1.5This course is the fifth quarter Field Practicum in an external settingin the PCC Specialization. The course meets the BBS requirementfor clinical training experience and offers individual and groupsupervision. Students may repeat course for additional hoursaccrued toward degree completion. MFT specialization studentsmay take this course after completion of PSy/PSJ/PSB 5249-54 FieldPracticum A-F – External to accumulate additional BBS hours tobe applied toward degree. Prerequisite: PSy 5254.PSY 5303 Child, adolescent and Family Therapy:assessment &Treatment a 3This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice ofchild and adolescent treatment. Topics include developmentaltheories, neurobiology, assessment, diagnosis, caseconceptualization and treatment planning through a multiculturallens. This course is the first of a two-quarter sequence with PSy5304 taken with same instructor. Prerequisite: PSy 5157.PSY 5304 Child, adolescent and Family Therapy:assessment & Treatment B 3This course examines the theory and practice of child andadolescent psychotherapy within individual, systemic, andmulticultural contexts. Topics include clinical techniques andtreatment modalities within theoretical frameworks. Studentsparticipate in experiential learning activities to bridge theory andapplication. This course is the second in the two-quarter sequencewith PSy 5303 taken with same instructor or consent of programchair. Prerequisite: PSy 5303.PSY 5309 Seminar in MFT 1 - 3These 1-3 unit courses cover specific topics pertaining to the fieldof Marriage and Family Therapy. Each class has a specific focus,such as working with issues in divorce and remarriage, grief andloss, resilience and wellness, medical family therapy, addiction,eating disorders, LGBT clients, expressive arts therapy, advancedchild therapy, or advanced couple therapy. MFT Students mustcomplete a total of 3 units of 5309. May be repeated for credit witha change of topic. Prerequisite: PSy 5251 or PSy 5262.PSY 5310 Group Therapy 3Group therapy has gained recognition as an evidence-basedapproach that is both critically-sound and cost-effective. Thiscourse introduces students to both theoretical and experientialunderstanding of group therapy. The value of multi-couple andJOHN F. KENNEDy UNIvERSITy College of Graduate and Professional Studies 153College of Graduate andProfessional Studies