| MDFT 6632: Collaboration Between Therapists and Physicians - The Basics (1) Offerings |
| This seminar covers the core concepts needed for psychotherapists to collaborate successfully with physicians. Topics covered will include: Brief history of medicine, the new paradigm emerging in medicine, primary care vs. specialty care, continuity of care, core skills in collaboration, review of models of best practice, complex cases and high medical utilization, the medical home. |
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| MDFT 6633: Interviewing for Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Care (1) Offerings |
| This seminar reviews the nature of the therapeutic interview versus the biomedical interview. We will cover various areas of import for therapists who wish to work successfully with physicians in service of their clients dealing with illness. Topics covered will include: understanding physician training, focus and language, evidenced based practice, outcome based practice, levels of collaboration; what is needed and when--and patient centered care protocols for collaboration and medical consultations. |
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| MDFT 6634: Marketing Your Practice to Physicians (1) Offerings |
| This seminar will review how to present and market your services to a physician. Various topics to be covered include: Identify differing areas of medicine, cultural differences in medicine to be considered before approaching a physician, the focus difference in medical family therapy not represented in other behavioral science fields, strategic connections in specialty and primary care, insurance obstacles and bridges, and the development of marketing products. |
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| MDFT 6647: Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals (1) Offerings |
| This seminar will cover the latest information in psychotropic medication used for the treatment of depression, anxiety, bi-polar, attention deficit, and some mental illnesses with psychotic features. The course will also cover what psychotherapists need to understand about how these medications alter brain function and common side effects. |
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| MDFT 6648: Family Therapy Tools for the Treatment of Medical Illnesses (1) Offerings |
| This seminar will cover the most prevalent types of illnesses in children and adults while focusing on the impact on the patient and family. Topics to be covered include: types of illness from a psychosocial perspective, family life cycle implications, family structure implications, childhood diabetes and cancer, breast and prostate cancer, chronic progressive illness like M.S. and chronic pain. |
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| MDFT 6649: The Brain-Savvy Therapist (1) Offerings |
| This seminar will cover the latest information in brain science valuable to psychotherapists. Topics covered will include: the basics in brain physiology and neurobiology, how to use the understanding of brain science to facilitate interventions with clients and families, treatment ideas, case reviews and why therapists need to understand how a brain learns, changes and functions. |
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| MDFT 6651: Spirituality and Health (1) Offerings |
| This seminar will explores research regarding spirituality and health, encouraging a biopsychosocial-spiritual paradigm of healthcare practice. The impacts of prayer, meditative and other spiritual practices as well as spiritual communities/professionals will be examined within the contexts of health and longevity outcomes, mental health, stress-related diseases, substance abuse and management of chronic illnesses. Ethical and culturally-sensitive interventions will be highlighted. |
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| MDFT 6652: Motivational Interviewing to Improve Patient and Family Health (1) Offerings |
| This seminar will focus on the impact of harmful health behaviors on health and wellness. It will review the need for psychosocial providers who can work with physicians to help patients as they make a significant lifestyle change. Topics will include: US statistics of diseases caused largely by lifestyle, the frustration of physicians who have time only for medical mandates, assessing motivation to change of patient and family, and motivational interviewing techniques used in both medicine and psychotherapeutic environs. |
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| MDFT 6930: Medical Family Therapy Clinical Practicum I (2) Offerings |
| Places students in a bio-medical outpatient setting (such as Medical Oncology or Family Practice) where they will provide, in collaboration with an attending health care provider, medical family therapy (i.e., individual, couple, family and group medical therapy) to patients and their families. These services will be provided under the supervision of a program faculty member. Training will take place in supervision groups as supervisors provide feedback on live and videotaped sessions. Medical clinics associated with the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy will be used as practicum sites for our students. |
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| MDFT 6931: Medical Family Therapy Clinical Practicum II (2) Offerings |
| Places students in a bio-medical outpatient setting (such as a Medical Oncology or Family Practice) where they will provide, in collaboration with an attending health care provider, medical family therapy (i.e., individual, couple, family and group medical therapy) to patients and their families. These services will be provided under the supervision of a program faculty and attending physician. Training will take place in supervision groups as supervisors provide feedback on live and videotaped sessions. Medical clinics associated with the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy will be used as practicum sites for our students. |
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| MDFT 6932: Medical Family Therapy Clinical Practicum III (2) Offerings |
| Places students in a bio-medical outpatient setting (such as Medical Oncology or Family Practice) where they will provide, in collaboration with an attending health care provider, medical family therapy (i.e., individual, couple, family and group medical therapy) to patients and their families. These services will be provided under the supervision of a program faculty member. Training will take place in supervision groups as supervisors provide feedback on live and videotaped sessions. Medical clinics associated with the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy will be used as practicum sites for our students. |
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| MDFT 6937: Medical Family Therapy Clinical Practicum IV (2) Offerings |
| Places students in a bio-medical outpatient setting (such as Medical Oncology or Family Practice) where they will provide, in collaboration with an attending health care provider, medical family therapy (i.e., individual, couple, family and group medical therapy) to patients and their families. These services will be provided under the supervision of a program faculty member. Training will take place in supervision groups as supervisors provide feedback on live and videotaped sessions. Medical clinics associated with the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy will be used as practicum sites for our students. |
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