COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING – PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT Curriculum Revision Master of Science in Psychology: Concentration in Clinical Psychology Submitted for review and approval for AY 2012-2013 Bulletin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Contacts: Julia M. Lewis, Ph.D. Chair and Professor 415-338-7555 jmlewis@sfsu.edu David Gard, Ph.D. Associate Professor Coordinator, Clinical Psychology concentration 415-338-1440 dgard@sfsu.edu M. Dawn Terrell, Ph.D. Professor 415-338-1103 dterrell@sfsu.edu MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Sept. 2011 M.S. in Psychology: Concentration in Clinical Psychology Curriculum Revision Proposal I. Introduction Clinical psychology is one of three applied professions recognized within the field of psychology (along with industrial/organizational psychology and school psychology). The Psychology Department has offered a graduate degree with a concentration in clinical psychology since 1952, with a mission of training students in the fundamentals of clinical psychology and preparing them to provide critical mental health services to the community. From its inception, the clinical psychology concentration has emphasized preparing students to understand and promote well-being in culturally and socially diverse populations, and to be conversant with preventive as well as ameliorative strategies in addressing mental health issues. Graduates typically go on to work in mental health agencies, hospitals, nonprofit service centers, educational institutions, and private practice settings. While the majority of graduates become mental health professionals in the greater Bay Area region, graduates can also be found around the state, nation, and globe. For example, recent international students completing the clinical psychology graduate concentration hailed from Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, and Turkey. The Master of Science in Psychology: Concentration in Clinical Psychology is currently a 51-unit degree that prepares students for the professional practice of psychotherapy as Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs). MFTs are mental health professionals licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS), and the degree program must therefore conform to the educational requirements of the BBS. As will be detailed below, these requirements will change beginning August, 2012, prompting the proposed revision the M.S. curriculum. The program is one of six graduate degree concentrations in the Psychology Department, and one of three pre-professional M.S. degree programs. Four faculty members have full-time teaching appointments in the Clinical Psychology concentration: Professors Julia Lewis and M. Dawn Terrell, Associate Professor David Gard, and Assistant Professor Sarah Holley. One faculty member, Dr. Diane Harris, has shared appointments in the Clinical Psychology concentration and the School Psychology concentration. Traditionally, mental health professionals working in the field have also taught parttime in the program, including Dr. Kate Hellenga and Dr. Scott Schulkin. Their courses are typically covered by non-general fund sources, such as the Head Start grant or CEL funds generated by the postmaster’s School Psychology credential program. The Clinical Concentration is a lock-step, cohorted degree program. Current cohorts are comprised of eight students; prior to 2009, cohorts were 10-12 students. This change in cohort size was made to address resource constraints, in anticipation of eventual changes to the curriculum. Given the typical teaching load in the Psychology Department for faculty affiliated with M.S. degree concentrations (two graduate, and one undergraduate per semester), it was necessary to reduce the cohort to a level where it could be sustained with current faculty given anticipated increases in the number of units offered. From 2005 – 2010, there were a total of 53 graduates of the program; there were 12 each in 2009-2010 and 2008-2009; 11 in 2007-2008; and 9 each in 2006-2007 and 2005-2006. The contact persons for questions about the proposal are: Julia Lewis, Chair, Department of Psychology (jmlewis@sfsu.edu); David Gard, Coordinator, Clinical Psychology Concentration (dgard@sfsu.edu); and M. Dawn Terrell, Professor (dterrell@sfsu.edu). 1 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 II. Sept. 2011 Nature of the Request The scope and training of mental health professionals in California is being expanded in response to the Mental Health Services Act passed by the voters of California in 2004. After several years of careful review and consultation, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 33 (SB 33) in 2009 which set forth new educational requirements for the MFT license. Specifically, mental health professionals are being required to have a better understanding of the needs of severely mentally ill populations, including training in recovery-oriented treatment, and to be able to respond to the needs of consumers exposed to the effects of trauma, disasters, poverty, and deprivation. Already mandated training in the assessment and treatment of child abuse, partner and spousal abuse, and substance abuse has been