GPSA701B-K Small Group Studies (SGS)

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Dates/Times TBA GPSA701B-K Small Group Studies (SGS)


This supervised group study course is taken throughout the summer for students who are engaged in fieldwork or
clinical case. The students study individual cases at their Fieldwork Site in depth, presenting and reading about the
dynamics of each case as well as their personal reactions to the client. The students process the challenges in working
with and learning about serious psychopathology in a treatment relationship. The goal of the course is to help students
identify the defenses of narcissistic clients and the countertransference reactions of the treating therapist. Students
will present cases with process notes as a way to study the dynamics of the cases. Each week three students meet with
the faculty and present their cases, studying the most therapeutic approach to each case.

GPSA 531 Group Dynamics I: Theories & Techniques / Silver

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Thursday 4:50-7:00pm GPSA 531 Group Dynamics I: Theories & Techniques / Silver


This course provides the broad, basic theoretical and experiential understanding of group work. Basic stages and
psychoanalytic underpinnings of group process and structure are outlined with emphasis is on methods and skills.
Special emphasis is given to resistance, interventions with specific diagnostic, culture, development and legal or
ethical issues of group work. More than 10 clock hours of this course are structured as a group experience activity.
Attendance at 2 conferences will be included in summer course hours. (3-cr)

GPSA552 Intro to Research in Human Sciences: Quantitative & Qualitative Studies / Vaccaro

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Wednesday 4:50-7:00pm GPSA552 Intro to Research in Human Sciences: Quantitative &
Qualitative Studies / Vaccaro

This course examines the bases of scientific inquiry. It provides a theoretical and practical knowledge of research and
methodology, including principles of concept formation and research design. Special emphasis is given to ethical
research practices. After a general review of research in the human sciences, students will concentrate on aspects of
qualitative research. Students review the important tools, methods and techniques for sound and ethical research,
including the tools and date of outcomes research. They also learn to critically evaluate research literature.
Attendance at 2 conferences will be included in summer course hours. (3-cr)

GPSA700 Fieldwork Practicum Seminar & SGS / Ashworth

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Tuesday 7:00-10:00pm GPSA700 Fieldwork Practicum Seminar & SGS / Ashworth


Prerequisite: Refer to the Fieldwork Manual and advisor. This course is designed for students who are approved for
fieldwork. The Fieldwork experience provides an opportunity to study basic psychoanalytic counseling techniques and
their application to clinical settings over the first 100 hours of the fieldwork experience (counseling practicum). In this
first Fieldwork segment, students are assisted in obtaining a Fieldwork placement, given early interviewing classroom
practice in the initial encounters, and encouraged to begin studying the counseling/therapeutic process as they learn to
recognize the various forms of psychopathology. The importance of ethical issues will be examined throughout the
course. Attendance at 2 conferences will be included in summer course hours. (Limited to 12 students) (4-cr)

GPSA702-2 Fieldwork Seminar & SGS / Ashworth

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Tuesday 7:00-10:00pm GPSA702-2 Fieldwork Seminar & SGS / Ashworth


When and How to Intervene: Transference and Countertransference & SGS
In this segment of the fieldwork experience, students study the helping relationship and techniques to facilitate
understanding of transference and countertransference as they influence the student’s self-development. Students learn
how to recognize signs and symptoms of psychopathology and how to identify, process and understand his or her
feelings while exploring possible inductions from cases. Ethical approaches to practice are emphasize.
Attendance at 2 conferences will be included in summer course hours. (Limited to 12 students) (4-cr)