Clinical psychology

Clinical psychology is an academic discipline that elucidates the psychological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders and determines effective treatments. There are different intensities of psychiatric disorders, and targets of clinical psychology range from everyday problems to serious disorders. In this course, students learn about a wide range of topics relevant to clinical psychology, including the history, client-centered therapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and cutting-edge research.

Psychotherapy, counseling, psychopathology, cognitive behavioral therapy

Class 1: Guidance, overview of clinical psychology
Class 2: History of clinical psychology 1: The origins of clinical psychology
Class 3: History of clinical psychology 2: Client-centered therapy
Class 4: History of clinical psychology 3: Psychoanalysis
Class 5: Conducting modern psychotherapy
Class 6: Psychiatric diagnostics 1
Class 7: Psychiatric diagnostics 2
Class 8: Cognitive therapy: Beck's cognitive therapy 1
Class 9: Cognitive therapy: Beck's cognitive therapy 2
Class 10: Advancing cognitive therapy: Teasdale's theory and mindfulness
Class 11: Advancing cognitive therapy: Wells's metacognitive therapy
Class 12: Behavioral therapy: Exposure and response prevention
Class 13: Advancing behavioral therapy: Behavioral activation, acceptance and commitment therapy
Class 14: Interventions for personality disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders
Class 15: Crisis intervention, suicide, course survey

Syllabus (Japanese site only)