ADPS3243 · Advancing Studies
ADV
What is psychotherapy and how does it work? What is the role of the therapist? What are the tasks of the therapist? What occurs in the relationship between therapist and patient? This course will address how various theories and perspectives address these and other questions. By comparing and contrasting different approaches to psychotherapy, students will better understand the history, theories, values, and techniques of the major schools of psychotherapy. Students will also appreciate how issues of ethics, religion/spirituality, and culture of the therapist and patient affect psychotherapy.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.9 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.7 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.3 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.8 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~4
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
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Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 section