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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology [ 36 Month ]

Faculty

Biological Sciences

Duration

3 Years

Program Description

PhD in Clinical Psychology

Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka

2021-22 and onward

Course length: Three (03) years.

Summary of Course Structure

Course no.	Course Title	Credits	Marks	Group
CPSY 701.1	Clinical Psychology Service Development Strategies	2	50	Group 1
CPSY 701.2	Policy and Professional Issues of Clinical Psychology in Bangladesh	2	50	Group 1
CPSY 702.1	Quantitative Research Design	2	50	Group 2
CPSY 702.2	Qualitative Research Design	2	50	Group 2
CPSY 703.1	Clinical Neuropsychology	2	50	Group 3
CPSY 703.2	Community Mental Health	2	50
CPSY 703.3	Paediatric and Clinical Child Psychology	2	50
CPSY 704.1	Advancement in Psychotherapy : Theory and Practice	2	50	Group 4
CPSY 704.2	Experimental Psychopathology	2	50
CPSY 704.3	Psychology of Self and Interpersonal Relationship	2	50
CPSY 705.1	Philosophy of Research Design	Non-credit		Compulsory

Additional Requirements for the Department of Clinical Psychology

PhD students enrolled at the department of clinical psychology will be subjected to the following requirements additional to the general requirements set for the PhD student by the University of Dhaka.

- PhD Students have to take one course from each of the four groups along with the mandatory non-credit course in their 1^st year of enrolment as part of their PhD course work.
- As a mandatory requirement for the completion of PhD, each candidate has to select and work on one specialist area to develop a specialized clinical psychology placement on that area. Selection of such area for specialized placement development should be finalized in consultation with candidate's clinical supervisor and the PhD advisory committee at the Department of clinical psychology, DU. The candidate must submit a satisfactory placement development report detailing on the clinical work, process of development, relevant assessment(s), guideline(s) on intervention delivery, plan on sustainability. The report should be submitted to the PhD advisory committee at the department of clinical psychology
- There will be a yearly review of each PhD candidate’s progress towards the achievement of obtaining the PhD degree, which will be organized and monitored by the PhD advisory committee of the department.
- A PhD student would be expected to publish at least two research papers in a standard professional journal related to his/her chosen area or sub-specialty area, either as main author or as co-author, during the studentship of PhD period, to demonstrate his/her growth as a PhD student in the field of clinical psychology.
- Besides this syllabus, all other Dhaka University rules and regulations adopted for PhD candidates will be applicable for the PhD candidates at the Department of Clinical Psychology.

List of Courses(Year/Semester)

First Year

CPSY-CPSDS | 701.1 : Clinical Psychology Service Development Strategies | 2 Cr. Preview

Course Credit: 2

CPSY 701.1: Clinical Psychology Service Development Strategies

(Optional, 2 Credits, 50 Marks)

Instructional Strategies

Participatory Lecture (30)

Group Discussion/ Problem solving (infused into the lecture classes)

Assignment (1-2) (i.e., seminar presentation based on field study)

Hands on training

Assessment Methods

Final Examination - 50 marks (examination after completion of teaching period)

