GPSA 555B Research Seminar – Proposal Writing/Gerber/To be Arranged

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GPSA555B Research Seminar – Proposal Writing (3 credits) In this part of a two semester course, students will learn how to develop a proposal for the psychoanalytic case study project in the Certificate program. Students will prepare a narrative of the case dynamics which describes the course of treatment and presents a question about some aspect of the case that puzzles the student; show how the therapist listens in order to form an impression of the individuals emotional experience; write a review of the clinical literature that relates to the research question; and describe a method for analyzing a series of process recordings. This course meets the requirements for the Proposal Writing course as a prerequisite for the Capstone Tutorial sequence. The students may consult with the instructor or other faculty between class sessions. *Students must submit a request to the training committee for permission to enroll in this course.

GPSA 760/761 Clinical Research Tutorial – Day/time arranged with instructor/Faculty

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GPSA 760/761 Clinical Research Tutorial (3 credits) Students in the Certificate program work individually with a chairperson after development of a proposal approved by the training committee. The chairperson assists the student in completion of the proposal for the project through completion, approval and final presentation of the project.

GPSA 833b Adolescent Treatment: Theory and Practice /Bratt

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Thursday, 7:10 – 9:30pm GPSA 833b Adolescent Treatment: Theory and Practice /Bratt

GPSA833b Adolescent Treatment: Theory and Practice (3 credits) This course will introduce the student to basic theoretical concepts and practices in adolescent treatment. From mother and infant intervention to the emergence of adolescence, case studies will demonstrate the developmental patterns, treatment challenges and modifications in treatment. The student will learn about the historical roots of approaches to contemporary practices. Case examples from practice examine common symptom patterns and evidence of trauma, pathology and resilience within child treatments.

GPSA 751 Clinical Case Seminar: Comparative Studies In Psychopathology/Silver

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Thursday, 4:50 – 7:10pm GPSA 751 Clinical Case Seminar: Comparative Studies In Psychopathology/Silver

 

GPSA751 Clinical Case Seminar: Comparative Studies in Psychopathology (3 credits) This course is designed for students who are clinical candidates. Each week a clinical case is presented at an advanced level to consider for case conceptualization. Students review models for understanding psychopathology and biographical accounts of psycho-pathological processes in the context of counseling and psychoanalytic thinking. The course prepares students to work within an ethical framework with a wide range of presenting symptoms and offers a range of perspectives. Special emphasis is placed on the students’ clinical experiences and transference and counter transference reactions in relation to the course content.

GPSA 181 Psychopathology: Severe Emotional Disorders/DeLia

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Thursday, 4:50 – 7:10pm GPSA 181 Psychopathology: Severe Emotional Disorders/DeLia

GPSA181 Psychopathology: Severe Emotional Disorders (3 credits) This course examines psychopathology of severe emotional disorders from the perspective of both the DSM, psychoanalytic theory and biography. Literature and clinical material will provide a view from the diagnostician as well as those who are impacted. The DSM will be paired with first-hand accounts and psychodynamic understandings of symptom clusters. The class will examine implications for treatment. Basic diagnostic skills will be applied to case material.

GPSA 687 Reading Course in Modern Psychoanalytic Approaches: Clinical Practice/Rosenthal*

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Thursday, 9:00 – 11:20am GPSA 687 Reading Course in Modern Psychoanalytic Approaches: Clinical Practice/Rosenthal*

*GPSA 687 Reading Course in Modern Psychoanalytic Approaches: Clinical Practice is an elective for all programs but does not count toward clinical case

 

GPSA687 Reading Course in Modern Psychoanalytic Approaches: Clinical Practice (3 credits)ctice (3 credits) This course examines a designated author or topic within a historical psychoanalytic context. Resources such as literature, videos, artifacts and clinical material will provide a view of the development of how the author or topic has contributed to psychoanalytic concepts, clinical work and current practice.

GPSA758 Continuing Case Seminar: Clinical Practice/Rosenthal

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Thursday, 9:00 – 11:20am GPSA758 Continuing Case Seminar: Clinical Practice/Rosenthal

GPSA758 Continuing Case Seminar: Clinical Practice (3 credits) Through continuing case presentations of three cases, students will apply theory to practice. With the agreement of the training committee, this course can be selected as fulfilling the requirement for the clinical case course after four semesters of successful completion of clinical case coursework.

GPSA 501 Human Development: The Developing Mind/Kane

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Wednesday, 7:10 – 9:30pm GPSA 501 Human Development: The Developing Mind/Kane

GPSA501 Human Development: The Developing Mind (3 credits) This course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of human development in the earliest years, and their impact on later well-being or pathology. We will study psychic development from conception to age three We will explore the ways in which infantile functions manifest throughout life and inform our theory for psychoanalytic interventions in the counseling relationship. From there we will examine how these early experiences affect personality development, defense patterns, identity, and relationships. We will explore through readings, observations, case presentations, and classroom discussion.

GPSA 700 Fieldwork Practicum Seminar/Vaccaro

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Wednesday, 4:50 – 7:10pm GPSA 700 Fieldwork Practicum Seminar/Vaccaro

GPSA 700 Fieldwork Practicum Seminar & Supervised Group Studies (4 credits) In this first segment of the fieldwork experience, students are supported to apply skills and develop self-awareness through clinical experiences while interfacing with the fieldwork coordinator, mentor, clinical supervisor, academic advisor. Students are guided in a clinical site to initiate therapeutic relationship and apply basic techniques to facilitate understanding of transference while the student observes themselves through describing counter transference experiences. Ethical approaches to practice are emphasized

GPSA 836 Human Sexuality and the Libidinal Drive/Ashworth

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Tuesday, 7:10 – 9:30pm GPSA 836 Human Sexuality and the Libidinal Drive/Ashworth

GPSA836 Human Sexuality and the Libidinal Drive (3 credits) This reading course reviews psychoanalytic papers on human sexuality and libido theory from the seduction theory to infantile sexuality, the perversions, transference love, and the concept of Eros as a binding force. Contemporary ideas are discussed in relation to the understanding of the part played by the libido in sexuality, civilization, and the binding of destructive forces.