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Dec 26, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
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PSYC 580 - Trauma and Loss(3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 509 and PSYC 511 and PSYC 541; and matriculation in the Psychology MA program; or consent of instructor
This course explores issues related to human suffering which can halt, derail, alter and challenge the process of personality development. Building upon earlier courses, advanced graduate students will work to integrate how specific developmental challenges impact identity-formation and relate to the process of psychotherapy. A variety of approaches will be used to understand treatment with traumatized or bereaved persons; processes of vicarious traumatization and its prevention are also explored. Psychological understanding of the symptoms and treatment of these issues will be examined through clinical and developmental theory, case summaries and current research. Students will examine how these texts relate to their clinical experiences of trauma and loss in order to further develop professional skills. Offered fall semester.
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