This course will provide students exposure to current knowledge in the area of developmental aspects of behavior, including transitions, growth, and development across an individual's life, along with prominent methods used to advance understanding of developmental processes. This will include basic research on both typical and atypical development across the lifespan.

This course has a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Second, will explore psychology's history and development and then investigate the role of History and Systems on our current psychotherapy.

This course will provide clinical psychology doctoral students exposure to current knowledge and challenging issues in ethical decision-making and practices tied to being a clinical scientist. The course will focus on clinical science roles as a researcher, educator (e.g., teacher, mentor), and member of the broader field.

Designed to provide a working introduction to the ethical issues, principles, and techniques of psychotherapy and supervision. Additionally, case conceptualization, designing intervention plans, and active listening skills are introduced and practiced. Individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults will be the primary focus of this aspect of the course.

This course is designed to provide students with a context for supervision and consultation through sharing with each other their experiences with various clients, providing peer supervision to each other (with the instructor in the room), receiving immediate feedback from the instructor regarding their supervision of each other, and receiving feedback from each other, at the end of the course.

For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.

For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.

Independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and can be repeated. Instructor permission required.

Independent laboratory research undertaken with advisor. Graded and can be repeated. Instructor permission required.

This course prepares graduate students to create and deliver effective oral presentations of their research. We will focus particularly on longer-format presentations. Topics covered include clarity before semi-professional audiences, effective use of graphics and other supporting materials, and different methods of presenting complex data.