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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2023-24

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES (PsyD-CoP PROGRAMME)

CP 601 Clinical Practice Seminar: Multicultural Psychotherapy
1 Term; 3 Credits
The focus of this course is to equip students to work with diverse client populations during
Clinical Practice. The course is designed to facilitate a scholarly and experiential learning
environment for students to examine ways in which culture shapes and crystallizes not only
counselling psychologist and client identities and their therapeutic encounters, but also the
phenomenology of mental health and psychotherapy. Specifically, students will be challenged
to think critically and reflexively about the dynamic role of culture and language in constructing
one’s reality, as well as the processes of psychotherapy. The course also aims at fostering
students to grow competently as an independent scientist-practitioner who espouses a
multicultural sensitive framework in psychotherapy practice (i.e. case conceptualization,
assessment, psychological diagnosis, and therapeutic intervention) and psychotherapy
research.

CP 602 Conceptual Issues in Counselling Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits
Conceptual Issues in Counselling Psychology is a specialized course that will allow the
student to pursue in depth and breadth areas of particular interest or areas of desired
specialization in Counselling Psychology. The Issue (if major) or issues (several smaller issues)
will be chosen by the student with input from an instructor on the doctoral programme who has
expertise and interest in the chosen topic area(s).

CP 604 Advanced Skills in Assessment and Evaluation in Counselling Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course is structured to equip doctorate students with advanced assessment and
evaluation techniques in order to enhance their ability of 1) selecting appropriate and practical
assessment tools to custom make a most suitable battery set for various types of clients with
different psychological issues; 2) enhancing the skills of integrating statistical significant
numerical data with clinical judgment, observation as well as other medical/non-medical
resources to precisely develop workable treatment goals and interventions; and 3) writing a
comprehensive assessment report which is function oriented. Students will also be challenged
to develop critical thinking about how the interpretation of these numerical data should be
considered in accordance with cultural differences.

CP 605 Advanced Skills in Research Methods in Counselling Psychology
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to introduce students to advanced research skills in Counselling
Psychology. Instructors with different specialties will introduce advanced statistical and
research methods, such as structural equation modelling, multivariate analyses, behavioural

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