Lecturers:

Asst. Prof. Svetoslav Savov, PhD

Course Description:

Competencies:

Students who complete this course:

1) will know:

• The subject of clinical psychology, its relationships to neighbouring disciplins, the history of clinical psychology, the basic theoretical models of psychological disfunctioning, the basics of psychodiagnostics and clinical testing, the clinical interview, the intervention methods of clinical psychology and the professional requirements.

2) will be able to:

• Critically evaluate and differentiate the main theoretical approaches towards mental health assessment and interventions.

Prerequisites:


Types:
Full-time Programmes

Types of Courses:
Lecture

Language of teaching:
English

Topics:

Bibliography:

• American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (5th ed). Washington DC: APA

• Carlstedt, R. (Ed.) (2010). Handbook of integrative clinical psychology, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine: perspectives, practices, and research. New York: Springer Publishing Company

• Getzfeld, A. R. (2006). Essentials of abnormal psychology. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons

• Levy, R. A.; Ablon, J. S. & Kachele, H. (Eds.) (2012). Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence. New York: Humana Press

• Plante Th. G. (2005). Contemporary Clinical Psychology. Hobokan, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

• Strack, S. (Ed.) (2005). Handbook of personology and psychopathology. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

• Trull, T. (2005). Clinical Psychology, 7th ed., Belmont, CA: Wadsworth

• World Health Organization (WHO) (2010). International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), 10th revision

Assessment:

Test + Presenatation