PSY 6518 - Principles of Psychotherapy

(3 units)

Students in the PhD program are introduced to the ethical and legal issues involved in the practice of psychotherapy, major approaches to psychotherapy and comparative analysis of theories of change in the psychotherapeutic process. Prerequisite to other psychotherapy courses. A systematic, representative and synoptic overview of major approaches to psychotherapy and the core issues they address. Deals with the historical development of schools of psychotherapy as well as the theoretical and practical stances they adopt on central issues.