Course List

Not all courses are given each year. Please consult the course schedules available from the Registrar’s Office. Click on course name and code for full description.

Interprogram Courses

The following courses are accepted for credit in the Counselling Psychology program and will satisfy that program’s specialization requirements. For descriptions, see the relevant programs.

AEC 1173H Creativity and Wellness: Learning to Thrive

AEC 1400H Special Topics in Adult Education and Counselling Psychology

AEC 1405H Introduction to Qualitative Research: Part I

AEC 1406H Introduction to Qualitative Research: Part II

AEC 1408H Working with Survivors of Trauma

AEC 1409H Creative Empowerment Work with the Disenfranchised

CTL 1602H Introduction to Computers in Education

HDP 1287H Introduction to Applied Statistics

HDP 1288H Intermediate Statistics and Research Design

HDP 3204H Contemporary History and Systems in Human Development and Applied Psychology

Course Descriptions

AEC1201 H
Personality Theories
Current theories and research on personality are reviewed from several perspectives, including psychoanalytic, interpersonal, humanistic, trait, psychobiological, operant, and social cognitive. Topics include personality development and consistency, personality change, conscious and unconscious functioning, aggression, learned helplessness, personality disorders, sex and gender issues, and cross-cultural personality theories. Major theoretical approaches to personality within the context of clinical counseling psychology. This will include philosophical assumptions, key concepts, the process of change, and applications. Designed for those interested in personality development, change, and treatment issues. Specific content relevant to diverse socio-cultural contexts has been included. Upon completion of this course students will be able to: Understand the development of various Western psychology personality theories; understand the issues relevant to personality theory and development in culturally diverse contexts; and articulate a critical understanding of one of the major theories presented in class.

AEC1202 H
Theories and Techniques of Counselling
An appraisal of a number of basic theories of counselling and approaches to inducing client change. Full-time Guidance and Counselling students may take AEC1202H concurrently with AEC1203Y. Counselling students will have priority for enrolment in this course.

AEC1203 Y
Practicum I: Interventions in Counselling Psychology
This course is intended to provide students with basic skills in clinical assessment and counselling interventions. Among others, issues related to the assessment of risk, history taking, clinical formulation, and the relationship between assessment and intervention will be addressed. Basic counselling interventions such as empathic responding, exploration of client's affect and cognitions, and problem solving will be explored. The course emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as well as the importance of ethical and legal issues in the provision of therapy. While the course presents didactic material, students have extensive opportunity to role play, and self- knowledge as well as issues related to boundary maintenance, power relationships in the provision of therapy and future self-development are also examined. This course involves sequenced skill training, with extensive counselling simulation and supervision of practice in a field setting. In addition to regular class meetings and time spent in group supervision with the instructor, M.Ed. students in Counselling are required to be in attendance one full day per week at their practicum settings. Some students may spend two full days in their practicum setting. MA students are required to be in attendance at least 2 full days per week at their practicum settings. All full- and part-time students must arrange their practica in consultation with the department's Coordinator of Internship and Counselling Services. Continuing students should plan to contact the Coordinator by March 15, and new students by May 15, in order to arrange the best match between student needs and field placement availability. The Counselling committee reserves the right to make any final decisions when questions arise concerning the placement of a student in a setting. Note: Part-time students must be available one full week-day per week to fulfill the practicum requirement. Note: All counselling practica must be done through OISE. Practica done at other universities may not be considered as substitutes. Prerequisite: AEC1202H, for Counselling students only. Full-time Counselling students may take AEC1203Y concurrently with AEC1202H.

AEC1207 H
Counselling Topics in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Diversity
This course will review the research findings and clinical case literature in selected areas of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender psychology with reference to their implications for professional practice in counselling psychology. Particular emphasis will be given to the clinical and research implications of sexual orientation identity acquisition, bias crime victimization, same sex domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, gender dysphoria, and alcohol and substance use. Students will come to a greater appreciation and understanding of the special counselling needs of clients from differing sexual orientations and gender identities through a combination of lectures, seminar presentations, discussions, bibliographic and Internet research, and original student research projects.

