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PSYC 658
FR 105
W 5:30-8:20 p.m.		 Lou Ann Wieand, Ph.D.
HGH 220, ext. 5263

Office hours: Tu 10:00-11:30
Th 10:00-11:30
or by appointment



Syllabus: Psychology 658
Individual Counseling & Psychotherapy
Fall Semester, 2005



Course Objectives

This course is considered an introduction to the major theoretical approaches to psychotherapy in the Western world. You will be expected to master general concepts and terminology in each of a number of major theories which are used today by practicing clinicians. The first two hours of class time will focus on an overview of the theory of the week and a class discussion of "first source" reading material, written in the theorist's own words. The last hour each week will be devoted to a workshop in which you will practice techniques unique to each approach. Counseling students will be expected to play the role of therapist from time to time. We will begin the course by addressing contemporary issues in psychotherapy, such as varying concepts of client change and how they are measured and compared. When time permits, we will explore empirically supported psychotherapy approaches and the advantages and disadvantages of using these as criteria for choosing one modality over another.

Graduate students are expected to attend class, to be active and enthusiastic participants in classroom discussion and role plays, and to have read the material before the class in which it will be discussed.


Week Date Topic Assignment
1 8/23 Introductions: How to critique and compare psychotherapy theories  
Research on change factors Intake Assessment of "Ruth" Corsini, Skim Ch. 1; Reading1(ONCORES)
Corey, pp. 26-35.

Psychodynamic/Irrational Approaches
2 8/30 Psychoanalysis: Freud Corsini,Ch. 2
Freud: An Outline of Psychoanalysis
"Ruth" and Transference/Countertransference - practice		 Reading 2 (reserve)
Corey, Ch. 2
3 9/6 Object Relations and The Neo-Freudians Reading 3 & 4 (reserve)
4 9-13 Analytical Psychotherapy: Jung Corsini, Ch. 4
Jung on Symbols and Dreams
Dream interpretation - practice		 Reading 5 (ONCORES )
Reading 6 (reserve)

Humanistic/Phenomenological Approaches
5 9/20 Person-centered Approach: Rogers Ch. 5, Corsini
Take home Paper 1 due
Rogers-Directions evident in Therapy
Reflection of affect-practice		 Reading 7 (ONCORES)
Corey, Ch. 5
6 9/27 Gestalt Corsini, Ch. 10
Hunger/Aggression: Perls
Awareness exercises - practice		 Reading 8 (reserve)
Corey, Ch. 6
7 10/4 Existential Psychotherapy Ch. 9, Corsini
Rollo May
Workshop: Death-life meanings		 Reading 9 (reserve)
Corey, Ch. 4
8 10/11 Experimental Psychotherapy Corsini, Ch. 14
Rollo May
Mahrer on "...Psychotherapy with a troubled physician"		 Reading 10
Reading 11 (ONCORES)

Behaviorist/Deterministic Approaches
9 10/18 Behavior Therapy Ch. 7, Corsini
Take-home Paper 2 - Due
Skinner vs. Rogers: Famous Debate
Systematic desensitization-practice		 Reading 12 (ONCORES)
Reading 13 (ONCORES)
10 10/25 Cognitive/Behavior Modification Reading 14 (reserve)
Meichenbaum: Stress inoculation
Cog. Behavioral techniques - practice		 Reading 15 (ONCORES)
Corey, pp. 153-158
11 11/1 Cognitive Therapy: Beck Ch. 8, Corsini
Beck’s new work on violence
Treating Depression		 Reading 16 (ONCORES)
Corey, pp. 170-182
12 11/8 Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) Ch. 6, Corsini
Albert Ellis
Working with " musterbations"- practice 		Reading 17 (ONCORES)
Corey, pp. 160 - 170
13 11/15 Multimodel Ch. 11, Corsini
Lazarus on how to select a technique
Charting a multimodal treatment - practice		 Reading 18 (ONCORES)
Corey, pp. 137-153

Thanksgiving Week
14 11/29 Empirically-validated psychotherapy models Reading 19 (ONCORES)
Research:
New work on anxiety - David Barlow		 Reading 20 (ONCORES)
15 12/6 Contemporary Issues in Psychotherapy Corsini, Ch. 15
Bringing approaches together Corey, Ch. 13
Finals week Wed.
Dec. 13		 In-Class Exam III
Due: Final treatment plan for "Ruth"		  



Course Requirements

  1. Grading
    Requirements:       Percentage of grade
    Take-Home Exams (2)       40% (20% each)
    Exam III   30%
    Class participation/role plays/discussion   20%
    Final treatment plan       10%
    Total       100%


  2. Required reading:

    1. Texts:
      Corsini, R. & Wedding, D. (Eds.) (2005). Current psychotherapies, 7th ed. Thomson/Brooks/Cole.
      Corey, G. (2005). Case approach to counseling and psychotherapy, 6th ed. Brooks/Cole.

