CLINICAL THEORIES in Spring 2025 (PY2044)

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This course will provide an introduction to theories of personality and counseling, including psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, and family systems approaches. Theories will be examined in relation to their key concepts, view of human nature, therapeutic processes, techniques and procedures. Theories will be critiqued and compared, with special emphasis on the application of cultural and ethical issues

Course Master: 
CLINICAL THEORIES (PY2044)
Term: 
Spring 2025
Discipline: 
PY (Psychology)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - 16:00
Pre-requisites: 
PY1000CCI
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Appreciate how cultural worldviews inform ideas about how to understand and help individuals dealing psychological challenges.
  2. Grasp historical continuities and discontinuities in the understanding and treatment of psychological problems.
  3. Identity common processes or “factors” across therapies that are deemed psychotherapeutic.
  4. Learn basic terminology and concepts for the major psychotherapeutic approaches we cover (cognitive, behavioural, etc.).
  5. Understand the theories and social movements underlying institutionalization and deinstitutionalization.

Syllabus

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Book List

TitleAuthorPublisherISBN Number
Creatures of a Day and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
Irwin Yalom
Basic Books/Penguin.
978-0465097432

Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 13, 2025
End Date: 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
15:20
18:15
Q-A101