PY709 Integrative Wellness: Using Mind-Body and Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Healing (1 cr.)

This course covers mind-body and creative approaches to clinical practice in counseling psychology.  Practice and scholarly research are used to explore clinical interventions, including mindfulness meditation, guided imagery, relaxation techniques, creative writing, and creative/art based interventions to promote healing.  The course has an experiential component through which students practice the various interventions being studied.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Understand the process of integrating complementary/integrative therapies into counseling practice.
2. Critique the research literature related to complementary/integrative therapies.
3. Apply one or more complementary/integrative techniques in a therapeutic environment.