       


    2. List of Readings either on reserve in the library or on ONCORES.

      1. ONCORES Hubble, M.A., Duncan, B.L., & Miller, S.D. (1999). The heart and soul of change: What works in therapy.
      2. Reserve Freud, S. (1949). An outline of psychoanalysis. W.W.Norton. pp. 1 - 39.
      3. Reserve Greenberg & Mitchell. (1983). Object relations in psychoanalytic theory.Harvard Press, pp. 119-150.
      4. Reserve Mahler, M. (1968). On human symbiosis and vicissitudes of individuation. Vol. I: Infantile psychosis. Madison, CT: International Universities Press, pp. 165-214.
      5. ONCORES Jung, C. G. (1950). Dream analysis in its practical application. In Modern man in search of a soul, pp. 1 - 31.
      6. Reserve Jung, C. G. (1964). Man and his symbols. New York: Doubleday, pp. 17-56.
      7. ONCORES Rogers, C. (1961). Some of the directions evident in therapy. On becoming a person. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, pp. 73-106.
      8. Reserve Perls, F. (1947). Ego, hunger and aggression. Science and Behavior Books, pp. 185-211.
      9. Reserve May, R. (1981). Freedom and destiny. New York: W.W. Norton, pp. 148-159, 219-242.
      10. ONCORES Mahrer, A.R. (1999). Embarrassing problems for the field of psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55(9), 1147 - 1156.
      11. ONCORES Mahrer, A.R. (2005). Experiential psychotherapy with a troubled physician. In Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 4th ed. (pp.243-264). Brooks/Cole.
      12. ONCORES Skinner, B.F. & Rogers, C.R. (1956). Some issues concerning the control of human behavior. Science, 124 (3231), 1057 - 1066.
      13. ONCORES Wolpe, J. (1969). Systematic desensitization. In The practice of behavior therapy. Pergamon Press, pp. 91-129.
      14. Reserve Mahoney, M. (1974) Cognition and behavior modification. Cambridge, Mass.: Ballinger, pp. 1 - 33.
      15. ONCORES Meichenbaum, D. (1977). Stress-inoculation training, pp. 143-182. In Cognitive behavior modification. New York: Guilford.
      16. ONCORES Beck, A. (1999). Cognitive therapy for individuals and groups. In Prisoners of hate. NY: Harper-Collins, pp. 249-268.
      17. ONCORES Ellis, A. (1996). Better, deeper & more intensive methods of brief therapy. In Better, deeper, & more enduring brief therapy. NY: Brunner Mazel, pp. 182-217.
      18. ONCORES Lazarus, A.A. (1989). Selection of techniques. In The practice of multimodal therapy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, pp. 147-164.
      19. ONCORES Chambless, D. & Ollendick, T. (2001). Empirically supported psycological interventions: Controversies and evedince. In Annual Review of Psychology, 2001 (pp.685-716). Brooks/Cole.
      20. ONCORES Beutler, L.E. & Harwood, T.M. (1995). Prescriptive psychotherapies.Journal of Applied and Preventive Psychology, 4, 89-100.

  3. Exam description
    A series of questions will be distributed two weeks prior to each due date which will ask you to integrate the reading material, class lectures and case study presentations for that particular series of therapy approaches. You will be asked to compare and contrast assumptions of the theories and techniques covered and to critique their strengths and weaknesses. Models with which to approach these issues will be developed in class.

  4. Case study presentation
    In groups of two, you will develop a 20 minute demonstration of a therapy session with “Ruth”, using the particular therapy modality of the week. The casebook will be helpful in giving you guidelines to use. There will also be a TA who will be willing to meet with you to help you plan your demonstration. One of you will be the therapist, the other the client. Allow for group discussion time afterwards. The choices are:

    9/14 
    9/21 
    9/22
    9/28
    10/19
    10/26
    11/9
    11/16     		    Transference
    Dream interpretation 
    Reflection of affect
    An awareness exercise
    Systematic desensitization
    Cognitive-behavioral technique
    Working with “Musterbations”
    Charting a multimodal treatment

  5. Final treatment plan for "Ruth".
    Using the guidelines on pp. 320-323, Corey, develop your own treatment plan for Ruth. Be sure to explain why you have chosen the therapy modality (ies) you would use and justify your choices.

Additional References: At the end of each chapter of your textbook are listed the most relevant first source materials available. For future reference you may want to consider material from these authors.
Instructions for accessing articles on ONCORES:

From the Library homepage http://library.humboldt.edu
select the following to retrieve a document:
Reserve/ONCORES (On the left under Services)
Select Department name, Course No. (658), Professor Wieand, Name of item.


For user name: oncores 
For password: See instructor



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