PSY 7624 - Managed Mental Health Care and Brief Therapy

(2 units)

Designed to prepare students to face the challenges of practicing in an era of managed care from an informed and knowledgeable position. Includes exploration of managed care principles and problems, brief therapy, time effective therapy, blending brief therapy skills with long term therapy skills, solution focused methods, countertransference and how to practice effective and ethical psychotherapy within the changing mental health care context.