AEC1214 H
Critical Multicultural Practice: Diversity Issues in Counselling
The course is designed to introduce students to the field of counselling in the context of a multi-cultural, multi- ethnic, multi-faith, multi-racial, multi-gendered and multi-abled society. The course seeks to define and locate multicultural counselling studies within the broader historical, economic, social and political contexts of mental health care. Through a critical examination of 'race', gender , ethnicity, sexual orientations, disability and social class students would establish an understanding of the theoretical and conceptual ideas that form the basis of practice with minority clients. Key concepts such as identity and multiple identities, power, stereotyping, discrimination, prejudice and oppression will be explored in relation to women, Aboriginal, ethnic minorities, lesbian, gay men and disabled clients. Through discussions, seminar presentations and experiential learning, the course will support the development of appropriate counselling skills and competencies to practice in a clinically anti-oppressive way. Prerequisite is AEC1202; and co-requisite is AEC1203Y

AEC1219 H
Ethical Issues in Professional Practice in Psychology
This course is an introduction to ethical issues in the professional practice of psychology. We will cover issues encountered in counselling, assessment, and research and will have opportunities to discuss ethical issues in teaching and organizational and community psychology. The goals of the course are: a) to familiarize students with the variety of issues they might encounter in their own work, b) to provide students with the skills and resources for ethical decision-making, c) to familiarize students with the codes, standards, and legislation which bear on ethical and legal issues. Open to Counselling Psychology students only.

AEC1228 H
Individual and Group Psychotherapy: Family and Couples Counselling
This course will examine one of several contemporary models of psychotherapy for family and couples counselling.

AEC1229 H
Individual and Group Psychotherapy for Counselling
Each year this course will examine a model of psychotherapy from among the following: Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Psychodrama, Bioenergetic Analysis, and Family Therapy. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

AEC1245 H
Brief Counselling Strategies
This course is intended to introduce students to basics of theory and practice of three brief counselling models: Cognitive Therapy, Behaviour Therapy, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy via discussions on the required readings, instructor demonstration of specific techniques, class role plays, regular practice of techniques with classmates, and analysisand critique of DVDs of expert clinicians. Students will learn how to do a suicide risk assessment and will develop a solid understanding of the principles of crisis intervention. Related ethical and professional practice issues will be addressed. Students will learn to compare and contrast these three brief counselling models and how and when to integrate crisis intervention in their work.

AEC1247 H
Practicum in Adult Counselling (Pass/Fail)
This course must be taken in conjunction with 1203Y Practicum in Counselling. The two courses may only be taken by students enrolled in Counselling programs. All students must arrange their practica in consultation with the department's Coordinator of Internship and Counselling Services.

AEC1252 H
Individual Reading and Research in Counselling Psychology: Master's Level
Specialized study, under the direction of a staff member, focusing upon topics that are of particular interest to the student but are not included in available courses. While credit is not given for a thesis investigation proper, the study may be closely related to such a topic.

AEC1253 H
Feminist Issues in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy
This course examines the principles and practices of feminist therapy, theories of female development and the psychology of women. Special emphasis is placed on relational theories. Specialized techniques and their application to specific and diverse groups of women will be reviewed.

AEC1261 H
Group Work in Counselling
Presentation of models of group work processes, as well as of current theory applicable to group work in counselling. Students will be expected to develop a catalogue of skills and ideas useful in the school setting, and to develop communication skills essential to group work. For students enrolled in Counselling programs only.

AEC1262 H
Educational and Psychological Testing for Counselling
A survey of standardized tests typically used by counsellors in schools, community colleges, and other settings. Topics included are: a review of the basic concepts in tests and measurement; criteria for evaluating educational and psychological tests; rationale underlying the development of various tests; and practice in administration of tests and interpretation of test results. Individual intelligence scales and projective techniques are beyond the scope of this course.

AEC1263 H
Seminar in Research Methods for M.A. students [RM]
Quantitative and qualitative alternatives in the design and conduct of counselling research will be examined. Limitations on research from practical and ethical considerations will be addressed. Students will be introduced to library, computer, and consulting resources within OISE/UT. (Limited to Counselling Psychology for Psychology Specialists students.)

AEC1266 H
Career Counselling and Development: Transition from School to Work
This course aims at preparing the counsellor for an expanded role in career guidance. It deals with all major aspects of career development. The topics covered are: social and economic context, theories of career development, the role of information, assessment of career development, career guidance programs, and recurring issues in career guidance. This course is limited to students in a U of T graduate degree program. Others by permission of instructor.

AEC1267 Y
Advanced Practicum in Counselling
A continuation of AEC203Y, designed primarily for M.Ed. students. Prerequisite: AEC1202H, AEC1203Y, and permission of instructor.

AEC1268 H
Career Counselling and Development: Transitions in Adulthood
This course will focus on the theories of career development and counselling techniques to deal with major career transitions. Topics will include mid-life career changes, career psychology of women, career planning and development in the workplace, relocation counselling, and retirement and leisure counselling. This course is limited to students in a U of T graduate degree program. Others by permission of instructor.

