Psychology

Course syllabus

INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (Tentative)
Psychology 165 (CRN62443)
TR 2:10-4:00; Young Hall 184
 Prerequisites: Psc 1, 41, 168, or permission; Course units: 4

Dr. Stanley Sue                                             

             Email: ssue@ucdavis.edu; Young Hall 147; (530) 754-6173

            Office Hours:   10-12 TR and by appointment

Kelly Sauerwein, Teaching Assistant, ksauerwein@ucdavis.edu

Text:  Matthews, J., & Anton, B. (2008).  Introduction to Clinical Psychology. NY: Oxford University Press.

April     1                    History and Theory of Clinical Psychology 1, 3

              3                    Assessment               

              8                    Projectives vs. Structured Tests                               4-5

            10                    Film

            15                    Projectives vs. Structured Tests                               6-7

            17                    Validity of Assessment Tools                                               

            22                    Midterm Exam 1                                           

            24                   Special Populations                                                   8

            29                    Special Populations                                       

May      1                    Guest Speaker                                                           9-11    

             6                     Psychotherapy and Treatment; Film                       

             8                     Psychotherapy and Treatment; Film            12

            13                    Psychotherapy and Treatment; Film                       

            15                    Midterm Exam 2                               

            20                    Effectiveness of Treatment                                      2

            22                    Confidentiality and Ethical Issues                           13, 14

            27                    Guest Speaker

            29                    Forensic Issues                                                         15-16

June     3                     Community Mental Health                                      

              5                    Review and Conclusions

            10                    Final Exam 10:30     

Purpose

            This course is intended to (1) provide knowledge of the field of clinical psychology which involves the symptoms and manifestations of behavioral disturbances, the diagnosis/assessment and treatment of these disturbances, and evaluating the effectiveness of treatments and interventions; (2) analyze psychological research and clinical cases pertinent to the field, and (3) develop critical thinking skills on clinical psychology issues. 

Format

            The course will have a lecture/discussion format.  Guest speakers, as well as demonstrations and class Exercises, will be included.  Students are expected to participate in the class exercises.  We will have extensive use of powerpoint slides.  Slides presented in class will be available for downloading.  For a given lecture, I will try to post the powerpoint slides 24 hours in advance on the MyUCDavis website for the course.  To have a successful experience in the course, you must check MyUCDavis regularly.  It is your responsibility to check for announcements and course requirements that may be posted.

Instructor and Office Hours

            This class is taught by Dr. Stanley Sue, who is a faculty member in the Departments of Psychology and Asian American Studies.  Listed above are the office hours.  These hours are set aside for this class, so feel free to visit during office hours.  If it is impossible to meet during office hours, you can schedule other times with the instructor.

Your grade is determined by:  (1) two midterm exams, the first is worth about 25% and the second is worth about 30%; (2) a final exam worth about 45% of your grade.  Exams are multiple choice and essay in nature. 

Exams are based on all readings and class activities (lectures, demonstrations, guest speakers, etc.)  No makeup exams will be given to students who miss exams, unless a legitimate and written excuse is given.   Makeup exams are essay in nature.  A few in-class assignments will be required as discussed in class.