Course Title

clinical psychology

Course Number

7227301

Instructor Name

Adnan Sarhan

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Second Semester 10

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

The overview of the field of clinical psychology, focusing on the profession, science, and practice.

The major topics sampled will be: introduction to the field, including education and training; historical background;diagnosis and abnormal behavior; interviewing; assessment; psychotherapy; research methods; forensic psychology; ethics; current issues and special topics. Evidence-based treatment modalities, and legal implications of caring for mentally ill patients.

Once this course is completed, students are expected to be able to: 1. Identify the similarities and differences between different mental health professions in terms of philosophy, amount and content of training, typical duties, typical pay, and licensure requirements. 2. Identify, describe, and understand how research is used to address important issues in diagnosing mental disorders. 3. Identify, describe, and understand how research is used to address important issues in clinical assessment and the use of “clinical judgment” to make decisions about diagnosis and treatment. 4. Identify and describe different schools of thought in conceptualizing and treating psychological problems. 6. Apply the ideas of a famous clinical psychologist to the conceptualization and treatment of a fictitious patient. 5. Describe the impetus for and current status of the movement for setting standards for psychotherapeutic treatment. 6. Describe and state your opinion about important professional and ethical issues in clinical psychology. 7. Identify and describe the scientist-practitioner, professional, scholar-clinician, and clinical scientist training models in clinical psychology and describe how they are operationalized in training programs.

• Define the basic concepts of clinical psychology.
• A.2- Recognize  the therapeutic relationship and how can be constructed.
• A.3- Describe the role of the clinical psychologist as a member of the mental health care team.
•  A.4- underline enough knowledge about providing care for individuals with psychological disorders.
• A.5- Identify relevant research findings related to clinical psychology.
• A.6- Discuss ethical and legal parameters related to clinical psychology.
• B- Intellectual Skills.

        B.1. assess and differentiate between normal and abnormal behavior by individual and group modeling in the class.

       B. 2. Communicate with collogues by proper ways of communication such using active listening technique.

       C- Professional and practical skills

           This course is designed to fulfill the theoretical part and some modeling skills in the class.

1-Introduction to Clinical Psychology: An Evidence-Based Approach, 2nd Canadian Edition by John Hunsley and Catherine Lee ISBN: 978-0-470-15685-8.

2- Hand book of clinical psychology, 2^nd edition. Andraw Baum, TRACEY A. REVENSON, JEROME SINGER.2012.

3- Clinical psychology: Assessment treatment and research. David ,C.S. Richard, & Steven Hubrich. 2009.

4- Handbook of health psychology. Andraw Baum, TRACEY A. REVENSON, JEROME SINGER.2011.

5- Clinical psychology and psychotherapy as a science. Luciano L’Abate. 2013.

5- Clinical psychology: An introduction. Alan carr. 2012.