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Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course will present a foundation for the understanding of
psychopathology. The basic constructs of normal and abnormal behavior will
be studied dynamically.

PSYC 775 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Former course number 575
Prerequisites: Admission to Psychotherapy Certificate program or 21 hours of
graduate courses and permission of instructor
Credits: 3
This course is designed for non-medical psychotherapists and counselors.
Students will be presented an overview of the current therapeutic use of
psychotropic drugs. A brief history of psychopharmacology, an overview of
neuroanatomy, a survey on current research on neurotransmitters, and a
review of pharmacological terminology will be given. Specific drugs to be
considered include the narcotic analgesics, the sedative hypnotics, stimulants,
neuroleptic, anxiolytics, anti-depressants, and lithium.

PSYC 780 LEGAL/ETHICAL ISSUES IN THERAPY
Former course number 580
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide the helping professional with the knowledge
of the major ethical and legal issues in counseling and psychotherapy today.
Learners will be exposed to such topics as ethical theory, laws and court
decisions, incompetency, malpractice, licensure and certification, privileged
communications, DSM III and Family Therapy, and legal liabilities affecting
psychologists, and legal obligations of psychotherapists. Ethical standards for
individual practitioners will be examined in detail. Participants will be involved
in some case research, group discussions, group reports, and individual
presentations of ethical and legal issues in the field of counseling and
psychotherapy.

PSYC 793 ART THERAPY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Former course number 593
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course is designed to teach, through student participation, methods for
using art as a therapeutic aid in working with behavior problem children and

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