EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT: ADULTS

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This course is intended to provide the historical development, theoretical rationale and the empirical base for rationalist, constructivist, and contextual approaches to cognitive behavioral therapy as well as other treatment modalities that have garnered empirical support, such as interpersonal psychotherapy and emotion-focused psychotherapy. These psychological treatment modalities will be discussed in terms of efficacy in the treatment of a wide range of psychological disorders and with diverse populations. Issues relating to psychotherapy integration, ethical considerations in treatment selection, and treatment of diverse populations will also be covered in this class.