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College of Professional Studies Course Descriptions
attachment and physiological issues that keep couples together;
identification, treatment, and reporting issues of elder and child
abuse; cultural, religious, and GLBT issues and abuse; and
countertransference issues. In addition, mental health issues in aging
and long-term care will be addressed. Therapeutic strategies will be
presented to enhance collaboration between families and care
providers and maximize quality of life for the elder client.
SPC 5705 Counseling Case Seminar 3
This course focuses on clinical case presentation for students in field
placement. Case presentations from the student’s current placement
serve as a starting point for lecture, clinical discussion, exploration
of diversity issues, role-play, and self-exploration within a somatic
psychology perspective. This class supports students in acquiring
professional competence in the important clinical skill of case
presenting. Co-requisite: SPC 5762.
SPC 5760 Supplemental fieldwork
experience Monitoring 1
This course consists of individual consultations which review
students’ progress in supplemental external fieldwork placement.
Student and faculty meet a minimum of once per quarter to review
placement and evaluations and to fulfill BBS requirements for hours
of experience toward licensure. The permission of the program
director and advisor is required.
SPC 5761–64 field Placement a–d 3/3/3/3
In this four-quarter sequence, the focus is clinical fieldwork under
supervision. Students train at community mental health sites,
schools, hospitals, hospice centers, therapeutic nurseries, the JFKU
Center for Holistic Counseling, or other sites. Students gain firsthand
knowledge and experience working with individu als, couples, and
families. Supervision is provided by qualified, licensed therapists.
Permission of program director is required.
SPC 5765 field Placement 2
This course may be required if a student needs any additional
quarters of clinical work.
SPC 5792 Practice of group Psychotherapy 2
In this course, students receive comprehensive supervision for their
field placement practice in group psychotherapy. MFT trainees who
are facilitating weekly therapy groups participate in group
supervision for two hours each week. Students learn how to plan and
publicize a group and to maintain a therapeutic group culture.
SPC 5793 Child and adolescent Therapy
in the Schools 2
Comprehensive training and supervision for the counseling of
children and adolescents in the school setting. MFT trainees work
with children and adolescents and participate in group supervision
for two hours each week.
SPC 5900 Topics in Somatic Psychology 1–3
Topics vary and may be repeated for credit when the subject matter
changes.
SPC 5993 integrative final Project a 1
This course is a personal reflection, research, and writing seminar
which supports students in organizing and writing the final project
of the Somatic Psychology program. The class includes examination
of the philosophical, personal, and professional issues raised in their
course of graduate study in somatic psy chology. Students develop an
outline for an integrative paper about their work and explore their
special professional interests. This is the first in a two-course
sequence.
SPC 5994 integrative final Project B 2
This is the second in a two-course sequence. Students complete an
integrative final project paper and give a presentation of their work
within the class. Students take this course when ready to complete
their paper. Prerequisite: SPC 5993.
non-Credit Workshops and Special Courses
SPC 9005 Personal Psychotherapy 0
Students must register for this course in the quarter in which they
expect to complete their personal psychotherapy requirement of 48
therapy hours.
SPC 9015 Child abuse assessment
and reporting 0
This course covers topics including recognizing child abuse, sexual
abuse, neglect, and physical and emotional abuse; legal definitions
of child abuse; legal reporting requirements; crisis intervention for
victims, families, and abusers; cross-cultural concerns;
countertransference issues; and community resources.
SPC 9020 Special Topics 0
This course is reserved for students who have returned to the
program after an absence or who have transferred into this program
from another one in the College of Professional Studies. This zero
unit course offers no academic credit, but allows students to enter
into the appropriate course at the program’s discretion. Students
enrolling i ed to take this course. Offered as needed; credit/no credit
only.
Transpersonal Psychology [TPC] Courses
TPC 5000 introduction to the
Transpersonal Psychology Program 0
This course will orient students to how the program flows and what
they need to know in order to complete their program.
TPC 5004–06 group Process a–C 2/2/2
In a group context, students use traditional and transpersonal
counseling techniques to examine and work with their own and
others’ feelings, motivations and patterns of behavior. Topics include
group theory and dynamics, stage development, leader ship and
implications for group therapy. during the third quarter students
gain first-hand experience in facilitating the group (with the
instructor as consultant).
TPC 5104 Professional integrative Project a 1
This first course in a two-course sequence helps students clarify their
professional focus and articulate their theoretical perspec tive.
Students develop an outline for an integrative paper about their work
that explores their transpersonal directions.
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