expanded to include training in elder abuse treatment and reporting. Similarly, required practicum experiences have been expanded to include hands-on experiences with a variety of consumers, including the severely mentally ill, and training in evidence-based treatment strategies and resources for those with severe mental illness. The curriculum changes necessitated by SB 33 are described below. A. New courses. Three courses will be added to the curriculum, consisting of two courses designed specifically for the new curriculum and one course already offered as an optional elective: 1. Psychology 723 – Clinical Methods: Psychological Testing and Assessment- this new 3 unit course would consolidate training in use of psychological tests and assessment tools into one course, replacing the current Psychology 721 and Psychology 722 in the Clinical Psychology M.S. concentration (they will remain part of the School Psychology concentration). 2. Psychology 724 – Clinical Issues: Drugs, Brain and Behavior – this new 3 unit course will cover advances in neuropsychology, psychopharmacology, and the assessment and treatment of substance abuse disorders. This course provides students with training required by SB 33 in a consolidated format. The course also becomes a possible elective for students in the other graduate concentrations in psychology. 3. Psychology 891 – Seminar in Selected Problems in Psychology – this 3 unit seminar has been used in the Clinical Psychology concentration to cover professional issues, including innovative practices, specialization, and student development as clinicians. It is currently offered as an optional elective in the fall of students’ second year in the program (75% of students took it the first year it was offered in 2008; 100% took it in 2009 and 2010 respectively, and 75% are enrolled this fall). It will become a required course. B. Course revisions. As part of the curriculum revision, three courses will be revised slightly to accommodate additional content in some instances and to consolidate content in others. Specifically: 1. Psychology 753 – Seminar in Therapeutic and Developmental Change 1 – will continue to cover infancy to old age, and will now also include issues in long-term care, end-oflife and grief. 2. Psychology 754 – Seminar in Therapeutic and Developmental Change II – will continue to cover child and partner abuse, and will now also cover elder abuse. 2 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 Sept. 2011 3. Psychology 828 – Conference to Accompany Advanced Psychology Practicum – the description will be changed to delete substance abuse (consolidated in the new course, Psychology 724), and to add in case management. C. Deleted courses. Two courses will be deleted from the current Clinical Psychology M.S. program, but will remain as courses taught in the Department primarily for School Psychology students: 1. Psychology 721 - Clinical Methods: Assessment of Intelligence and Perceptual-Motor Functioning – this 3 unit course is better suited to the training needs of the students in the School Psychology program. As noted above, in the proposed curriculum the material covered in this course and in Psychology 722 below will be consolidated into one course, Psychology 723, which is more closely aligned with the training needs of students preparing for the MFT license. 2. Psychology 722 - Clinical Methods: Personality Appraisal and Projective Techniques – some of the content covered in this 3 unit course will be covered in the new Psychology 723. Instead of taking a second course in psychological testing, students will be required to take the new course, Psychology 724, covering areas mandated by SB 33 such as psychopharmacology and substance abuse assessment and treatment. D. Increase in total units. As mandated in SB 33, the degree will now be 60 units rather than 51 units. Two changes will be made to the program to accomplish this: 1. The practicum experience in the first year of the program will be expanded so that it is aligned with actual practice in the first year. In order to be fully prepared to meet the challenges of their second year placements, students now spend as much time in their first year practicum settings as they do in their second year placements, which are 6 units per semester. Thus, Psychology 729 will change from its current 3 units per semester to 6 units per semester. This change adds 6 units to the degree but does not require additional faculty resources (as students are already completing the amount of practicum work required for 6 units). 2. In the fall of the second year of the program, students will be required to take Psychology 891, a seminar in selected problems in psychology, which is currently optional. This seminar covers professional issues and innovations in mental health practice that are now required under SB 33. This change adds 3 units to the program, though it should not be burdensome to students as at least 75% of students in the program have opted to take the course when it was offered as an elective. E. Summary of changes: 1. Three new courses are required in the revised curriculum: Psychology 723, Psychology 724, and Psychology 891. 2. To reflect changes in content covered, slight changes are made to the descriptions of three courses: Psychology 753, Psychology 754, and Psychology 828. 