PSY 667 - Professional Develop and Social Responsibility I

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This seminar provides first-year students with support for and orientation to becoming a socially responsible psychologist. The seminar focuses on personal and professional development to help students prepare to engage in clinical and community work, explore their personal and professional identity, and begin to understand the impact of diversity and social justice issues on their work. Self-awareness will be enhanced through experiential exercises, readings, written reflections, and presentations. The same seminar students continue together throughout the first year, and in this small-group environment, students are expected to engage in personal exploration and prepare to demonstrate and apply professional skills in their academic and professional work. Additional topics in ethics, professional standards of psychology and personal growth, and development of writing and academic skills will be included.