AEC1269 H
Use of Guided Imagery in Counselling and Psychotherapy
This course has both an assessment and intervention focus. Students will learn how to complement their existing assessment skills by accessing clients' images. Students will also learn how to work with images as they spontaneously occur in therapy. In addition specific interventions that are based on imagery will be examined. These include various forms of relaxation, desensitization, stress innoculation, and imaginal exposure. The class is a combination of didactic material, role plays and experiential exercises. The application to different client groups will be discussed.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Principles of Clinical Neuropsychology
From the brain to behaviour to bedside rehabilitation, this course will focus on the assessment and treatment of brain-related diseases. A strong emphasis will be placed on understanding biological bases of behaviour and cognitive processes as they related to conditions such as schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury and acquired brain injury. .

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Youth at Risk: Special Challenges for Counsellors and Educators
This introductory course will examine contemporary youth issues which make exceptional demands on the personal and professional resources of teachers, counsellors, and on the school system. Topics to be presented will include street youth, teen gangs, and youth and violence. Course material will cover issues of etiology, strategies for counselling and intervention, and implications for schools and educators. . .

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Interpersonal Psychotherapy
This course will focus on understanding the treatment of individuals with IPT, a brief psychotherapy initially developed to treat depression--Interpersonal Therapy (IPT). More recently, it has been used to treat individuals with a broad range of diagnoses including depression in the medically ill, Borderline Personality Disorder, and adolescents. IPT is a well researched psychotherapy with proven effectiveness in a variety of depressive spectrum disorders. Their Interpersonal Therapy Clinic at the Clarke is the only clinic in Canada dedicated to providing treatment and training in the Interpersonal Therapy model. Participants will become familiar with the history and development of IPT (including the NIMH Collaborative Trial on Depression) as well as the treatment parameters of IPT. Participants will learn how to identify suitable clients for IPT and how to complete an interpersonal inventory. Participants will view video tapes, participate in small and large group discussions, and present a case vignette tied to course material. Feedback on knowledge skills will be given throughout the course.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Issues and Interventions In Adolescent and Youth Development
This course examines the strengths and vulnerabilities of adolescents and youth and how they may facilitate or impede interventions. Focus will be on identity function, risktaking, family relations, and friendships. Problem areas covered include substance abuse, violence, gangs, and eating disorders.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Performance Psychology: Consulting for Peak Performance
This emerging area of psychological practice focuses on the application of psychological theories, principles, and techniques to enhance optimal performance among athletes, performing artists, business people, and those in high risk occupations. Performance issues include psychological skills training in the performance domain, the quality of the performance experience, and performer's personal growth. Necessary elements to optimal consulting include: knowledge of counselling skills, knowledge of consultation skills, understanding of systems issues, knowledge of psychological skills techniques such as those used in sport psychology, and domain- specific knowledge.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Neuropsychology for the Practicing Clinician
This course will examine the usefulness of Neuropsychology and Neuropsychological evaluation, in the context of Psychological practice and application. The course would offer a window into the history of this branch of Psychology, the assessment of possible Neurological deficit and disorder following different Neurological traumas such as TBI MVA and CVA as well as a result of chronic and acute illness. Some discussion would take place regarding Neuropsychology and the developing brain and a brief examination of assessment for learning difficulties and disordered attention.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Psychology of Spiritual Growth
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of spirituality, focussing on individual's spiritual growth in relationship to psychology. Psychological effects gained through the practice of meditation and yoga that lead to self-healing or spiritual healing, as well as guided imagery will be examined. Discussed topics unite the Western and the Eastern thought as a way of achieving inner wholeness.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Career Counselling Strategies
This course will take the treatment perspective to vocational development: that is, how strategies and/or interventions may be applied to overcome discontinuities or delays in vocational development. The topics to be considered include the nature of work in society, vocational development theory, the career counselling process, and strategies to remediate career development/decision problems. As a result of this course students will be able to: 1. understand and implement different career counselling models 2. understand and implement different strategies to remediate problems in vocational development and/or career decision-making 3. develop their assessment, goal setting and intervention planning skills

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Personality Theory and Assessment
This course will examine different personality theories (i.e. psychodynamic theories of Freud and Jung, the personality structure theories of Murray and Cattell, the perceived reality perspective of Kelly and Rogers, and the learning-based theories of Skinner, Dollar, Miller, Eysenck and Bandura, among others). Personality theories will be discussed and explored in the context of their usefulness to psychological assessment in general and personality assessment in particular, and for the understanding of other aspects of functioning such as intellectual ability and deficits. Personality tests and measurements will be introduced and their value and benefit studied. Examination of projective measures, such as the Rorschach Ink Blot Test, Thematic Apperception Test as well as Objective tools such as MMPI-2, MCI and others will be offered as part of the objective of this course.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Counselling Theories and Techniques
This course introduces you to the theory and practice of counselling psychology from various theoretical perspectives. For each theoretical orientation studied, we will address -key concepts (view of human nature, assumptions, and principles of the theory) -Therapeutic process (therapist goals and functions, client’s experience in therapy, therapist/client relationship. -Therapeutic techniques -Multicultural issues as they relate to this theory (e.g., strengths and weaknesses with regard to particular client populations)

