Behavior Therapy Approaches

Catalog description

Students will review and evaluate interventions informed by the current scientific literature, assessment findings, diversity characteristics, and contextual variables; demonstrate the ability to apply the relevant research literature to clinical decision making; modify and adapt evidence-based approaches effectively when a clear evidence-base is lacking; and evaluate intervention effectiveness, and adapt intervention goals and methods consistent with ongoing evaluation. The focus is on major cognitive-behavioral theories of psychotherapy. Topics include exposure-based therapies and cognitive therapy, as well as more recent theoretical developments such as dialectical behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Prerequisites: enrollment in clinical training program and approval of director of clinical training.