Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

emphasis will include trauma and children, behavioral and learning problems
associated with conditions of disadvantage and traumatizing environments,
diversity issues, advocacy, negotiating social service, and educational systems
that deal with children.
685 Child and Adolescent Cognitive-Behavior Therapy 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of cognitive-behavior
therapy (CBT) with children, adolescents and families. The course focuses on
learning theory, treatment planning, CBT case conceptualization, and
empirically-validated treatments for youth with internalizing and externalizing
disorders. Developmental psychology is used as a guiding framework for
understanding the practice of CBT with children and adolescents.
690 Supervision and Consultation 3 Credits
This course intended to occur late in the doctoral curriculum, during or just
before the internship, focuses primarily on clinical supervision, with secondary
focus on clinical and programmatic consultation. It provides an overview of all
dimensions of supervision, including the supervisory contract, theoretical
models of supervision, the supervisory relationship, issues of diversity, gender
and power, supervisory modalities, developmental issues, and ethical and legal
issues. The course includes an optional laboratory in which students who do not
have current supervisory responsibilities can arrange to have quasi-supervisory
responsibility for students in lower-level intervention courses.
691 Public Policy, Advocacy, and Social Change 3 Credits
This course is designed to focus on the analysis, formulation, and advocacy of
public policy within the context of public administration, community organizing
and the policy making process. It identifies methods for understanding the
political process as a system and looks at evaluation techniques to address
complex policy issues. It examines ways psychologists, behavioral healthcare
delivery systems, advocacy groups, and community organizations can work with
local, state, tribal, and federal government to address issues of social change. It
provides an overview of governmental structure, process, and policies at all
levels. The course presents effective methods of communication, advocacy, and
lobbying to challenge policy, promote concerns and address needs.
692 The Role of Psychologists in Management, 3 Credits
Administration, and Leadership
This course focuses on the development of roles for psychologists in a variety
of administrative and leadership roles including behavioral health care
management, public administration, and educational leadership. It provides a
foundation of motivation and understanding for leadership development by
offering theoretical background, practical information, and an opportunity for
role modeling to encourage students to develop their organizational leadership
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