68 courses with the subject MPY, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MPY 599Academic Writing (2 cr.)
This course provides students with an introduction to professional psychological writing and includes (a) an overview of American Psychological Association (APA) format, (b) writing experiences typical of those encountered in the coursework in the counseling and psychological services program, organized around typical professional issues, (c) writing necessary for the professional practice of psychology.
MPY 600Orientation to the Counseling and Psychological Services MA Program (0 cr.)
This course provides students with an overview and introduction to the primary resources and skills necessary to be successful in the Counseling and Psychological Services MA Program. Students will be introduced to university resources including those available through the Library and Writing Center. Key academic research and writing skills will be reviewed, including an overview of American Psychological Association (APA) Style, which is required to be used in the program. Topics related to professionalism, ethics, and orientation to the field of counseling will be reviewed.
This course explores death and dying through the lens of the individual who is ill and/or dying rather than a focus on the bereavement others may experience related to loss. Approaches to counseling individuals who are ill and/or dying and issues unique to working with this population is discussed. Students also learn about topics such as the physical process of death and dying, options for end of life services, and end of life decision making tools.
MPY 657Aging: A Behavioral Sciences Perspective (2 cr.)
This course presents several theories of adult development and outlines broad issues that the presently old experience. Personal issues regarding aging are identified.
This course presents an introduction and overview of the interface between psychology and the law. Topics include theories of criminal behavior, police and investigative psychology, legal psychology, criminal psychology, victimology, and correctional psychology.
MPY 668Introduction to Correctional Psychology (1 cr.)
This course presents an overview of correctional psychology. Topics reviewed include examining characteristics of criminal and forensic populations, prison culture, suicidality and self-harm, assessment, treatment modalities, and responsibilities of correctional psychologists and counselors.
MPY 672Employee Assistance Counseling: Theory and Practice (1 cr.)
This course provides an introduction to and an overview of the field of employee assistance. Emphasis is placed on the role of the counselor. Topics include the history, structure, and purpose of employee assistance; an introduction to employee assistance professional organizations; and an introduction to current employee assistance enterprises.
This course covers a spectrum of human responses to traumatic experiences. Conceptual understanding of the therapeutic needs of trauma survivors are emphasized. Particular types of traumatic experiences and the impact of trauma on psychological, interpersonal, and societal systems are explored.
This course covers the stages of grieving and the reorganization of self and social systems in the bereavement process. The effects of particular types of losses and factors affecting the bereavement process are examined.
This course offers participants an opportunity to understand stress and stress management concepts, and to develop skills to assist themselves and others. The focus is on exploring how the mind and body interact to create a stress response and on learning specific tools to self-regulate this response. Current research, techniques, and applications are considered.
MPY 613 This course provides students with information they need to do writing required of professionals in the field of psychology. Students practice writing casenotes and treatment plans. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following: Understand the information expected by community standards of practice that would be included in casenotes, treatment plans, and other psychological writing. Demonstrate the ability to write casenotes and treatment plans. Analyze the ethical implications involved in psychological writing.
MPY 708Practicum Preparation and Professionalization (1 cr.)
MPY 709Integrative Wellness: Using Mind-Body and Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Healing (1 cr.)
This course covers mind-body and creative approaches to clinical practice in counseling psychology. Practice and scholarly research are used to explore clinical interventions, including mindfulness meditation, guided imagery, relaxation techniques, creative writing, and creative/art based interventions to promote healing. The course has an experiential component through which students practice the various interventions being studied.
All required coursework with the exception of MPY 700 Within this practicum experience, students provide counseling and/or mental health services under the guidance of a program approved site and supervisor throughout the 16 week semester. To pass the MPY710 course, students are required to achieve a minimum of 200 total hours (of which 75 hours must be direct client
MPY710 Within this practicum experience, students provide counseling and/or mental health services under the guidance of a program approved site and supervisor throughout the 16 week semester. To successfully complete the program required practicum experience in entirety, students must obtain a minimum of 700 total hours with 280 of those hours being direct client contact. To pass the MPY711 course, students are required to achieve a minimum of an additional 200 total hours (of which 75 hours must be direct client
This course introduces students to the theory, principles, and key strategies of motivational interviewing. Students develop skills for using motivational interviewing in a wide variety of settings.
MPY 736Foundations of Counseling & Psychology (1 cr.)
This course provides an overview of the history, principles, and theories within the field of counseling and psychology. Students examine the roles and responsibilities of professional counselors including prevention, intervention, consultation, education, and advocacy. Students develop a framework for collaborating across disciplines and developing professional networks to support coordination of care and professional development.
MPY 767Practitioner Resilience and Burnout Prevention for Therapists (2 cr.)
This course will cover the topics of burnout and resilience development as they relate to the mental health field. The course will examine scholarly research to identify factors that contribute to burnout and interventions that help to address burnout and promote resilience. The course will also have an experiential component through which students will practice and apply concepts and strategies related to resilience development and burnout prevention. By the end of the course, the students will have developed an individualized resilience plan.
MPY 799Psychosocial Challenges to the Management of Anxiety in the Modern Era (2 cr.)
This multidisciplinary course contributes to students’ development of cultural competency by examining challenges to managing existential anxiety that both underlie and emanate from the social construction of culture amid discontinuous and/or violent contexts in modern history. Strategies to manage anxiety–as articulated in selected approaches to cultural anthropology, social psychology, philosophy, and multigenerational systemic therapies–are emphasized.
