College Bulletin 2015-2016 
    
    Nov 24, 2024  
College Bulletin 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 090. Practicum in Clinical Psychology


An opportunity for advanced psychology students to gain supervised experience in off-campus clinical settings. Requirements include 8 hours per week in an off-campus placement, weekly meetings to discuss placement experiences and relevant readings, and a major term paper. Students are expected to have clinical contact with clients/patients and to have an on-site supervisor. Students are responsible for arranging a placement, in consultation with the instructor in advance of the semester. Students applying for this course must have at least a B average in psychology. Contact the instructor for details and an application form. When taken in the senior year, this course fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology. Students who plan to take PSYC 090 to fulfill the senior comprehensive requirement must apply by April 15 of the junior year. For all other students, applications are due November 4.
Prerequisite: PSYC 001  and one of the following: PSYC 038. Clinical Psychology , PSYC 041. Children at Risk  or PSYC 050. Developmental Psychopathology . Enrollment is limited to seniors and juniors. If the course over-enrolls, priority is given to senior majors and special majors.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Eligible for CBL
Spring 2016. Gillham.
Spring 2017. Gillham.
Catalog chapter: Psychology  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/psychology


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