Primary Care Psychology Concentration

This concentration acquaints students interested in the integration of clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, and health care with evidence-based approaches and techniques. Students whose particular interests focus on working in primary health care settings, such as hospitals, group medical practices, community clinics, HMOs, and family practice centers are especially likely to find this concentration enriching and helpful. Required courses provide students with knowledge and skills pertinent to several of the key principles of primary care psychology, including mind/body interaction; pain definition and management; stress-related illnesses and treatments; the role of behavioral factors in physical and psychological well-being; the application of psychological assessment and intervention techniques to acute and chronic illness and an understanding of the impact of broader structural and systemic factors on well-being; and the role of the psychologist in health care delivery.

Course Requirements

735 Mind-Body Health I (3 credits)
736 Mind-Body Health II (3 credits)
737 Primary Care Psychology (3 credits)

Elective Menu (choose two of the following):
339 Biofeedback (3 credits)
702 Advanced Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Intervention (3 credits)
705 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reintegration (3 credits)
710 Theories and Techniques of Clinical Hypnosis I (3 credits)
739 Mindfulness Meditation (3 credits)