This survey course provides a wide-ranging review of addiction and mental health systems and contexts, with a special focus on the role of psychology across clinical settings. This course examines the place of the clinical psychologist on the multidisciplinary healthcare team, within public health, schools, legal/insurance systems, and private practice. Students will learn to think the role of clinical psychologists outside the traditional outpatient setting with mild-to-moderate psychopathology. Students will be introduced to evaluating healthcare quality from multiple levels 'i.e., system, service, and client' and consider the role of psychology in healthcare leadership and quality improvement.

Note: PSY 879 is open to Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology students only.

Prerequisites: Psychology (Graduate Studies) 839
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