PSY 320
Approaches to Psychotherapy
Rebecca Ann Shelby
Description from DukeHub
This course will survey major approaches to psychotherapy including psychoanalysis/psychodynamic therapy, humanistic/existential therapy, behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, acceptance & commitment therapy, family therapy approaches, and others. Extensive use of videos that demonstrate different therapy approaches will be incorporated. Research support for different psychotherapy models, cultural issues in therapy, ethical issues in therapy, and the importance of common factors across different therapy approaches will be addressed. Prerequisite: Psychology 105.
Skills
- clinicaldescription: "psychotherapy" and 11 more
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- Yes: Live work with people · "psychotherapy"
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "ethical"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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