Psychotherapy and Counseling

Catalog description

This course examines how psychodynamic, phenomenological, narrative, and cognitive psychology have informed therapy and counseling. Students will study how these alternative explanations for the mind and human behavior have contributed to the creation of different kinds of therapeutic intervention. Students will also have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with fundamental communication and interpersonal skills that counselors/therapists have to be able to apply and to learn about ethical issues that need to be taken into account when working with vulnerable individuals. Finally, the course will include a critical examination of the extent to which the different approaches to counseling are informed by empirical research and been evaluated in terms of their effectiveness.