RSPY 611 - Research Apprenticeship I Supervised experience in planning, conducting and reporting psychological research. The specific nature of the research project will be determined by the student with his or her advisor. Students will be required to submit a written review of literature and research proposal, conduct data gathering activities, analyze the data and submit a final report of the project in APA format. The required total of 4 units must be completed by the beginning of the first semester Supervised experience in planning, conducting and reporting psychological research. The specific nature of the research project will be determined by the student with his or her advisor. Students will be required to submit a written review of literature and research proposal, conduct data gathering activities, analyze the data and submit a final report of the project in APA format. The required total of 4 units must be completed by the beginning of the first semester of the third year in the program. Note(s): Required of Ph.D. Unit(s): 2. RSPY 613 - Research Design Lab This lab is a complement to RSPY 601 for Ph.D. students. It focuses on the development of a specific research project in conjunction with the study of Research Design. Prerequisite(s): RSPY 502. Note(s): Required for Ph.D. students only. Co- registration in RSPY 601 is required. Unit(s): 0. RSPY 615 - Advanced Developmental Psychology of the third year in the program. Unit(s): 2. RSPY 612 - Research Apprenticeship II Concepts and processes involved in the development of the person throughout the lifespan are reviewed with emphasis on cultural variations. Major theoretical systems and empirical findings relevant to individual development are examined. Emphasis is upon the study of neurobiological, cognitive, and affective changes manifested throughout the lifespan. Prerequisite(s): A survey course (graduate or undergraduate) in developmental psychology, and RSPY 515. Note(s): Required of Psy.D., Ph.D. Unit(s): 3. RSPY 625 - Multicultural Issues in Clinical Psychology A consideration of the impact of social and cultural factors upon the utilization and dynamics of mental health services. Focuses on developing the student ʼ s sensitivity to the cultural dynamics involved in the therapeutic process. Note(s): Required of Psy.D., Ph.D. Unit(s): 3. RSPY 631 - Principles of Health Psychology This course provides an overview of theory, research and roles of psychologists in the dissemination of psychological knowledge into the health care system. Areas of focus include concerns of the family physician for which referral might be made, adjustment to physical disabilities, coping with chronic illness, stages of adjustment by individuals and their families to death and dying, preventive-educative and motivational issues in medical treatment. Prerequisite(s): RSPY 607 and / or RSLB 706 or 707 are recommended. Note(s): Elective. Unit(s): 2 - 3. RSPY 633 - Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology A survey of the development, dynamics and classification of the psychological disorders from a psychoanalytic point of view. Special attention is given to the neuroses and the operations of ego defense mechanisms. Note(s): Elective. Unit(s): 3.
RSPY 641 - Measurement & Assessment I: Intellect The first in a sequence of courses directed toward competence in administration, scoring and interpretation of psychological tests. The course involves a survey of basic concepts and principles of psychological measurement, including factors influencing validity and reliability. Emphasis is placed on the Child and Adult Intelligence scales as well as measures of achievement, adjustment, and adaptive behavior. Graduate students will administer test batteries to school and clinic populations and also engage in diagnostic and report writing activities. Graduate students will also learn diagnostic criteria for handicapped children as well as their legal rights as set forth by Public Law 94-142. Note(s): Required of Psy.D., Ph.D. Fee: Cost of materials required is approximately $150. Unit(s): 3. RSPY 642 - Measurement & Assessment II: Personality Use of objective personality instruments with emphasis upon the MMPI-II and MCMI-II. Introduction to more structured projective instruments such as the TAT and Sentence Completion. Prerequisite(s): RSPY 641. Note(s): Required of Psy.D., Ph.D. Fee: Cost of materials required for this course is approximately $150. Unit(s): 3. RSPY 643 - Measurement & Assessment III:Projectives (Rorshach) An introduction to the use of projective techniques in personality assessment with special emphasis on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the Rorshach using Exner ʼ s Comprehensive System. Prerequisite(s): RSPY 642. Note(s): Required of Psy.D. Unit(s): 3. RSPY 644 - Measurement & Assessment IV: Advanced Projectives (Special Issues) Advanced interpretation of the Rorshach including special issues as forensic evaluations, child and adolescent personality assessment, assessment of thought disorder. Other basic projective instruments such as the TAT, CAT and Sentence Completion tests are also covered. Prerequisite(s): RSPY 643. Note(s): Elective. Unit(s): 2. RSPY 647 - Advanced Assessment of Individuals With Disabilities An advanced diagnostic course which focuses on the assessment and diagnosis of exceptional children as well as legal and advocacy issues required by the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Specific diagnostic populations include mentally retarded, learning disabled, emotionally disturbed and gifted children. Attention is also given to low incidence handicaps such as vision impaired, hearing impaired, multiple handicapped, etc. Prerequisite(s): RSPY 641. Unit(s): 3. RSPY 650 - Family Psychology & Psychopathology Emphasizes the construction of a conceptual framework for system change as a foundation for clinical intervention. Surveys major approaches to systems-oriented family therapy and includes such related issues as the family life cycle, object relations integration, family pathology / dysfunction, family assessment, ethnicity and religious influences. Note(s): Elective. Unit(s): 3. RSPY 651 - Seminar in Psychodynamic Theory I An in-depth study of the process of therapy based on psychoanalytic developmental theory and giving special attention to the concepts of transference, counter-transference and interpretation. This course is only available with the initiative and approval of the instructor when an appropriate client is unavailable to the student for lab requirements. Unit(s): 2. RSPY 652 - Seminar in Psychodynamic Theory II Continuation of RSPY 651. This course is only available with the initiative and approval of the instructor when an appropriate client is unavailable to the student for lab requirements. Unit(s): 1.
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