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Graduate School of Professional PsychologyGraduate School ofProfessional PsychologyPSY 9001 Professional Development Workshop I:Diversity _____________________________________________________________________Awareness 0In this workshop, students engage in activities and discussionsdesigned to increase awareness of diversity issues on both thepersonal and social levels. It is intended to be taken in the firstor second quarter and must be completed prior to enrollment inPSY 5620 and field placement. Co-requisite: PSY 5635.PSY 9002 Professional Development Workshop II:General _____________________________________________________________________Career Issues and Strategies 0This workshop is for students who began the program prior to fall2007. This workshop uses exercises to identify individual valuesand work-style preferences. Students review strategies to expandprofessional contacts and opportunities, learn techniques forwriting effective resumes and cover letters, and get tips forsuccessful interviewing.PSY 9003 Professional Development Workshop III:MFT _____________________________________________________________________Career Issues and Strategies 0This workshop is for students who began the program prior to fall2007. This non-credit workshop extends the discussion of personalcareer goals and provides current information on trends andoptions in the field. Students learn how to interview potentialsupervisors and create successful careers as interns and licensees.Updates in BBS regulations are provided. Open only to master’sstudents in Counseling Psychology program.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9004 Human Sexuality Workshop 0Addresses human sexual behavior pertaining to pairing, sexualorientation, sexual intercourse, reproduction, contraception,abortion, myths, and attitudes about sex. Major areas of sexualdysfunction and the basic principles and techniques of modernsex therapy are discussed.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9007 School-Based Program Workshop 0This workshop is taken in Phase II prior to a student beginning theschool-based experience. Students will be oriented to the organizationand dynamics of working in a school-based setting. Thepolitics of working with children and adolescents in the schoolswill be addressed including the legal and ethical issues inherentin the schools. Training will be conducted regarding consultationwith school personnel and parents. Information regardingassessment and treatment planning in the school system will beconducted. Introduction into the specialized recordkeeping andprocedures of the school-based program will be implemented.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9008 Aging and Long-Term Care 0This course offers an overview of mental health issues for olderadults. Differential diagnosis of dementia from depression alongwith the impact of retirement, altered family roles, decline insocial and economic status, and increased disability. The psychological,social, and financial aspects of long-term care arediscussed. Psychodynamic treatment strategies focus on maximizingquality of life and functional capacity for the elderly client, andfacilitating collaboration with family, medical personnel, andcaregivers. This course satisfies the BBS requirement for personswho began graduate studies on or after January 1, 2004 tocomplete a minimum of ten hours of coursework in aging andlong-term care for California licensure as a marriage and familytherapist. Recommended in Phase III.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9009 Domestic Violence Workshop 0In this course, participants will gain an understanding of theunderlying factors that contribute to family violence and gain theability to identify and assess family violence with women, men,children, and couples. They will become knowledgeable regardingtherapeutic interventions and techniques when counselingvictims, perpetrators, couples, and families of domestic violence.Other issues addressed are legal and ethical implications andcommunity resources for clients. This course satisfies the BBSrequirement for persons who began graduate studies on or afterJanuary 1, 2004 to complete 15 hours of coursework in domesticviolence for California licensure as a marriage and family therapist.Recommended in Phase II.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9010 HIV and AIDS Training 0This course covers the current medical, psychosocial, and mentalhealth realities of those infected with HIV/AIDS as well as theuninfected, but nonetheless affected, family members andcaretakers. Specific concerns addressed include working withchemically addicted clients; ethnic, sexual, and gender sensitivity;legal issues; the therapist’s countertransference; and effectivemodels for service delivery and care. This course satisfies the BBSrequirement for marriage and family therapists to complete acourse at least seven hours in length that covers the characteristicsand methods of assessment and treatment of people living withHIV and AIDS. Recommended in Phase I.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9075 Personal Psychotherapy 0Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their personaldevelopment and knowledge of self and to become sensitive to theimpact that they have on those around them. Consequently, andconsistent with the BBS guidelines for MFT training, there is anon-credit requirement for at least 50 sessions of personal (individual,couple, family, or group) psychotherapy. Students registerin the quarter they will complete the requirement or later. Furtherguidelines are available at the GSPP office.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9090 Written Exam 0Comprehensive written examination covering material of Phase Ito be taken during the first or second quarter of fieldwork inPhase II. Further guidelines are available in the GSPP office. Thewritten exam must be passed before advancing to Phase III ofthe program.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9091 Oral Exam 0Comprehensive oral examination covering material in all phasesof the program to be taken in Phase III during fifth or sixth quarterof fieldwork. Further guidelines available in the GSPP office.PSY _____________________________________________________________________9100 Exit Meeting 0This exit meeting formalizes the preparation of paperwork thatmust be processed as students complete field placement andchange from trainee to intern upon graduation. This meetingallows students to reflect upon and bring closure to their graduateexperience as they prepare for their future as practitioners.200 Graduate School of Professional PsychologyJohn F. Kennedy University