Course Number:

Credit Hours:

3

Course Title:

Seminar in Cultural and Ecological Perspectives in Professional Psychology

Course Description:

Should be taken in the last year of doctoral course work when the majority of other course work has been accomplished. The course goals reflect this more mature standing. They include expanding knowledge of multiple facets and developing professional identity(s) in school and counseling psychology; enhancing capacities for critical analyses; and developing the implications of the ecological model of psychology. Offered as a seminar, which aims to help students’ transition from students’ perspectives to professional perspectives. Is designed to articulate multiple professional roles, particularly within an ecological context. Extensive reading and discussion provide the background for individual selection of topics.