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Gestalt Counselling and Psychotherapy
The course will introduce students to the philosophy and approach of Gestalt therapy and counselling.Topics covered will include: the history and background of Gestalt, the importance of awareness (living in the Here and Now), finishing unfinshed business (closure and completion),responsibility, choice and freedom, contact and relating (I and Thou), and the need for clear boundaries in our relationships.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Working with Conduct Disordered Children and Their Families: Evidence Based Approaches to Assessment, Referral and Gender Specific Interventions
Conduct disorder (CD) involves the persistent patterns of antisocial behaviours displayed over time during childhood and adolescence. Research has shown that CD is the most common referral reason to a children’s mental health centre in North America and that these children consume the most resources and are the most expensive to serve. The issue of antisocial and violent young children has become a pressing issue facing society today. Elementary school aged children are increasingly being identified by police, schools, fire service, child welfare and children’s mental health as angry and aggressive. This interactive course will focus on the issue of CD in boys and girls highlighting gender differences (e.g., pathways and risk factors) and introduce students to three key areas: (1) gender-sensitive risk assessment tools, (2) gender specific clinical risk management strategies; and (3) community mobilization activities. During the course, students will be introduced to Logic Models, risk assessment tools used to increase clinicians’ and researchers’ general understanding of early childhood risk factors, have an opportunity to construct risk summaries and assist in the creation of effective clinical risk management plans for high-risk children and their families utilizing case examples. In addition, students will be introduced to a Canadian evidence-based cognitive-behavioural strategy called SNAP™ -- this self-control and problem-solving strategy is being used across North America and Europe. Actual live observations of SNAP™ Groups (parent and child) will be made available to students interested in learning more about this program. This course will be of interest to students seeking to broaden their understanding, knowledge and skills in working with conduct disordered children and their families.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: School Violence, the Child, and the Adolescent: Strategies for the Counselling and Behaviour Management of at Risk Youth in Schools
This course will examine school violence and behavioural maladjustment in children and youth as they relate to the provision of counselling services or behaviour management initiatives in school settings. Emphasis will be placed on identifying counselling and behavioural management strategies that can be used with disruptive and/or misguided youth. Topics will include aggression, school violence, the effects of mental health in the classroom, and an examination of the personal, social and environmental factors that often impact on the effectiveness of intervention strategies. Targeted school violence and bullying are intended to serve as general models of violence to inform class discussion. To serve in the synthesis of various course topics, a variety of subject related contemporary feature films will be viewed and discussed in class.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Grief Counselling Through Transition and Loss
Since loss is a universal experience, counsellors need an understanding of the grieving processes associated with change and leave-takings across the lifespan. This course explores the many faces of grief as experienced by individuals, families and communities. It identifies signs of blocked grief as well as cultural and gender expressions. It offers helpful counselling skills and interventions to assist individuals and groups through transitions, bereavement, and grief. .

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Pharmacological and Behavioural Approaches in the Treatment of Mental Disorders
Drugs that affect cognition and feeling and behaviour are pervasive in our society. We use them legally and illegally, for recreation, self-medication, and the treatment of illness. We will review the development and use of therapeutic agents in the treatment of mental disorders (including substance abuse itself). We will look at the use and misuse of the most common therapeutic agents in health care settings. A special emphasis will be on the trend toward comparing, contrasting, and combining behavioural with pharmacological intervention in the treatment of mental disorders. .

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Mindfulness and Psychotherapy: Theoretical Perspectives and Clinical Applications
This course will provide students with a thorough overview of the field of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy from theoretical, clinical and research perspectives. At the end of the course, students would be able to apply mindfulness tools in their personal and clinical practice. They will also have an understanding of the major theoretical, clinical and research trends in the field.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: 'Race', Ethnicity and Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy
This course will familiarize students with current issues and debates concerning the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy in a multicultural society. Particular emphasis will be given to understanding the relationship between the historical, socio-cultural and political contexts of the production of qualitative and quantitative research in this field. The course is appropriate for students considering a dissertation proposal in multicultural counselling and psychotherapy. A weekly seminar will focus on research methods and methodologies, the design and structure of the research, sampling procedures, ethical issues, empirical constraints and production of new knowledge(s). Students will review, analyze and redesign representative studies in the multicultural literature which will eventually lead to the development of a thesis proposal. .

