PSY 801 - Philosophy and Contextual Behavioral Science

Credit Hours: 3

Contextual Behavioral Science is grounded in the root philosophical models of functional contextualism as a contemporary extension of radical behaviorism. This course will explore the importance of philosophy in the science and practice of clinical psychology. Success, in this course, is achieved through successful working (i.e., pragmatic truth criterion) and behavior is examined as the on-going interaction between behavior (i.e., adaptive responses of individuals) and context (i.e., the environment within which behavior occurs). Students will explore functional contextualism within multiple current approaches to assessment and intervention across populations.

Prerequisite: PSY 800; and admission to Doctor of Psychology program or permission of instructor.
Lecture Contact Hours: 3

Typically Offered: Summer