9 courses with the subject CPS, 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.
CPS 632Intellectual Assessment3
This course provides the student with training in theories of intelligence and psychometric properties, administration, scoring, and interpretation of major individually administered intelligence tests for children, adolescents, and adults. Emphasis is placed on the Wechsler scales with exposure to other instruments. Students are expected to write interpretive reports on all practice administrations. Relation of assessment data to clinical disorders and special education eligibility decisions, ethical issues in test use, and general history of intellectual assessment and interpretation will be discussed.
The course covers issues relevant to diverse populations to enhance student development of cultural humility and improved cultural competence in clinical practice. The course reviews conceptual and theoretical foundations as well as individual and systemic influences that contribute to mental health.
This course introduces basic therapy skills to clinical psychology students and explores the ethical framework which guides the profession of psychology.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the most heavily researched form of psychotherapy and has been shown to be effective for a wide range of conditions. This course presents the basic theoretical concepts and techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy. The main focus of the course is on gaining an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of CBT and developing CBT skills for therapy.
This course is coordinated with practica and electives during the third year to provide the student with an opportunity to develop an area of concentration. The dissertation presents the results of applied research.
