Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy with Youth I

Catalog description

This course will provide an introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including theoretical underpinnings, core assumptions of CBT, and the definition of empirically supported practice. Students will learn about the content and therapeutic process of evidence-based approaches targeting externalizing disorders, select internalizing disorders and additional problems from early childhood to adolescence with a focus on behavioral parent training. We will emphasize issues arising as treatment begins, such as assessment, case formulation, and treatment planning, and on issues relating to providing evidence-based treatments. The course will include didactic lecture, case discussion and experiential learning. Students are encouraged to discuss case material from their own caseloads. Prerequisite(s): PSS 6250 and permission from instructor required.