Course Info: CSI-0276
| Course | CSI-0276 What is Psychotherapy? |
| Long Title | What Is Psychotherapy? |
| Term | 2018S |
| Note(s) |
Prerequisites Required Satisfies Distribution Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | R.W. Kern Center 202 on W from 2:30-5:20 |
| Faculty | Peter Gilford |
| Capacity | 20 |
| Available | 0 |
| Waitlist | 1 |
| Distribution(s) |
Culture, Humanities, and Languages Power, Community and Social Justice |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | Students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. |
| Description | The mental health professions offer a range of methods for the treatment of mental illness and human suffering, but there is often little explanation as to what the various treatments are and how it is they are thought to work. A central question this class pursues is on what basis should one choose a psychotherapist and type of psychotherapy? We examine what psychotherapy is from a range of perspectives with the intention of developing a moral and ethical framework through which psychotherapeutic practice can be critically understood. We explore how shifting cultural values, economic changes in health care funding and accessibility, and the modern era's emphasis on functionality, efficiency and parsimony, among other factors, contribute to many popular understandings about psychotherapy. Prerequisite: Prior undergraduate courses in clinical psychology. |