Introduction to Clinical Psychology

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course provides an overview of the science and practice of clinical psychology, with an emphasis on child and adolescent clinical psychology. Clinical research, psychological assessment, psychotherapy, and related issues will be discussed in class. Students examine the techniques used by clinical psychologists to assess and treat psychopathology, and research investigating the efficacy of these techniques. Students will examine the science of clinical psychology by reviewing research from scientific journals on the effects of a specific type of psychotherapy for a specific psychological disorder. Previous courses in abnormal psychology, abnormal child psychology, and psychological research methods/statistics are highly recommended. [3]