General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

School of Holistic StudiesSchool ofHolistic StudiesHSJ _____________________________________________________________________5325 Case Seminar: Families 2Students in supervised field practicum develop formal casepresentations of families and receive feedback from the courseinstructor and peers. This course enables students to comparedifferent ways of working with families and family problems.Prerequisite: HSJ 5315. Co-requisite: HSJ 5303.HSJ 5330 Clinical Skills:Partner _____________________________________________________________________and Spousal Abuse, Elder Care 2This course looks at the whole family system and the impactof violence and abuse upon it. Trauma issues and their impacton each family member will be discussed, as well as the physiologicaleffect of trauma on the brain. Topics include identification andtreatment of abusers; victims and the children and teens livingwith them; attachment and physiological issues that keep couplestogether; identification, treatment, and reporting issues of elderand child abuse; cultural, religious, and GLBT issues and abuse;and countertransference issues. In addition, mental healthissues in aging and long-term care will be addressed. Therapeuticstrategies will be presented to enhance collaboration betweenfamilies and care providers and maximize quality of life for theelder client.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________5350 Final Integrative Project A 1This course examines the philosophical, personal, and professionalissues raised in the course of graduate study in counselingpsychology. Students develop an outline for an integrative paperthat includes their understanding of holistic studies, transpersonaland somatic psychology, and their own personal growth work.This is the first in a two-course sequence.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________5351 Final Integrative Project B 2This is the second in a two-course sequence. Students completetheir integrative paper and give an oral presentation on their topic.Students take this course when ready to complete their paper.Prerequisite: HSJ 5350.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________5520 Psychopharmacology 3This course offers an introduction and general overview ofthe field of psychopharmacology as it relates to the practiceof psychotherapy. Current medications, research in psychopharmacology,and psychoneurology will be covered. In addition,alternative medicine, natural remedies, and cultural issues from aholistic perspective will be covered as will the relationship betweenthe psychotherapist and physician in medication management.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________5530 Psychological Testing 3This survey course is designed to help students understand thebasic concepts and applications of psychological testing and thepsychometric properties of psychological tests. This course willemphasize the appropriate applications and limitations of many ofthe current psychological tests—especially with regard to their usewith people of non-dominant cultures. Issues of validity and ethicswill be reviewed in this regard.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________5792 Practice of Group Psychotherapy 2Students receive comprehensive training and supervision in thepractice of group psychotherapy. As an MFT trainee, the studentco-facilitates a weekly therapy group and participates in groupsupervision for two hours each week. Students learn how to planand publicize a group as well as how to establish and maintain atherapeutic group culture.HSJ 5793 Child and AdolescentTherapy _____________________________________________________________________in the School 2Students receive comprehensive training and supervision in thepractice and treatment of children and adolescents in the schoolsetting. As an MFT trainee, the student will work with childrenand adolescents and participate in group supervision for twohours each week.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________5900 Topics in Holistic Studies 1–3Topics vary and may be repeated for credit with a change intopic.Non-Credit Workshopsand Special CoursesHSJ _____________________________________________________________________9000 Group Process—New Cohort 0This course is reserved for students who have returned to theprogram after an absence or who have transferred into thisprogram from another department. This course offers noacademic credit, but allows students to enter into the groupprocess sequence with a new cohort. Students enrolling in thiscourse will attend the same sessions as students enrolling in HSJ5101. Permission of the department is required to take this course.Offered as needed; credit/no credit only.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________9005 Personal Psychotherapy 0Students must register for this course when they have completedtheir personal psychotherapy requirement.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________9010 Effective Communication—New Cohort 0This course is reserved for students who have returned to theprogram after an absence or who have transferred into thisprogram from another department. This course offers noacademic credit, but allows students to enter into the effectivecommunication sequence with a new cohort. Students enrollingin this course will attend the same sessions as students enrollingin HSJ 5105. Permission of the department is required to take thiscourse. Offered as needed; credit/no credit only.HSJ _____________________________________________________________________9015 Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting 0This course covers topics including recognizing child abuse, sexualabuse, neglect, and physical and emotional abuse; legal definitionsof child abuse; legal reporting requirements; crisis intervention forvictims, families, and abusers; cross-cultural concerns; countertransferenceissues; and community resources.140 School of Holistic Studies John F. Kennedy University