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: The Future of Work and Education--Implications for Careers, Quality of Life, Counselling, Teaching, and Curriculum Design
This course examines the many factors likely to change both the world of work and the delivery of education for everyone over the next five to ten years. Although different possible scenarios and change factors will be discussed, the primary emphasis will be on the increasing influence of digitization, deregulation, and globalization. The main objective of the course will be to explore the various adaptive and creative educational, workplace and life challenges implied by these potential changes. .

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Stress and the Workplace
This course will explore issues related to workplace stress. Basic concepts of occupational stress, it's relationship to performance and health will be covered, however the focus will be on methods of assessing and managing specific stress and stressors. A wide scope of stressors will be explored from environmental and ergonomic to interpersonal conflict and family vs. work demands. The course will examine stress related issues such as alcoholism and depression in the workplace, mass psychogenic illness, violence and other stressors specific to occupations such as educational workers, paramedics and occupations of interest to students. .

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology
A course designed to permit the study (in a formal class setting) of a specific area of counselling psychology not already covered in the courses listed for the current year. The topics will be announced each spring in the Winter Session and Summer Session timetables.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Psychotherapy in Africa
In contrast to the nature of life in traditional African societies, the modern African environment is characterized by the presence of an unpredictable world where people grow up with few definite guidelines on how to confront the problems of living. Increasingly bereft of the usual social support of the extended family system and the typical cultural patterns of interventions in emergencies, people are constantly faced with enormous psychological brokenness and identity fragmentation arising from the complicated nature of the new cultural environment under which we live and work. This course is intended to give an overview of the efforts that trained psychotherapists in Africa are making to blend what is good in the healing systems of the indigenous Africa and the West to fashion an appropriate response to the psychological needs and problems of the contemporary African clients. The course will be relevant for people who intend to practice counseling and psychotherapy with clients from non-Western cultures. It is also expected that counselors in Western settings might be able to draw some insights from the course to improve their practice.

AEC1275 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Counselling as Renewal
Open to Counselling students at all levels. We will consider the implications of the principles in the Spirit of Renewal for counselling. Course participants will engage in exercises from "Connecting With Your Inner Life" to consider the relevance of these exercises for their clients. Exercises include such topics as "Connecting with your inner wisdom", "Disconnecting from your Inner Critic", "Connecting with your capacity for inner movement".

AEC1278 H
Cognitive Therapy
This course covers current theory and principles of cognitive therapy in the treatment of anxiety and depression. Special applications such as grief counselling, bereavement and post-traumatic stress disorders will be examined.

AEC3215 H
Seminar in Counselling Psychology: Part I
Specific issues of counselling and psychotherapy are examined within an integrative framework of emotional processing. An in-depth examination of a counselling model will be included. Open to doctoral students in Counselling Psychology only.

AEC3216 H
Seminar in Counselling Psychology: Part II
This course will focus on the application of a counselling model introduced. Students will be required to see clients and develop mastery in the use of theory and techniques. They will gain experience in case formulation, the application of marker-guided interventions and the development and maintenance of the therapeutic alliance. Prerequisite: AEC3215H

AEC3217 Y
Practicum II: Interventions in Counselling Psychology
A course aimed at the further enhancement of counselling skills through the integration of clinical experience and research. Ph.D. and Ed.D. students in Counselling Psychology are required to complete a 500 hour practicum field placement in conjunction with this course. All students must arrange their practica in consultation with the Department's Coordinator of Internships and Counselling Services. Continuing students should plan to contact the Coordinator by March 15 (preferably earlier) and new students as soon as they have been notified of their acceptance to the program.

AEC3218 H
Research Seminar in Counselling [RM]
A weekly seminar focusing on design and methodology in counselling and psychotherapy research. Students will analyse and redesign representative studies in the counselling literature. Each student will design a study or research program based on a thorough review of a particular counselling research area. It is expected that the review and research design will serve as a basis for a dissertation proposal for many students. Open to Counselling Psychology students only.

AEC3224 H
Individual Cognitive and Personality Assessment
This course serves as an introduction and orientation to issues in psychological assessment. The principles of appropriate and ethical testing are reviewed with emphasis on psychometric theory, test standards, multicultural competence, and communication of findings. Supervised practical experience is provided in the administration and interpretation of representative tests of intellectual achievement, personality, neuropsychological, and occupational functioning to adults. Limited to Counselling Psychology for Psychology Specialists students.

AEC3225 H
Assessment and Diagnosis of Personality and Psychopathology
This course serves as a continuation of 3224H, with a focus on the critical analysis and in-depth understanding of selected theories of personality and diagnostic systems. Within this context, the results of personality inventories, standardized diagnostic interviews, behavioural measures, and neuropsychological tests will be used to prepare case formulations and treatment plans for adults. Prerequisites: AEC3224H and 3258H (Stermac's) Limited to Counselling Psychology for Psychology Specialists Doctoral students.