3. Two courses in the current Clinical Concentration are deleted in the revised curriculum, Psychology 721 and 722 (they remain offered in the School Psychology Concentration). 4. The program goes from 51 units to 60 units with a change in the number of units for Psychology 729 from 3 each semester to 6 each semester. (Refer to Appendix A- “tracked changes”, and Appendix E- finalized Bulletin copy with revisions). 3 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 153 154 III. Sept. 2011 Description of the Changes Course PSY 721 PSY 722 PSY 728 PSY 729 PSY 753 PSY 754 PSY 821 Current Concentration Proposed Curriculum Revision Title Units Course Title Units Clinical Methods: 3 PSY 723 Clinical Methods: 3 Assessment of Intelligence Psychological Testing and and Perceptual-Motor Assessment Functioning Prerequisite: Classified Prerequisite: classified graduate status in graduate status and consent psychology and consent of of instructor. Must be taken instructor. concurrently with PSY 729. Clinical Methods: 3 PSY 724 Clinical Issues: Drugs, Brain 3 Personality Appraisal and and Behavior Projective Techniques Prerequisite: Classified Prerequisite: PSY 721. Must graduate status in be taken concurrently with psychology and consent of PSY 729. instructor. Conference to Accompany 6 PSY 728 Conference to Accompany 6 Psychology Practicum Psychology Practicum Prerequisite: classified Prerequisite: classified graduate status. Seminar to graduate status. Seminar to be taken concurrently with be taken concurrently with PSY 729. PSY 729. Psychology Practicum 6 PSY 729 Psychology Practicum 12 Must be taken concurrently Must be taken concurrently with 721 and then with 722. with 728. Seminar in Therapeutic and 3 PSY 753 Seminar in Therapeutic and 3 Developmental Change I Developmental Change I Prerequisites: classified Prerequisites: classified graduate status and consent graduate status and consent of instructor. of instructor. Seminar in Therapeutic and 3 PSY 754 Seminar in Therapeutic and 3 Developmental Change II Developmental Change II Prerequisite: PSY 753. Prerequisite: PSY 753. Clinical Methods: Diagnosis 3 PSY 821 Clinical Methods: Diagnosis 3 and Advanced and Advanced Psychopathology Psychopathology Prerequisite: classified Prerequisite: classified graduate status in clinical or graduate status in clinical or school psychology master’s school psychology master’s program. program. 155 4 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision Course PSY 822 PSY 828 PSY 829 PSY 896 Or PSY 898 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 IV. Sept. 2011 Current Concentration Proposed Curriculum Revision Title Units Course Title Units Clinical Methods: Marital 3 PSY 822 Clinical Methods: Marital 3 and Family Systems Theory and Family Systems Theory and Therapy and Therapy Prerequisite: PSY 821. Prerequisite: PSY 821. Conference to Accompany 6 PSY 828 Conference to Accompany 6 Advanced Psychology Advanced Psychology Practicum Practicum Seminar to be taken Seminar to be taken concurrently with PSY 829. concurrently with PSY 829. Advanced Psychology 12 PSY 829 Advanced Psychology 12 Practicum Practicum Prerequisite: PSY 729. Prerequisite: PSY 729. Directed Reading and 3 PSY 896 Directed Reading and 3 Comprehensive Written Comprehensive Written Examination Examination Or Or Master’s Thesis and Or Master’s Thesis and Oral Defense of Thesis Oral Defense of Thesis Prerequisite: advancement Prerequisite: advancement to candidacy for a master’s PSY 898 to candidacy for a master’s degree and consent of degree and consent of chairperson of candidate’s chairperson of candidate’s committee. committee. PSY 891 Seminar in Selected 3 Problems Prerequisite: classified graduate status and consent of instructor. Total Minimum Units: 51 Total Minimum Units: 60 Reasons for the Proposed Changes The chief reason for the proposed curriculum change is the need to conform to the new educational requirements mandated by the Board of Behavioral Sciences for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California. Although there have been occasional changes to the BBS educational requirements over the years, this is the first major overhaul since 1988. Similarly, there have been minor tweaks to the Clinical Psychology degree concentration over the years to keep up with BBS updates, but this is the first time a major curriculum revision has been proposed in many years. Faculty in the concentration have taken the opportunity to carefully review the curriculum, and to suggest changes that build on the concentration’s strengths while addressing areas of weakness and the challenges of restricted resources. 