Upon completion of this course, students will be expected to demonstrate:
- An understanding of the field of clinical psychology (history, ethics, research, psychotherapy, training)
- Identify major events in the history of clinical psychology
- Describe main ethical standarts in clinical psychology
- Formulate research methodology to study clinical topics
- Describe major theoretical approaches to psychotherapy
- Identify and discuss training issues in clinical psychology
- Knowledge of professional responsibilities of a clinical psychologist.
- Identify main work areas for clinical psychologists
- Identify main work activities of clinical psychologists
- Knowledge of clinical assessment.
- Identify methods of clinical assessment
- Describe various kinds of clinical interviews
- Knowledge of the theoretical basis of clinical psychology.
- Identify major psychotherapy approaches
- Describe major psychotherapy approaches
- Knowledge of applications and the current controversies of clinical psychology in Turkey
- Describe the current status of Turkish law regarding professional identity of clinical psychologists
- Discuss the current controversies regarding the roles and training of clinical psychologists in Turkey