AEC3258 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Object Relations Theory: Part III
The Early Stages of the Oedepies Complex. In this Part modifications of the Oedepies theory, its object relations, and development will be presented. Melanie Klein's Psychoanalytic Technique with children and adults will be discussed.

AEC3258 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Object Relations Theory: Part II
This course covers Melanie Klein's development of the Depressive Position with an emphasis on understanding the object relations of this position, its main anxieties, emotional development and main psychological defence mechanisms. Case examples involving depressive reactions, manic defences, and reparation will be discussed.

AEC3258 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Body and Self Experience at the Intersection of Body and Culture: An Advanced Research Seminar
The goal of this seminar is to facilitate the research process of students who conduct thesis work on topics which examine the relationships between body and culture and the impact of these relationships on self and body experience as well as on body practices. The course, hence, focuses on research that is located at the intersection of psychology and sociology.

AEC3258 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology: Theories of Psychopathology: Etiology and Diagnosis
This course will present a critical examination of current theories and etiological perspectives on psychopathology. Students will be expected to acquire an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the defining characteristics of major clinical/psychological disorders as well as current diagnostic systems and practices. .

AEC3258 H
Special Topics in Counselling Psychology
A course designed to permit the study (in a formal class setting) of a specific area of Counselling Psychology not already covered in the courses listed for the current year. The topics will be announced each spring in the Winter Session and Summer Session timetables.

AEC3260 H
Psychopathology and Diagnosis
This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding and working knowledge of the defining characteristics of major clinical/psychological disorders as well as current diagnostic systems and practices. Students will develop skills in synthesizing clinical material and formulating/making differential diagnoses based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (DSM-IV-TR). The course will also provide some opportunity to critically examine current theories and etiological perspectives on psychopathology with attention to gender and cultural issues. The course material will include video recordings for illustration of diagnostic issues and clinical syndromes as well as for practice purposes. [For Ph.D. students in Counselling Psychology only.]

AEC3268 Y
Ph.D. Internship
This course requires the completion of at least 2000 hours of internship under the supervision of a registered psychologist. Students will register in the course once the placement has been arranged and approved by the course instructor. Placements are generally expected to fulfil the criteria of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centres (APPIC). The internships may be served in a variety of settings and will normally involve instruction in psychopathology, training in differential diagnosis and assessment, case conceptualisation, treatment planning, a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, case management, and other related tasks. All students must have a formal diagnosis and assessment component as part of their internship hours. It is expected that students will involve themselves in such activities as diagnosis and assessment, case conceptualisation, treatment planning, psychological interventions, consultations with other professionals, report writing, case conferences, and other activities relevant to professional training. It is also generally expected that, where possible, students will have contact with clients reflecting a range of diversity (e.g., clients who derive from various cultural, ethnic, social or linguistic groups and/or who bring other types of minority issues, such a gender identity or disability). Students are expected to find placements at training sites accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) or the American Psychological Association (APA), or equivalent. Note: For Ph.D. students in Counselling Psychology only.

AEC3269 H
Research Seminar in Critical Multicultural Counselling and Psychotherapy (Doctoral Level)
This course will familiarise doctoral students with current issues and debates concerning the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy in a multicultural society. The course seeks to define, redefine and locate multicultural counselling and psychotherapy research within the broader economic, social and political contexts of health care provision and practices (particularly in Canada). Through a post-colonial critique of psychiatry, clinical and counselling psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and counselling, the course attempts to raise questions regarding the theory, practice and research with ethnic minority clients. The course also offers a critical examination of the concepts of multicultural, multiethnic, cross-cultural, inter-cultural and other nomenclatures, particularly assessing the epistemological and ontological histories and complexities in relation to psychological frames of thinking and feeling. Particular emphasis will be given to understanding the relationship of qualitative and quantitative research in this field. The course will also respond to significant developments within the wider context of ‘discourses of the other’, for example, feminist research methods, research and class, disability and sexual orientation will form part of the discussion in seminars. The course is appropriate for students considering a dissertation proposal in multicultural counselling and psychotherapy. A weekly seminar will focus on research methods and methodologies, the design and structure of the research, sampling procedures, ethical issues, empirical constraints and production of new knowledge/s. Students will review, analyse and redesign representative studies in multicultural counselling literature which will eventually lead to a doctoral thesis proposal.