5 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 Sept. 2011 Program Strengths and Weaknesses. Unlike many MFT programs around the state, the Clinical Psychology degree concentration has always had a very strong focus on work in the community with underserved populations, including those targeted by the BBS changes required in SB 33. For example, students in the concentration spend part of their first year practicum experience working in lowincome pre-school settings, providing services to children with social and emotional difficulties. Many students spend their second year practicum working with seriously mentally ill children and/or adults. All of our practicum settings require that students understand the etiology and treatment of substance abuse disorders, the effects of trauma, and the impact of socially and culturally diverse experiences. In keeping with the mission of the university, and in line with strong student interest, the program has worked to ensure that awareness of human diversity is infused throughout the curriculum. Perhaps the signature strength of the program, from its inception, has been its emphasis on a combination of rigorous theoretical training with extensive practicum experience, in keeping with the scientistpractitioner model that epitomizes the field of clinical psychology. This is one reason that student demand for the degree has remained consistently high. The current curriculum revision addresses one area of weakness. As the program has lost faculty due to retirements and to administrative appointments, its ability to adequately cover all necessary content has been compromised. One particular area of weakness was coverage of psychopharmacology and the advances in neuropsychology linking brain and behavior. With the latest faculty hire, these areas can be appropriately incorporated into the program through the proposed curriculum revision. The two new courses included in the proposal, PSY 723 and PSY 724, reflect this welcome shift. Opportunities and Challenges. The need to revise the degree concentration to conform to new BBS educational requirements presents an opportunity to ensure that the Clinical Psychology concentration reflects recent trends in mental health training and treatment, including the emphasis on recovery-oriented care, and provides students with skills in evidenced-based practices. By consolidating coverage of psychological testing into one course, and similarly consolidating coverage of substance abuse into just two courses, other topics can be covered more extensively in the remaining courses. For example, case management is one of the mandatory content areas under the new BBS requirements, and students will now have additional training in case management in PSY 828. Overall, the curriculum revision allows for more seamless integration in students’ theoretical and experiential training as mental health professionals. The challenge has been to accommodate the mandated expansion from 51 units to 60 units in an efficient manner, so that neither faculty resources nor student experiences are negatively impacted. Because the concentration was already quite comprehensive, relatively minor changes are required to expand to 60 units. Indeed, the proposed expansion to 60 units involves courses already part of the program (one as an optional elective not counted toward the current 51 unit degree). V. Impact of Proposed Curricular Changes. A. Furthering the mission of the university. The proposed revision will allow the Clinical Psychology concentration to continue to provide “academically rigorous and intellectually challenging” professional education that reflects “all dimensions of human diversity.” More specifically, the revision will ensure that the concentration continues to train residents of the 6 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 Sept. 2011 region, state, nation and world to provide vitally needed mental health services in the local and global communities “with which its students and faculty are engaged.” B. Furthering the mission of the department. The proposed revision strengthens the Clinical Psychology concentration, allowing it to better reflect the Psychology Department’s mission to train practitioners that “are always mindful of the scientific, empirical and theoretical bases of their activities” while also recognizing the social and cultural contexts of the people they seek to understand and treat. In particular, the revision allows the program to incorporate training in the latest evidence-based practices and trends in mental health training. C. Serving the interests of the students. The vast majority of the students who complete the concentration will seek licensure in California as MFTs. It is therefore in their interest to have the concentration conform to the BBS educational requirements for licensure as an MFT. The comprehensive professional education provided in the proposed revision may ironically be even more important for those students who will work outside of the United States, where licensure may not be necessary to practice as a psychotherapist, as it provides students with the knowledge and skills to function as independent mental health professionals. D. Addressing the Program’s student learning objectives? As the Table below illustrates, the changes to the courses relevant for the program SLO’s are minimal. Overall Program Learning Objective: To train students to become master level psychologists in Clinical Psychology Specific Outcomes for Clinical Concentration Relevant Courses Relevant Courses in Current in Proposed Concentration Concentration To develop technical skills in clinical assessment, 721, 722, 728, 821 723, 724, 728, 821 diagnosis of psychopathology, psychological testing and professional writing To develop familiarity and proficiency with major 728, 753, 754, 822, 728, 753, 754, 822, psychological theoretical orientations, and with 828 828 models of psychotherapy. To develop proficiency in the use of professional 728,729,828,829 728,729,828,829, language and the application of theory to clinical 891 situations To learn to integrate theory and practice in 728, 828 728, 828, 891 psychotherapy through presenting and evaluating casework and applying ethical and legal principles To gain experience in the practice of clinical 729,829 729,829 psychology in diverse settings and populations in supervised learning environments To demonstrate professional level writing and 896 or 898 896 or 898 ability to autonomously apply clinical and theoretical knowledge in an independent project. 