DPSY 724 - Advancing As A Health Psychologist

3 Credit(s)

This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the essential factors necessary to advance as a health psychologist. Students learn how to conduct program development, provide services, and create financial opportunities within health service organizations (HSOs). Content includes the roles of health psychologists, the organizations in which they work, providing services within managed care constraints, and an understanding of the unique ethical dilemmas faced within this context. However, special emphasis is placed on the structure and financing of the American healthcare system as it relates to all psychologists. This course is useful for any student who plans to work within a managed care/HSO setting. Students are recommended to have taken DPSY 510