AEC3270 H
Ed.D. Internship
All students completing an Ed.D. in Counselling Psychology for Community Settings will be required to complete the doctoral internship course. This course requires the completion of at least 500 hours of internship under the supervision of an experienced psychotherapist or counsellor approved by the Counselling Psychology Internship Coordinator. Ed.D. students in the Counselling Program have been completing this 500-hour internship requirement since the inception of this program. We wish to ensure that the completion of this requirement appears on the student’s transcript as a completed course requirement. Students will register in the course once the placement has been arranged and approved by the course instructor. The internship may be accomplished on either a full-time or part-time basis. The internships may be served in a variety of settings and will normally involve case conceptualisation, treatment planning, counselling interventions, consultations with other professionals, report writing, case conferences, and other activities relevant to professional training. It is also generally expected that, where possible, students will have contact with clients reflecting a range of diversity (e.g., clients who derive from various cultural, ethnic, social or linguistic groups and/or who bring other types of diversity issues, such a gender identity or disability).

AEC3271 H
Additional Doctoral Practicum
This optional practicum course is an additional practicum course that is available to Counselling Psychology (CP) program students at the PhD or EdD level. Students take it as an optional course beyond their program requirements. The course exists entirely to support students’ development of their clinical skills. PhD students may register in this course any time that they commence a field placement experience under the supervision of a registered psychologist, providing that the placement is unpaid. Similarly EdD students may register in this course any time that they commence a field placement experience under the supervision of an appropriately trained professional psychotherapist, providing that the placement is unpaid. Students may register in this course multiple times to permit a broad variety of assessment, intervention and supervisory experiences. Students may register for this course only with the permission of the course instructor. There are three restrictions on enrollment: 1) There is a signed agreement between the supervisor and the student with regard to the new skills that the student will acquire. 2) For each registration, the student must remain in the placement for a minimum of 100 hours to ensure that the supervisor has had ample time to observe and evaluate. 3) The total of clinical hours accrued in each registration in this open practicum course will not normally exceed 500 hours.

AEC1173 H
Creativity and Wellness: Learning to Thrive
Theoretical perspectives on the development of one's sense of self, factors contributing to resiliency and vulnerability, and different approaches to coping with life stresses will be examined. Creative strategies for confronting challenges related to work, health, or personal growth issues will be explored.

AEC1400 H
Special Topics in Adult Education and Counselling Psychology: Creative Empowerment Work with the Disenfranchised: Healing and Collective Action
This course will be of interest to a variety of practitioners, including: counsellors, activists, psychotherapists, crisis workers, shelter workers, harm reduction workers, advocates, literacy workers, cultural interpreters, social planners, popular educators, community theatre people, social workers, and social movement members. The context is a world increasingly populated by disenfranchised people. The disenfranchised groups focused on include: the psychiatrized, the homeless, prison inmates, people seeking refugee status, squeegee kids, PLWA, and non-prescription drug users. The course is grounded in an understanding of the role of the state and of violence--including epistemological violence--in the creation and exacerbation of human problems. Theoretic frameworks include: feminism, anti-racism, Marxism, critical theory, antipsychiatry, critical criminology, left realism, and labeling theory. The class will explore concrete groups and communities--examining problems faced by communities, groups, and individuals. It will help practitioners learn how to be an ally. And it will help practitioners acquire concrete skills in helping people from specific disenfranchised groups cope, protect themselves from unwanted interference, heal, resist, organize, co-create, and transform. While other types of approaches are included, there is an emphasis on the use of the arts in healing and resistance.

AEC1400 H
Special Topics in Adult Education and Counselling Psychology: Aging--Community Mental Health and Social Policy Perspectives
This course will have three objectives: (1) to consider life long learning and mental health issues affecting older adults, with special attention to the needs of women; (2) to broaden students' understanding of the social, political and economic context of counselling and adult education practise with older adults; (3) to critically examine the connection between specific public policies and their impact on the well-being of older adults at the personal level. .

AEC1400 H
Special Topics in Adult Education and Counselling Psychology: Understanding Basic Quantitative Data
This course is recommended for Adult Education and Counselling Psychology students who will be doing either a thesis or a major research paper and who lack a background in basic statistics. The purpose of the course is to create sufficient familiarity with basic statistics that participants can become literate in reading research that they might have to understand for their thesis. Students who lack any basic statistics and who have apprehensions about learning should seriously consider this course. Those with some background but who want to update their understanding should consider course CTL2004 offered in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning. .

AEC1400 H
Special Topics in Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
A course that will examine in depth a combined topic of particular relevance not already covered in regular course offerings in the department (by either the Adult Education Program or the Counselling Psychology Program). The topics will be announced each spring in the Winter Session and Summer Session timetables.

AEC1405 H
Introduction to Qualitative Research (Part I) [RM]
This course articulates various theoretic grounding for qualitative research and helps students become conversant with a wide variety of qualitative methodologies (i.e., grounded theory, feminist interviewing, ethnography, participatory research, bibliographic analysis, and institutional ethnography.) Gathering of information through observation, participatory observation, dialogue, and collection of documents will all be considered. Emphasis is on both understanding and practice. Learners will design or co-design a concrete piece of research and take it through the ethical review process. They will also present on at least one methodology. In line with this, they will learn about ethical conundrums, about matching methodologies with objectives and values, about methods for choosing participants. There is special emphasis on becoming critically aware as researchers - on understanding and integrating issues of power and difference.