Course Content and Class Distribution

	Content	Class*	Method**
1	Contemporary trends in Clinical Psychology – professional issues Psychologists, politics and hospitals Psychology and health care system Educational preparation and clinical training within a medical setting Structure and authority of hospitals Professionalism in medical setting	4	PL
2	Assessment and diagnosis of psychopathology from indigenous culture specific context Cross-cultural perspective in psychopathology Critical appraisal of classification models as adopted by DSMs and ICDs International and cross-cultural perspectives on assessment and diagnosis of abnormality Different domains of assessment— Assessment of intelligence Personality assessment Behavioural assessment Clinical judgment process, interpretation, and writing clinical report	4	PL
3	Models of psychological interventions Philosophical and theoretical issues Scientific knowledge base transformed into psychotherapeutic techniques and clinical skills Course of clinical interventions Review of psychotherapy process research What works for whom?	4	PL
4	Evidence-Based mental Health Practice Principles of evidence based mental health treatment Emergence of evidence-based mental health treatment Clinical decision making and the evidence-based practitioner Evidence in intervention science What are the common features of evidence-based practices? How does a practice become evidence-based? Developing and sustaining evidence-based systems of mental health services Interface of cultural competency and evidence-based practices Evidence-based practices for families of individuals with severe mental illness	4	PL
5	Clinical psychology in medical settings Marketing psychological services in hospitals Quality assurance and the clinical health psychologist Financial efficacy of psychological services in health care settings Computers in psychological practice	4	PL
6	General clinical issues—practical aspects Critical issues in consultation and liaison: Paediatrics Critical issues in consultation and liaison: Adults Emerging issues in women’s health Emerging issues in the care of elderly Adherence to self-care regimens: the patient’s perspective	4	PL
7	Issues and Templates for clinical psychology service development Toward program development: an integration of science and service in medical setting Psychological evaluation and testing services in medical settings Development of an eating disorder program Integration of clinical psychology into adult and paediatric Oncology programmes Cardiovascular disorders: Hypertension and coronary heart disease Psychological components rehabilitation programmes for Brain-injured and spinal-cord injured patients Development of a chronic pain management clinic: psychological assessment and intervention.	6	PL
	Total	30

Note: *Per class 90 minutes; **PL=Participatory lecture

Suggested readings

Drake, R. E. , Merrens, M. R. , & Lynde, D. W. (Eds.). (2005). Evidence – Based Mental Health Practice. W. W. Norton & Company, New York.

Sweet, J. J., Rozensky, R. H., &Tovin, S. M. (Eds.). (1991). Handbook of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Plenum Press, New York.

CPSY-PPICPB | 701.2 : Policy and Professional Issues of Clinical Psychology in Bangladesh | 2 Cr. Preview

Course Credit: 2

CPSY 701.2: Policy and Professional Issues of Clinical Psychology in Bangladesh

(Optional, 2 Credits, 50 Marks)

Instructional Strategies

Theoretical Lecture (20 hours)

Group Discussion/ Debate / Problem solving

Audio-visual aids, oral presentations

Written Assignment (1-2)

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the researcher will be able to

outline and review the historical development of professional issues in clinical psychology in Bangladesh
appreciate the rules that govern professional standards
Recognize, outline and review the historical development of professional issues in clinical psychology in Bangladesh
describe and orient others on the developmental prosses of Clinical Psychology as a profession around the world and in Bangladesh.
identify emerging potentialities and trends in clinical psychology profession across the globe.
devise strategies for ensuring growth and development of professional identity for clinical psychologists in Bangladesh.
identify ethical, political and cultural dilemma related to practice in Clinical Psychology.
contribute in taking clinical psychology profession one step further.
engage into life-long personal and professional development in the practice of clinical psychology.

Course Content and Class Distribution

	Content	Class*	Method**
1	Milestones in the historical development of clinical psychology	2	PL
2	Global issues in psychology as a profession,	2	PL
3	Professional issues in clinical psychology: the Bangladesh scenario	2	PL
4	Understanding the dynamics of changes and developments in professional standards	2	PL
5	Challenges and barriers to the development of psychology profession in Bangladesh	2	PL
6	Indigenization vs. internationalization-- of psychology and applied psychologies for Bangladesh.	2	PL
7	Developmental focus of clinical psychology: context and directions Reactive and proactive forces in the development of psychology in Bangladesh: individual, societal, cultural and state level factors. curative vs preventive focused model in the development of psychology in Bangladesh. the growth of clinical psychology profession in Bangladesh: implications of holistic and multidisciplinary approach	3	PL
8	Growth of the professionals in the development of profession Developing a professional identity as a clinical psychologist: integrating the personal and professional issues Through the looking glass: reflections on the transition from a trainee to a qualified clinical psychologist Professional and personal identities as clinical psychologist: being human Understanding the broader role of clinical psychology: professional issues across practice	3	PL
9	Future directions in the development of clinical psychology profession in Bangladesh	2	PL
	Total	20

Note: *Per class 90 minutes; **PL= Participatory lecture

Reading material for this course will be supplied in the class.

