CLIN868 Professional Issues in Clinical Child Psychology
This is an entry level doctoral course for students interested in clinical child psychology. The class is firmly embedded within the practitioner-scientist model of training. The course addresses contemporary developments, provocative professional issues, and emerging imperatives. Through reading, discussion, presentations and lectures, students will become familiar with the opportunities and challenges facing contemporary clinical child psychologists. More specifically, these topics include developmental theories, ethics, ethnocultural issues, diagnoses, evidence-based treatments, supervision and training, workforce issues, administration/management, and the ?business? of the profession.