AEC1406 H
Introduction to Qualitative Research (Part II) [RM]
This course begins where Part I leaves off. Learners will deepen their knowledge of a wide variety of qualitative research methodologies. They will gain skills interviewing, judging research, exploring dilemmas, and becoming critically aware as researchers. Their primary activity will be carrying out and completing the research project designed and approved in Part I. Giving and getting help from other classmates is an integral part of the process. (Prerequisite: AEC1405H)

AEC1408 H
Working with Survivors of Trauma
This course explores the nature(s) of trauma and the different ways of working with survivors. The emphasis is on difference-different types of trauma, different ways of coping, and the significance of different and multiple identities. Work with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse is particularly highlighted. Other areas include survivors of: homophobic assault, ritual abuse, residential schools, refugee traumatization, war trauma, trauma associated with imprisonment, trauma associated with psychiatric intervention, and second generation trauma (e.g., children of Holocaust survivors). The trauma inherent in systemic oppressions, the fact that we live in an oppressive and violent society, and the implications for practitioners is emphasized throughout. While the primary emphasis in on practitioners as counsellors, other roles are also considered, including: advocates, befrienders, community workers, and literacy workers. Practitioner self-care in light of vicarious traumatization is given special consideration. Attention is divided between individual work, group work, and community work. The course is counter-hegemonic. Dominant perspectives include: critical theory, feminism, and existentialism. Permission of Instructor is required to enrol. Failure to contact instructor by email bburstow@oise.utoronto.ca may result in not being able to take the course.

AEC1409 H
Creative Empowerment Work with the Disenfranchised
This course will be of interest to a wide range of practitioners, including: activists, popular educators, and counsellors. The context in which it is offered is a world increasingly populated by disenfranchised people. The intent is to help practitioners gain a fuller understanding of the populations in question and become more skilled and creative as allies and activitists. The specific populations focused on are: psychiatric survivors, people who are homeless, people who have been imprisoned, people who use illicit drugs, undocumented people, and sex trade workers. Learners will gain knowledge of the ABC's of strategic activism, with particular emphasis on how to modify strategy to fit the populations and movements in question. An accompanying emphasis is use of the arts in resistance work with these populations. Examples of art forms drawn on include: theatre (including theatre of the oppressed), puppetry, and video-making. Popular education is integrated. Perspectives include: feminism, anti-racism, Marxism, transformative justice, antipsychiatry, labeling theory, anarchism, and the philosophies of nonviolent resistance. The classes go between lectures, student presentations, film and video analysis, rehearsals, consultations, exercises, and guest presentations.

CTL1602 H
Introduction to Computers in Education
An overview of the uses of computers in education and consideration of critical issues of those uses; recommended as a first course in this area. Current practice and research in the use of computers to guide instruction are examined. Includes aspects of computer-aided learning: computers in the schools, computer- managed instruction, computer assisted instruction, internet resources, computer mediated communication, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence applications. Specific topics change each year. It is strongly recommended that this course be taken early in the student’s program.

HDP1287 H
Introduction to Applied Statistics [RM]
This course provides an introduction to quantitative methods of inquiry and a foundation for more advanced courses in applied statistics for students in education and social sciences. The course covers univariate and bivariate descriptive statistics; an introduction to sampling, experimental design and statistical inference; contingency tables and Chi-square; t-test, analysis of variance, and regression. Students will learn to use SPSS software. At the end of the course, students should be able to define and use the descriptive and inferential statistics taught in this course to analyze real data and to interpret the analytical results. Note: Students who have previously taken CTL2004 are prohibited from taking this course.

HDP1288 H
Intermediate Statistics and Research Design [RM]
Survey sampling, experimental design, and power analysis; analysis of variance for one-way and multi-way data with fixed, mixed, and random effects models; linear and multiple regression; multiple correlation; analysis of covariance. Note: This course is intended primarily for OISE students. Others must seek the permission of the instructor to register. Students who have previously taken CTL2808 are prohibited from taking this course. Prerequisite: HDP1287 or equivalent.

HDP3204 H
Contemporary History and Systems in Human Development and Applied Psychology
An examination of the historical and philosophical bases of modern theories of applied psychology. Emphasis is on counselling, developmental, and educational psychology. The goals of the course are a) to make explicit the origins of current ideas in applied psychology, and b) to demonstrate the importance of historical context in understanding research and practice issues.