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Fall 2015 Booklist – Semester 3

Course # Course Name ISBN # Textbook Title Author(s) Edition Required Reading

PSY 518B Research 9781433805615

Publication Manual of the American

Psychological Association APA 6th required PSY 518B Research 9789628389995

Writing literature reviews: A guide for students

of the social and behavioral sciences Galvan 6th required PSY 528 Couple Therapy and Human Sexuality 9781133943419 Our Sexuality

Crooks,

Baur 12th required PSY 528 Couple Therapy and Human Sexuality 9780609805797 The seven principles of making marriage work

Gottman,

Silver required PSY 531A Applied Therapeutic Methodology 9781285075426

Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy: A practical approach to theory and clinical case

documentation Gehart 2nd required PSY 531A Applied Therapeutic Methodology 9780890525558

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Disorders APA 5th required

PSY 550

Community Mental Health- Note: the articles are available in the library’s Reserve Section under PSY: 550.

Anthony, W. A., & Ashcroft, L. (2010). The recovery movement, pp. 465 - 479. In Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective (3rd_{. Ed.). Oxford University Press.}

Gehart, D. (2012). The mental health recovery movement and family therapy, part I: Consumer-led reform or services to persons diagnosed with severe mental illness. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 38(3), 429 – 442.

Gehart, D. (2012). The mental health recovery movement and family therapy, part II: A collaborative, appreciative approach for supporting mental health recovery. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 38(3), 443 – 442 - 457.

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health www.dmh.lacounty.gov/

 Voices of Under-Represented Ethnic Population Communities in Los Angeles County on Wellness, Resilience and Recovery (2010) Download and print from Home page>Quick Links>MHSA>Resources

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration www.samhsa.gov/recovery/

Working definition and guiding principles of recovery (2011) Download and print.

PSY 551

Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster Mental

Health 9780826106834 Trauma Counseling: Theories and Interventions

Levers,

Lopez 1st

Required

PSY 554

Trauma and Crisis in a Public Mental

Health Setting (MAP) 9781593853082

Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents

Cohen, Mannarino,

Deblinger 1st Reruired PSY 650B Post Modern Therapy Approaches 9780393702071

Narrative Therapy: The Social construction of preferred realities

Freedman,

Combs 1st required PSY 557

Neuroplasticity, Mindfulness, and

Psychotherapy 9780143113102 The Brain that Changes Itself Doidge required PSY 604

Law and Ethics in Addiction Recovery

Treatment 9781483907253 The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

Smith,

Wilson 1st required PSY 604

Treatment 9780916865014 Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

AA World

Services required PSY 604

Treatment 9781592854929

The Book of Ethics: Expert Guidance for Professionals who treat Addiction

Weiss

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16

FALL THIRD SEMESTER

Please see each course syllabus for specific class readings, assignments and further course instructions.

MA Psychology - Schedule of Classes

Week 1 8:00 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 5:00 pm Notes

Aug. 29 (Sat) Sept. 2 Sept. 3

550: Jose Luis Flores Introduction to Community Mental Health

The Transformation of Mental Health Care

Lunch

518B: Clare Sobel & Research Mentors Introduction to Research II

Preparing for the Professional Paper

Topic Selection and Reviewing the Literature

Campus will be closed Saturday, Sept 5 – Monday, Sept 7 for Labor Day.

Week 2 8:00 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 2pm 2:00-3 pm 3:00 – 5:00 pm Notes

Sept 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 12

550: Jose Luis Flores Hope in Mental Health Recovery

Recovery Panel: The Lived Experience of Mental Illness

Brown Bag Lunch

(See Notes)

533A: Dann Grindeman Introduction to Practicum

531A: David Willoughby Introduction to ATM

531A: Applied Therapeutic Methodology Groups

Brown Bag Lunch this week in class for students interested in applying for the State and County Stipends.

Week 3 8:00 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 2:50 pm 3:00- 5:00 pm Notes

Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 19

550: Jose Luis Flores

Mental Health Assessment and Treatment Plan in County Mental Health Clinics

Lunch

518B: Clare Sobel Developing a Research Question & Objectives

Week 4 8:00 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 2:50 pm 3:00 – 5:00 pm Notes

Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 26

550: Jose Luis Flores Evidence Based Practice Models and Outcome-Driven Care in Community Mental Health

Lunch

531A: Dann Grindeman Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Week 5 8:00 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 2:50 pm 3:00 – 5:00 pm Notes Sept. 30

Oct. 1 Oct. 3

550: Jose Luis Flores The Role of MFTs in Public Mental Health Practice Applying Family Systems Concepts in Recovery Practice

Lunch

531A: David Willoughby Mental Status Exam

Week 6 8:00 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 2:50 pm 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Notes

Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 10

528: Dan Alonzo Introduction to Course Couples Therapy and Human Sexuality

Lunch

518B: Research Groups 531A: Applied Therapeutic Methodology Groups

Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 17

528: Dan Alonzo

The Research of John Gottman

Lunch

531A: David Willoughby Crisis Intervention I

Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 24

528: Dann Grindeman Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy

Lunch

531A: David Willoughby Crisis Intervention II

Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 31

528: Dan Alonzo

Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy

Lunch

518B: Research Groups 531A: Applied Therapeutic Methodology Groups

Week 10 8:00 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 5:00 pm Notes

Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 7

528: Dan Alonzo

Other Integrative Approaches

Lunch

528: Dann Grindeman Partner/Spousal Abuse

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Week 11 8:00 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 2:50 pm 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Notes Nov. 11

Nov. 12 Nov. 14

528: Dan Alonzo

Sexuality: Anatomy and Physiology

Lunch

528: Dan Alonzo Sexuality Across the Lifespan

531A: Applied Therapeutic

Methodology Groups

Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 21

528: Dan Alonzo

Sexuality Health Concerns; DSM-5 Disorders

Lunch

528: Dan Alonzo

Health Concerns, continued

518B: Research Groups

Nov. 25 Through Nov. 29

Thanksgiving Week – No Regular MFT classes this week

Week 13 8:00am - 12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 2:50 pm 3:00 – 5:00 pm Notes

Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 5

528: Dan Alonzo

Principles of Sex Therapy Lunch

531A: Dann Grindeman Suicide Assessment

Methodology Groups

Week 14 8:00 am -12:00 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 3:00 pm 3:00 – 5:00 pm Notes

Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 12

528: Dan Alonzo

Special Topics in Sexuality Lunch

518B:

Research Groups Presentation of Topics

Methodology Groups

Week 15 8:00 – 10 am 10:15 – 12 pm 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1:00 – 5:00 pm Notes

Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 19

528: Dan Alonzo Final Exam - Human Sexuality

533A: Dann Grindeman Graduation Requirements

Lunch

531A: Applied

Therapeutic Methodology Groups

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16

FALL THIRD SEMESTER

Please see each course syllabus for specific class readings, assignments and further course instructions.

MA Psychology - Schedule of Classes

Campus will be closed for Winter Break from December 21, 2015 – January 3, 2016

Classes resume the week of January 11, 2016