Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

524 Advanced Adlerian Interventions and Theory 3 Credits
Prerequisites: 402, 431, 432, 514, and 523. This class will teach Adlerian theory
and interventions within play therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and
assessment of lifestyle and social interest. Theory and interventions related to
children, adolescents, young adults, and the elderly will be reviewed as well as
an in depth investigation and understand of complex emotions and ideas such
as guilt, shame, grief, and Gemeinschaftsgefühl from an Adlerian point of view.
Students will explore interventions with these populations (i.e. children,
adolescents, young adults, and the elderly) and macro interventions possible as
socially responsible clinicians.
569 Life Style and Career Development 3 Credits
Prerequisite: 472. This course will examine a person's career trajectory and
dynamics within the context of the life style. Students will learn to assess career
interests, aptitudes, and options. These will be explored as individual and
collective sources of work information. Understanding how these are embedded
within the life style will allow students to help clients with career decisions and
transitions in the broader perspective of total personal development.
571 Foundations in Counseling 3 Credits
and Organizational Consulting
This course introduces students to the field of consulting psychology. Attention
is paid to clinical applications and corporate practices as well as the integration
of the two. Societies, organizations, and professional groups are explored as
sources for professional exposure and development.
574 Principles of Industrial/Organizational Psychology 3 Credits
This course covers organizational management with respect to human behavior
in the workplace. Current developments in the behavior sciences as they apply
to the business organization are stressed. Concepts emphasized in the course
include individual and group dynamics, motivation, leadership, ethics, power,
conflict resolution, decision-making, and stress management.
575 Executive Coaching/Consulting 3 Credits
and Leadership Development
This course addresses the principles of identifying and developing leadership
potential. Both the professional and technical aspects of personality assessment
and career development are examined as well as organizational issues of
competency modeling succession planning.
580 Organizational Theory and Change Management 3 Credits
This course presents an analytical, in-depth study of key macro- and mid-level
organizational theories of structure and design, technology, environmental
adaptation, and managerial functions and controls.
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