Thursday, 4:50-8:10pm GPSA 532 Group Dynamics II: Group Leadership/Silver (3 credits)

This, Group Dynamics: Group Leadership, course provides an opportunity to study specific issues relating to therapeutic work with groups in a variety of settings and across different theoretical, clinical frameworks. Through assigned readings, class interaction, and case presentations students will develop an understanding of the unique leadership role involved in effectively leading groups.Ways of studying group dynamics, helping members interact and connect, assessing group progress, as well as designing and implementing therapeutic interventions will be studied. The unique interpersonal dynamics presented in the group situation can be studied from a diverse and comparative theoretical and clinical perspective through this ongoing process of the interactive group class. In addition, the stressors, demands and personal impact on the clinician of working with relationships in groups will be explored. More than 10 clock hours of this course are structured as a group experience activity.

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

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.

Thursday, 4:50 – 7:10pm GPSA 752 Clinical Case Seminar: Resistance, Transference, and Countertransference Issues/Silver

Through readings and clinical case presentations, the students in this advanced clinical course will learn how to analyze the unique and diverse ways in which resistance, transference and countertransference responses are expressed during treatment. Transference and countertransference will be analyzed in both its historical and present contexts including the unconscious forces motivating the responses, the defenses underlying their operation and their impact on the therapeutic process. Students will explore the verbal and non-verbal expression of transference, especially in its pre-verbal form and countertransference along with the resistances that interfere with “knowing” and awareness. The clinical uses of following the contact, joining, mirroring and psychological reflection will be studied as key elements in the development of the positive and negative narcissistic transference. Ethical practice considerations of the therapist’s subjective and objective countertransference (& countertransference resistance) will also be highlighted through the readings and analysis of case presentation material.

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

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 countertransferencial experiences. Ethical approaches to practice are emphasized

Monday, 7:10 – 9:30pm GPSA 586 Career Counseling/Chang

This course is designed to provide and understanding of career development and the interrelationship between careers and personality’ lifespan development; family; lifestyle choice; use of defense mechanisms and diversity. A broad understanding of career development theories, occupational and educational information sources, assessment tools, and measures, decision- making models and Online resources will be reviewed. Students’ assignments will be based on self- assessment modules in which the student will apply concepts, tools and theory to the student’s own life experience.