CPSY-QRD | 702.1 : Quantitative Research Design | 2 Cr. Preview

Course Credit: 2

CPSY 702.1 Quantitative Research Design

(2 Credits, 50 Marks)

Instructional Strategies

Participatory Lecture (30)

Group Discussion/ Problem solving (infused into the lecture classes)

Assignment (1-2)

Hands on training

Assessment Methods

Final Examination - 50 marks (examination after completion of teaching period)

Course Content and Class Distribution

	Content	Class*	Method**
1	Review of general and specific research skills and knowledge previously acquired	8	PL
2	Recent development and concerns in psychometry	3	PL
3	Creating impact with research Randomized Controlled Trial Action research Implementation science Research in service planning Evaluation research	(13) 3 2 4 2 2	PL, Assignment
4	Working with data Perquisites of quality data (accurate and valid data, training, representativeness, sample size estimation) Preparing data Analysing data Interpreting data	4	PL
5	Advanced analysis techniques Multivariate analysis, Structural equation modelling, Analysing panel data	9 3 3 3	PL PL PL PL
6	Making sense of data and research findings Using MIS and other dataset in research Review research Meta-analysis	5	PL, AS
	Total	42

Note: *Per class 90 minutes; **PL= Participatory lecture, **AS= Assignment

References

Andy Field (2013) Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics (4th Edition). Sage

Comer, J. S., & Kendall, P. C. (Eds.). (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Research Strategies for Clinical Psychology. Oxford University Press.

Cumming, G. (2012). Understanding the new statistics: Effect sizes, confidence intervals, and meta-analysis. Routledge

Joseph F. Hair Jr, William C. Black, Barry J. Babin, Rolph E. Anderson (2010) Multivariate Data Analysis (7th Edition). Pearson

Millsap, R. E., &Maydeu-Olivares, A. (Eds.). (2009). The SAGE handbook of quantitative methods in psychology. Sage

Robert Ho (2013). Handbook of Univariate and Multivariate Data Analysis with IBM SPSS. Chapman and Hall/CRC.

Rust, John, and Susan Golombok (2014). Modern psychometrics: The science of psychological assessment (3^rd edition). Routledge

Frees, E. W. (2004). Longitudinal and panel data: analysis and applications in the social sciences. Cambridge University Press.

Byrne, B. M. (2010) Structural equation modelling with AMOS.2^nd edition

Forman, S. G. (2015). Implementation of mental health programs in schools: A change agent's guide. American Psychological Association.

CPSY-QR | 702.2 : Qualitative Research Design | 2 Cr. Preview

Course Credit: 2

CPSY 702.2: Qualitative Research Design

(2 Credits, 50 Marks)

Instructional Strategies

Participatory Lecture

Group Discussion

Assignment

Training

Assessment Methods

Examination - 50 marks

Course Content and Class Distribution

	Course content	Class*	Method**
1	Introduction to qualitative research Overview of qualitative research History of qualitative research Philosophy of qualitative designs Approaches to qualitative research	4	Lecture, DS, AS and PS
2	Planning and designing qualitative research Analysing topic, problem analysis, mind map Sampling Resources Quality control	6	Lecture, Training
3	Collecting qualitative data In depth interview Focus group discussion Observation Projective techniques: Photo elicitation, Zmet, Other tools: Mapping, Spider web, Photo voice	6	Lecture, Training, AS
4	Analysing qualitative data Content analysis Pattern matching Discourse analysis Using software in analysing qualitative data	6	Lecture, demonstration, practice
5	Writing qualitative research report	4	Lecture, training, AS

Note: *Per class 90 minutes; **DS=Discussion, **AS= Assignment, **PS= Presentation by students

Special Assignment.

Each student will propose and design a small-scale qualitative project. Individual assignment carried out at different parts of the course will contribute to the project. At the end of the course each student will submit a qualitative research report based on the research project carried out throughout the course.

Suggested readings

Glaser, B. & A. Strauss (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: strategies for qualitative research. New York: de Gruyter.

Corbin, J. & Strauss, A. (2008) Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory (3rd Edition) Sage.

