PSY 6620 - Clinical Geropsychology II

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Course covers psychopathology among older adults, clinical assessment approaches with older adults, and psychotherapeutic interventions with older adults. Specific content includes examination of major models of case conceptualization and applications to older adults; the effects of age upon psychopathology; instruments designed for older adults in the assessment of mood, personality, and cognition; and specialized psychotherapeutic approaches with older adults, including emphasis on empirically based treatments. Prer,. PSY 5210, PSY 5220, PSY 5710, PSY 6610. Graduate status.