PSY720 Techniques in Counseling Psychotherapy
Prepares students to conduct individual counseling and psychotherapy from cognitive-behavioral, humanistic/existential, and positive psychological perspectives. Emphasis is on philosophical and historical foundations. Specific topics include cognitive-behavioral case conceptualization and intervention techniques, as well as humanistic/existential and positive psychological issues such as the development of the therapeutic relationship, facilitating client growth, the development of meaning and purpose, and the fostering self-identity and self-actualization.