DPSY 586 - Essential Skills for Psychotherapy

3 Credit(s)

This course, specifically designed for first- and second-year doctoral students, covers the skills that are imperative for effective psychotherapy, regardless of the purpose, model, or theoretical rationale for that therapy. Case examples from practicum placements and in-class experiential exercises are employed to train active-listening, reflection, integration of historical and symptom data, conceptualization of a clientele’s experience toward a productive plan for therapy interventions, and ongoing assessment/intervention revision and therapy planning. This course emphasizes the development of therapeutic relationships from the first session throughout the course of therapy. Participants master the basic skills that equip them for effective helping in all models of therapy.