College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

173 D.M.F.T 6750 – Clinical Portfolio The Clinical Portfolio provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their clinical competence, creativity, and theoretical clarity in a manner and setting similar to that which could be expected in a job interview situation. This culmination of in-house clinical training allows students to demonstrate the full range and depth of their clinical skills and theoretical knowledge through a written statement of treatment philosophy, case study, and video presentation. Offered each term. D.M.F.T 6950 - Applied Clinical Project The Applied Clinical Project is a capstone experience of a student’s demonstration of ability to be able to articulate and demonstrate to other mental health professionals their unique area of systems based practice expertise. The ACP should be a project the student carries out under faculty supervision from concept, to proposal, to implementation, and finally through eventual evaluation of the effectiveness of the program. Offered each term. D.M.F.T 7301 - Assessment in Marital and Family Therapy This course provides an overview of methods and instruments used to define problems and indicate solutions; including a comparative study of interactional approaches and individual and family dysfunction assessments. Prerequisite: D.M.F.T 6200. Offered summer term. D.M.F.T 7302 - Personality Theories and Psychopathology A review of major theories of personality and psychopathology are the focus of this course, emphasizing psychiatric diagnostic classification systems. The study of implications for treatment and comparisons with interactional approaches are included. Prerequisite: D.M.F.T 5006. Offered summer term. D.M.F.T 7311 - Human Sexuality and Gender This course provides a review of the psychosocial development of sexuality and gender from childhood through aging. Also addressed is a summary of clinical approaches to sexual and gender issues comparing interactional approaches with psychodynamic and behavioral models. Prerequisite: D.M.F.T 6006. Offered winter term. SHSS 6620 - Academic Writing This writing course is a user-friendly seminar on how to write clear, unpretentious academic prose. Technical issues are covered that include sentence structure, punctuation, tenses, idea development and presented in a non-technical manner. The focus includes strategies for creating and editing manuscripts and for researching, organizing, and writing literature reviews. Offered each term. M.S. in College Student Affairs CSPA 5001 - The 21st Century College Student An examination is made of students in higher education to prepare professionals for the various groups they will serve. Focus is given to the ever-changing student clientele, its subgroups and cultures. Along with student development theories, student characteristics, attitudes, values and broad issues regarding their participation in the educational experience will be explored. Offered fall. CSPA 5002 - Current Issues and Trends in Higher Education Staying abreast of current issues and trends in higher education is critical to becoming a competent student affairs educator. This course is designed to expose students to a variety of current issues and trends in higher education that have a dramatic impact on the student