Creswell, J. W., and Poth, C. N. (2017) Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design Choosing Among Five Approaches 4th Ed. Sage

Stewart, D. & P. Shamdasani (1990). Focus groups. Theory and practice. London: Sage.

Yin, R. K. (1994). Case study research. Design and methods. London: Sage.

Wengraf, T. (2001). Qualitative research interviewing. Sage Publications.

Wolcott, H. F. (2001). Writing up qualitative research. Sage Publications.

CPSY703.1 | Clinical Neuropsychology | 2 Cr. Preview

CPSY703.2 | Community Mental Health | 2 Cr. Preview

CPSY703.3 | Paediatric and Clinical Child Psychology | 2 Cr. Preview

CPSY704.1 | Advancement in Psychotherapy: Theory and Practice | 2 Cr. Preview

CPSY704.2 | Experimental Psychopathology | 2 Cr. Preview

CPSY704.3 | Psychology of Self and Interpersonal Relationship | 2 Cr. Preview

CPSY-PRD | 705.1 : Philosophy of Research Design | 2 Cr. Preview

Course Credit: 2

CPSY 705.1: Philosophy of Research Design

(Mandatory, Non-credit)

Course Objective

This course is designed to provide the PhD students a deeper understanding of the philosophy, purpose, and reasoning underlying any research activities.

Specific Objective

This course aims to help the students learn

role of research in the field of knowledge.
the reasoning behind research and research designs.
interplay of philosophical perspectives, ontology, epistemology and methods in conceiving and conducting research.
qualitative, quantitative and mixed method designs and their usage.
ideas and strategies around indigenization of knowledge.
Core ethical principles and their ramifications in research with human and animal subjects.

Instructional Strategies

Participatory Lecture

Group Discussion

Assignment

Assessment Methods

Assignment (Non-credit)

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the students will be able to

demonstrate their understanding regarding the role of research in the field of knowledge
appreciate the role of philosophical perspectives, ontology, epistemology and methods in conceiving and conducting research
utilize qualitative, quantitative and mixed method designs as suitable to a research project
appreciate the need for indigenization of knowledge
demonstrate understanding of different strategies adopted in indigenization of knowledge
appreciate the core ethical principles and their utilization in protecting human and animal subjects in research
demonstrate skills in understanding and conduction of research

Course Content and Class Distribution

	Course content	Class*	Method**
1	Foundation of science	2	Lecture, DS, AS
2	Spectrum of research	3	Lecture, DS, AS
3	Research Paradigms	3	Lecture, DS, AS
4	Logic of research design	3	Lecture, DS, AS
5	Methods Quantitative research Qualitative research Mixed method research	5	Lecture, DS, AS
6	Indigenization of Knowledge	5	Lecture, DS, AS
7	Ethical issues in Research with Human and Animal Subjects	3	Lecture, DS, AS

Note: *Per class 90 minutes; **DS= Discussion, **AS=Assignment

Suggested readings

Kim, U., Yang, K.-S., & Hwang, K.-K. (2006). Indigenous and cultural psychology: Understanding people in context. New York: Springer.

Liang Tien, Amy Davis, Thomas H. Arnold, G. Andrew H. Benjamin (2012) Ethics for Psychologists: A Casebook Approach. SAGE Publications, Inc.

Dee Danchev & Alistair Ross (2013) Research Ethics for Counselors, Nurses & Social Workers. SAGE Publications Ltd.

Michael Crotty (1998) The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process. Sage

Russel, B. (2001). The Scientific Outlook. Routledge, London.

Somekh & Lewin (2011). Theory and Methods in Social Research, 2nd edition, SAGE

Second Year

CPSYSP | Specialist Placement | Cr. Preview

CPSYSP. | Seminar Presentation | Cr. Preview

CPSYT. | Thesis | Cr. Preview

Third Year

CPSYS.P | Specialist Placement | Cr. Preview

CPSYS.P | Seminar Presentation | Cr. Preview

CPSYT | Thesis | Cr. Preview

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology [ 36 Month ](Year:2020-2021)

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