What Will You Learn?

• Upon completion, the course will introduce students to the vast range of issues clinical psychology encompasses by a scholarly portrayal of the history of clinical psychology, its scope, functions and future and by reviewing it from different theoretical perspectives. The major topics sampled will be: an introduction to the field, including education and training; its historical background; diagnosis and abnormal behaviour; assessment (interview, cognitive, personality, and behavioural); current psychotherapies; research methods; forensic psychology; ethics; and current issues