Winter, 2021

FT508

Hardin

FT508: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND FAMILY SYSTEMS. Michael Hardin, Ph.D.

DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on psychopathology, diagnosis, and the family in cultural context. Review and application of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual: DSM-5 to mental health treatment planning of individuals and families is the primary focus of the course. Students gain knowledge sufficient to interview clients, gather information sufficient to make DSM-5 diagnoses, and identify areas of individual and family dysfunction. Students will explore current social attitudes concerning psychopathology and treatment, focusing particularly on implications of psychopathology and Christian faith and spirituality. Upon completion of the course students will be able to make DSM diagnoses using the DSM-5 classification and documentation format using clinical examples from written vignettes and media. Students opting to take the additional unit will explore global effects of DSM classification and psychopathology.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Identify a continuum of adaptive and maladaptive patterns of human behavior.

2. Correctly use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5)

3. Utilize DSM-5 to make accurate, descriptive diagnoses for the purpose of treatment planning

4. Relate psychopathology to intrapsychic / interpersonal functioning across the lifespan.

5. Interpret psychopathology from bio-psycho-social, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual viewpoints

6. Identify the influence of culture and diversity on psychopathology

7. Be proficient in AAMFT Core Competences especially but not limited to 1.2.1-1.2.3; 1.3.1; 2.1.1-2.1.3; 2.2.4-2.2.5; 2.3.1; 2.3.3; 2.3.7-2.3.9; 2.4.1-2.4.4; 3.1.2; 5.1.4; 5.2.1-5.2.4

RELATIONSHIP TO SCHOOL AND SEMINARY LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to provide excellent preventive and/or transformational mental health services to persons in the church and the wider community through their informed knowledge of psychopathology and DSM diagnosis.

2. Graduates will be prepared to contribute to the development of knowledge as it relates specifically to the interface of spiritual and psychological diagnoses of functioning.

3. Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and attitudes necessary to provide accurate diagnoses in diverse communities locally and globally.

4. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to identify critical issues of diversity and make appropriate responses.

5. Graduates will be able to pursue careers consistent with their education.

COURSE FORMAT

This 4-unit course will be conducted online using an 11-week lesson program aligned with Fuller΄s academic calendar. Online discussion, readings, case studies, and papers will facilitate course objectives. Students are expected to complete all assigned readings and participate in all discussions. All assignments must be completed to pass the course and regular online participation is expected. There is the possibility to take an optional 1 additional unit in conjunction with this course, which will require an additional book and writing assignment.

REQUIRED READING:

American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5 (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association. ISBN-10: 0890425558 ISBN-13: 978-0890425558. List price: $149 (paperback), $199 (hardcover).

Morrison, J. (2014). DSM-5 Made Easy. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN-10: 1462514421 ISBN-13: 978-1462514427. List price: $75

*Watters, E. (2010). Crazy like us: The globalization of the American psyche. New York: Free Press. ISBN: 978-1416587088. List price: $17.

*This book is required reading for those taking the course for 5 units.

Additional readings available through Course shell.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Barnhill, J. W. (Ed.) (2013). DSM-5 clinical cases. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. ISBN: 978-1585624638. List Price: $89 (paperback)

Dana, R. H. (1993). Multicultural assessment perspectives for professional practice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN: 978-0205140923. List price: $95.

Frances, A. (2013). Saving normal. New York: Harper Collins.

Kaslow, F. W. (Ed.) (1996). Handbook of relational diagnosis and dysfunctional family patterns. New York: Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0471080787. List price: $ 130.

Kring, A.M., Johnson, S.L., Davison, G.C., & Neale, J.M. (2009). Abnormal Psychology (11^th Ed), Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 13-978-0470-38008-6. List price: $120.

Morrison, J. (2014). Diagnosis made easier: Principles and techniques for mental health clinicians, 2nd edition. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN: 978-1-4625-2984-1. List Price $27.25.

Woo, S. M. & Keatinge, C. (2016). Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders: A lifespan perspective. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-68918-9. List Price $105.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Substantial reading in DSM-5 and DSM-5 Made Easy

2. Weekly multiple choice and case-study quizzes using diagnostic skills (Weeks 2-10)

3. Weekly Online Discussions

4. Final Research Paper

5. Critical response paper due for the additional unit*

(*No additional paper for students taking 4 units)

PREREQUISITES:

Admission to the MFT program. Completion or concurrent enrollment in FS500 and FS505 recommended.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:

1. Meets BPC Sections 4980.36(d)(1)(A); (d)(2)(A) for the State of California.

2. Course addresses AAMFT Core Competencies: 2.1, 2.2.

3. Students may enroll in this course for 5 units to meet licensing requirements for states that require a 5 quarter to 3 semester unit equivalency.

FINAL EXAMINATION:

No exam. Final Paper.