229 7 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 Sept. 2011 E. Providing a rigorous program that reflects the latest trends in the discipline and positions students to be ready for changes in the discipline. In adding 9 units to the current concentration, the proposed revision makes an already rigorous curriculum even stronger, emphasizing the practicum experience in the first year and requiring a second year seminar that examines the changing nature of professional issues in the field. The proposed revision also reflects the latest trends in the training of mental health professionals in that it expands the curriculum to cover critical topic areas such as the impact of drugs on brain and behavior, and case management. F. Avoiding graduation bottlenecks. The proposed revision does not add any time to graduation for students completing the degree. Instead, this revision achieves the necessary additional units for the degree by aligning the number of units for practicum experience in the first year of the program with what students are already doing, and makes mandatory a seminar most students already take as an optional elective in the second year. VI. Differences of Opinion in the Department Concerning the Curricular Changes The Department Curriculum Committee unanimously approved the proposed changes on Sept. 7, 2011 and the Department reviewed and approved the proposal on Sept. 14, 2011. VII. Student Learning Outcomes Assessment and the Proposed Curricular Changes Results of prior student learning outcomes assessment led to changes in the way the curriculum was delivered. Specifically, rubrics were developed for students completing the culminating experience, and training on human diversity and cultural sensitivity was infused throughout the curriculum. One additional result of the SLO assessment directly reflected in the proposed revision is the mandatory course covering professional issues in the field. VIII. Relationship of Curricular Changes to Program Review Recommendations In the 6th Cycle of Program Review, there were no specific recommendations for action regarding the Clinical Psychology concentration. The Psychology Department was commended for meeting all University standards for graduate programs and for the continuing faculty research and professional engagement that includes students. IX. Mix of Courses at Lower, Upper, and Graduate Levels The proposed changes to the graduate concentration in Clinical Psychology do not impact the ratio of undergraduate to graduate courses in the Psychology Department. The number of undergraduate courses offered by faculty assigned to the Clinical Psychology concentration will remain the same. 8 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 X. Sept. 2011 Impact on General Education As noted above, the proposed curricular changes to the Clinical Psychology graduate concentration should have no impact on the Psychology Department’s undergraduate offerings, and should not impact the University’s General Education requirements. XI. Resource Implications of the Proposed Curricular Changes There are, of course, resource implications in a curriculum revision that would expand the number of units from 51 to 60. However, the proposed revision does not require additional faculty resources to offer the revised degree. The Psychology Department will continue to use external resources to cover the supervision necessary for the expanded practicum experience, (i.e., moving PSY 729 from 3 units to 6 units); for the past six years, the community agency where students provide services pays for the supervision through a grant. Should this agreement end at any point in the future, the Clinical faculty and the Department would seek another external partner with a similar arrangement for supervision. The other major curricular change is making PSY 891 a required course in the degree instead of an optional elective. The course has been offered as a voluntary faculty overload for four years, which would continue with the curricular change. The curricular changes do anticipate changes in faculty load associated with possible faculty retirements, but not resignations. In the past, the concentration has worked with other graduate concentrations in Psychology to address resource shortfalls caused by budget crises or faculty leaves, chiefly by sharing courses where appropriate. This strategy would be used in the future, if necessary. XII. Consultations The faculty in the School Psychology concentration have participated in many of the