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Jul 01, 2025
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2023-2026 Academic Catalog
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PHS 1582 - Fundamentals of Clinical Interventions and Emergency Psychology
(0 Credits) (50 hrs.)
The course focuses on a detailed discussion of all major psychiatric/psychological emergencies that usually present to the emergency room or outpatient settings. A detailed discussion of suicide/ aggression focuses on both psychological and social aspects that complicate this extreme emergency. Emphasis will be placed on psychological interventions, theoretical background and the medical management of emergencies associated with alcohol and substance abuse as well as major psychiatric disorders that may present for evaluation in the emergency room setting. The students practice their interviewing and intervention skills through the standardized patient program.
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