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School of Holistic StudiesTranspersonal Psychology SpecializationThe transpersonal perspective includes the wisdom and methodsof the psychoanalytic, behaviorist, and humanistic orientations,and expands them to create a more integral/holistic perspectivethat includes the spiritual aspects of human experience.This perspective emphasizes the counselor’s presence, openness,and authenticity as central to the therapeutic process. It maintainsa respect for the client’s self-healing capacities and views emotionaldysfunction as an opportunity for growth. Transpersonal psychotherapistsare interested in exploring the interaction and integrationof personality, feelings, and spirit, empowering their clients toconnect with their essential self and to fulfill their soul’s purpose.Using traditional psychotherapeutic tools as well as tools such asdream work, presence, guided visualization, expressive arts, andmeditation, transpersonal therapists facilitate processes that supporttheir clients’ self discovery and access their inner wisdom.The program offers a strong foundation in basic counseling theoryand practice. It combines theoretical and experiential learningmodalities and emphasizes personal growth and development.Transpersonal courses investigate the relationship between selfand spirit, self and body, and body and spirit. In addition to thein-depth core curriculum of the Counseling Psychology program,students explore contemporary schools of transpersonal, holistic,and integral psychology. Students are encouraged to pursue bothspiritual and psychological practices as foundation for their workwith others.Performance Review and EvaluationFollowing admission, there is an ongoing evaluation of students’academic performance and readiness to continue in the program.When an evaluation indicates that a student’s performance fallsbelow the standards of the counseling psychology program, astudent may be required to take additional coursework, completeadditional supervised field experience, undertake personal growthwork, take a leave of absence, or withdraw from the program.After one year in the program and completion of the courses listedbelow, students are given a year-end progress review. This yearendreview is a supportive team process involving the review ofwritten faculty feedback and evaluation, overall grade standing,and an assessment of the individual’s overall readiness to proceedwith the Counseling Psychology program.School ofHolistic StudiesCourses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Undergraduate Prerequisites 1,2PHR 3405 World Religions 0–3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PYC 3100 Childhood and Adolescence 0–3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PYC 3200 Personality and Psychotherapy 0–4 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Core Curriculum__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________CNS 5010 Paradigms of Consciousness 3 —TPC 5000 Introduction to the Transpersonal0 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Psychology Program_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Transpersonal Psychology SpecializationTPC 5140 Expressive Movement 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5141 Spiritual Systems (topics vary) 4 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5161 Fundamentals of Transpersonal Counseling A 2 PYC/PYJ 3200_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5162 Fundamentals of Transpersonal Counseling B 2 tPC 5161_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5171 Systems of Transpersonal Counseling A 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5172 Systems of Transpersonal Counseling B 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5205 Diagnosis, Assessment and Therapeutic Strategy C 2 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________General Counseling_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5004 Group Process A 1 2 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5005 Group Process B 1 2 tPC 5004_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5006 Group Process C 1 2 tPC 5005_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5203 Diagnosis, Assessment and Therapeutic Strategy A 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5204 Diagnosis, Assessment, and Therapeutic Strategy B 3 tPC 5203_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5213 Therapeutic Communication A 1 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5214 Therapeutic Communication B 1 3 tPC 5213_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5235 Psychological Testing 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5245 Psychopharmacology 3 —__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Marriage and Family TherapytPC 5006TPC 5152 Marriage and Family Counseling A 3 tPC 5161{_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5193_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TPC 5153 Marriage and Family Counseling B 3 tPC 5152Continued next page.108 School of Holistic Studies John F. 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