discussions of the curricular changes, and also participated in Department deliberations concerning the revision. The Clinical Concentration faculty met with the Chair of the Counseling Department early in our discussions of the revision to ensure that the proposed courses do not overlap with those offered in the Counseling Department. The proposed revision has been reviewed by the Chair of the Counseling Department, and also with our faculty representative at the Library. (Refer to consultations - Appendix B-D). XIII. Provisions for Program Assessment The Clinical Psychology concentration has recently increased its assessment activities to collect data from all students each semester. The faculty meet to review results, and to incorporate changes into course delivery based on the results. This process will continue, and will help the clinical faculty to evaluate implementation of the new curriculum. XIV. Advising/Transition Guidelines Students who will be impacted by the changes to the curriculum will be informed of the changes in their initial orientation to the program (for students who will enter their second years in Fall 9 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 Sept. 2011 2012), and in admission materials for the program (for students who seek admission to the program for Fall 2012). XV. Appendices A. Bulletin Copy with Tracked Changes B. Consultation with Psychology Department re: School Psychology C. Consultation with Counseling Department D. Consultation with Library E. Final Bulletin Copy effective AY 2012-2013, if revisions are approved New Course Forms PSY 723- Clinical Methods: Psychological Assessment PSY 724- Drugs, Brain and Behavior Course Revision Forms PSY 729- 6 units, prerequisites (cat # 30584) PSY 729- 3 units, unbank (cat # 05237) PSY 753- content (cat # 15393) PSY 754- content (cat # 30522) PSY 828- content (cat # 30585) PSY 829- grading system option (cat #31902) PSY 829- prerequisites, grading system option (cat #31903) 10 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 Appendix A Bulletin copy with tracked changes Master of Science in Psychology: Concentration in Clinical Psychology Program Coordinators: D. Gard The M.S. in psychology with a concentration in clinical psychology provides students with a degree that confers eligibility to sit for the State of California Marriage and Family Therapy license after completing 3,000 approved hours, 1,700 hours of which must be acquired post-master's. Written English Proficiency Requirement Level One (preadmission): Score of 4.0 or better on the GRE Analytical Writing Test Level Two: Satisfactory completion of the comprehensive written examination (PSY 896) or master’s thesis (PSY 898). Prerequisites: Preparation in psychology, or in other fields which emphasize understanding of human functioning, as any of the social sciences or, in some instances, in fields that deal with specialized forms of human expression and experience. Preparation should include course work in psychological statistics, personality theory, and abnormal psychology. Course work in developmental psychology and cultural perspectives is desirable. Preparation should also include experience working directly with people in a helping or service-oriented situation. Course Title Units PSY 721 Clinical Methods: Assessment of Intelligence and Perceptual Motor Functioning 3 PSY 722 Clinical Methods: Personality Appraisal and Projective Techniques 3 PSY 723 Clinical Methods: Psychological Testing and Assessment 3 PSY 724 Clinical Issues: Drugs, Brain and Behavior 3 PSY 728 Conference to Accompany Psychology Practicum (3) 6 PSY 729 Psychology Practicum (1-3) (3 - 6) PSY 753 Seminar in Therapeutic and Developmental Change I 3 PSY 754 Seminar in Therapeutic and Developmental Change II 3 PSY 821 Clinical Methods: Diagnosis and Advanced Psychopathology 3 PSY 822 Clinical Methods: Marital and Family Systems Theory and Therapy 3 PSY 828 Conference to Accompany Advanced Psychology Practicum 6 PSY 829 Advanced Psychology Practicum (3 - 6) 12 PSY 891 Seminar in Selected Problems 3 Directed Reading and Comprehensive Written Examination or Master’s Thesis and Oral Defense of Thesis 3 PSY 896 or PSY 898 359 360 Sept. 2011 6 12 Minimum Units: 51 60 11 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 Sept. 2011 Appendix B Consultation with the Psychology Department re: School Psychology From: Julia M Lewis Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 3:38 PM To: Leslye M Tinson Cc: Dawn Terrell; David E Gard; Diane Harris Subject: Clinical Graduate Concentration Program Revision Leslye- Please include this document with the Clinical Program Revision documents. Thank you. Julia To: David Gard and Dawn Terrell Re: Clinical Graduate Concentration Program Revision The Clinical Psychology concentration program revision was presented to the Psychology department Curriculum committee on 9/7/11 and approved unanimously. The proposal was then presented to the Psychology faculty as a whole at a department meeting on 9/14/11 for discussion and action. The proposal was approved without dissent. This completes the official approval procedure required of program revisions within the Psychology department. I am aware that you have worked with the School Psychology faculty in developing these revisions to ensure that would be no adverse implications for the School Psychology program. As Chair of the Psychology department please accept my congratulations on your work and on the successful passage through our department. I look forward to supporting this proposal through the remaining levels of review. Regards, Julia Julia M. Lewis, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Psychology Professor of Psychology San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, Ca. 94132 email: jmlewis@sfsu.edu phone: 415 338-7555 399 12 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 Sept. 2011 Appendix C Consultation with Counseling Department From: Robert A Williams Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 3:27 PM To: Dawn Terrell Subject: Clinical Psychology Curriculum Revision Proposal Dear Dawn: On behalf of the Department of Counseling, we have reviewed the proposed curriculum and we support it moving forward, as is. Congratulations on achieving significant changes in the curriculum to be more aligned and comply with recent BBS standards. Best wishes, Rob Williams, Chair Robert A. Williams, Ph.D. Chair, Counseling Department San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave., BH 524 San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 338-2005 (General Number) 13 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 Sept. 2011 Appendix D Consultation with Library From: Chris Mays Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:21 PM To: Dawn Terrell Cc: Julia M Lewis; Alexandra Katz; Deborah C Masters Subject: RE: Follow-up on clinical psychology revision Dawn, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Psychology Department's Proposed Curricular Changes. As Library Liaison to the Department, I estimate that the Library resources in psychology, including books, journals, e-journals, research guides and databases, are well able to accommodate the changes detailed in the Proposal. In slightly more detail, the new class in Psychological Testing & Assessment will benefit from the full-text database Mental Measurements Yearbook, as well as the PsycINFO database and full text PsycARTICLES database. Similarly, the new class in Drugs, Brain & Behavior will also benefit from the aforementioned resources. The deleted and revised courses would not create new needs for or burdens on Library resources. I stand ready to offer more specific research suggestions for both your students and your faculty, at their convenience. Best of luck with new curriculum, -Chris Mays Chris Mays <chrism@sfsu.edu> http://online.sfsu.edu/~chrism Associate Librarian, San Francisco State University Anthropology, California Studies, Child & Adolescent Development, Counseling, Sexuality, Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgendered Studies, Psychology and Technical & Professional Writing J. Paul Leonard Library (Annex II) Vox: 415-338-3874 Fax: 415-338-6199 1630 Holloway Ave. San Francisco CA 94132 Downtown Center, Suite 678-G Vox: 415-817-4493 835 Market Street, San Francisco CA 94103 14 MS in Psychology, Concentration in Clinical Psychology- Curriculum Revision Sept. 2011 466 467 Appendix E Finalized Bulletin Copy effective AY 2012-2013, if revisions are approved 468 Master of Science in Psychology: Concentration in Clinical Psychology 469 Program Coordinator: D. Gard 470 471 472 The M.S. in psychology with a concentration in clinical psychology provides students with a degree that confers eligibility to sit for the State of California Marriage and Family Therapy license after completing 3,000 approved hours, 1,700 hours of which must be acquired post-master's. 473 Written English Proficiency Requirement 474 475 Level One (preadmission): Score of 4.0 or better on the GRE Analytical Writing Test Level Two: Satisfactory completion of the comprehensive written examination (PSY 896) or master’s thesis (PSY 898). 476 477 478 479 480 Prerequisites: Preparation in psychology, or in other fields which emphasize understanding of human functioning, as any of the social sciences or, in some instances, in fields that deal with specialized forms of human expression and experience. Preparation should include course work in psychological statistics, personality theory, and abnormal psychology. Course work in developmental psychology and cultural perspectives is desirable. Preparation should also include experience working directly with people in a helping or service-oriented situation. Course Units PSY 723 Clinical Methods: Psychological Testing and Assessment 3 PSY 724 Clinical Issues: Drugs, Brain and Behavior 3 PSY 728 Conference to Accompany Psychology Practicum (3) 6 PSY 729 Psychology Practicum (3 - 6) 12 PSY 753 Seminar in Therapeutic and Developmental Change I 3 PSY 754 Seminar in Therapeutic and Developmental Change II 3 PSY 821 Clinical Methods: Diagnosis and Advanced Psychopathology 3 PSY 822 Clinical Methods: Marital and Family Systems Theory and Therapy 3 PSY 828 Conference to Accompany Advanced Psychology Practicum 6 PSY 829 Advanced Psychology Practicum (3 - 6) 12 PSY 891 Seminar in Selected Problems 3 Directed Reading and Comprehensive Written Examination or Master’s Thesis and Oral Defense of Thesis 3 PSY 896 or PSY 898 481 Title Minimum total: 60 15