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MCC 661 Applied and

3 Graduate Credit Hours, 10 Week Course Syllabus

TERM YEAR

Instructor: Office Phone: Office Location: Office Hours: Email address: BEST way to reach me:

Required Course Texts: Preston, J. D., O'Neal, J. H., & Talaga, M.C. (2013). Handbook of clinical psychopharmacology for therapists (7th ed.). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. ISBN 978-1-60882-665- 0 (P) Lambert, K. & Kinsley, C.H. (2011). Clinical neuroscience: The neurobiological foundations of . 2nd ed., New York, NY: Worth Publishers.. (L & K)

Prerequisites: Completion of all foundational courses. This prerequisite applies to MSCC and MSCCY students. For MAHS students, the prerequisite is none. For MSHSA students, the prerequisite is none.

Catalog Description: This overview and introduction to the role and function of the in psychopathology, and its pharmaceutical treatment will prepare the mental health professional to both have a basic understanding of psychopharmacology, and to work with prescribing physicians to maximize the effectiveness of medication and to quickly detect adverse effects. This course is one of three elective courses that can be used to meet clinical counseling degree requirements.

Purpose: This course is an elective for completion of the Master’s program in Clinical Counseling.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Knowledge/Skills How/where covered and measured 1. Use professional vocabulary appropriate to the level Weekly assignments, of knowledge in clinical neuroscience and discussion boards, Review psychopharmacology in a counselor role. paper 2. Describe the micro- and macro-anatomy of the CNS Quiz, discussion boards, and the basic mechanisms of neurotransmission. weekly assignment

3. Articulate the relationships between CNS anatomy, Review paper, quiz, neurotransmission, and the key actions of discussion boards psychopharmacology.

4. Explain the relationship between neurological Weekly assignments, homeostasis and the maintenance of biopsychosocial discussion boards wellbeing. Apply the fundamentals of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the use of psychopharmaceuticals. 5. Identify possible adverse reactions and drug Weekly assignments, Review interactions in managing the treatment of clients with paper mental disorders.

Residential Class Attendance Policy Attendance is mandatory. You are expected to attend every class meeting. If you are unable to attend you must contact me in advance for an alternative assignment. There may be points associated with class participation. If you do not notify me of your absence in advance, you will not be allowed to make up the points that you missed.

Online Attendance Policy Attendance is mandatory. Online students are required to routinely log-into Blackboard and submit their assignments as scheduled by the syllabus. The student will receive a letter of nonattendance if the student has not logged-in to their course or submitted any assignments for more than seven consecutive days per course. Nonattendance could impact a student’s ability to receive financial aid. Online students encountering special situations which will prohibit them from accessing their course and meeting their course obligations should contact their instructor.

Instructor Communication Policy: I will make every effort to communicate with you within 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays). E-mail is the most efficient way to communicate with me. Additionally, please make sure to have your updated e-mail in the Bellevue University system, as that is how I will communicate with you. If you have multiple e-mails, you can go into the system to have e-mail automatically forwarded to other e-mails. I would suggest simply using your assigned Bellevue University e-mail. Regardless of what e-mail you choose, make sure to have it updated so you do not miss any correspondence related to the course.

Student Expectations:

Students are expected to embody and display professional interactions and behaviors in all aspects of this course. This behaviors and interactions reflect those commonly expected from professional counselors and human services professionals. This includes, but is not limited to, respectful dialogue and interactions with faculty, students, and staff. Students not maintaining professional behavior will be advised; and, this advisement will be part of the documentation of

the student’s progress and performance in the program. Additionally, if warranted, further action may be taken to address inappropriate or unacceptable behavior, which may include removal from the course and/or program.

All assignments in the course should be completed using the most recent publication of the APA manual, especially with regards to writing academic papers.

*Note – all assignments are to be submitted electronically in Word format. Assignments: Assignments are designed to reflect the students’ retention and synthesis of knowledge of counseling theories and models. Rubric for evaluation of the discussion board posting is available under the Rubrics tab.

Discussion: Discussion enhances learning as you share your ideas, perspectives, and experiences with the class. You develop and refine your thoughts through the writing process, plus broaden your classmates’ understanding of the course content. You promote a professional, substantive discussion. Use the following feedback to improve the quality of your discussion contributions.

Discussion will take place in both Residential and Online formats of the course. In the Residential format, students are expected to fully engage in class discussions as outlined in the Rubric below. Instructor guided peer to peer discussion facilitates deeper learning and your development as a professional.

In the Online Discussion, you will be two required original posts per week responding to assigned questions to deepen your learning. Students are expected to be thorough in their responses to these questions, using graduate-level writing, correct grammar, and APA format. Please refer to the rubric explaining how postings will be evaluated. Please note there may be multiple questions housed within one posting assignment; and, all questions posed must be addressed.

Discussion boards will have two discussion posts per week: the first will be due by 11:59 p.m. CT on the Wednesday of the week, and the second will be due by 11:59 p.m. CT on the Sunday of the week. Responses to other students’ posts (to both discussion boards) are due by 11:59 p.m. CT on the Sunday of the week. All discussion boards are worth 10 points (up to 5 points for the primary post and up to 5 points for peer responses).

Masters of Clinical Counseling Online Discussion Grading Rubric Discussion Grading Rubric #1 – Primary post Criteria Unacceptable Needs Competent Excellent Improvement

Content No post or does Addresses the Addresses the full Addresses the full (up to 3 not address the assignment but assignment and assignment and uses points) assignment response lacks uses appropriate detail (0 points) detail and appropriate and vocabulary plus appropriate detail and presents additional vocabulary or is vocabulary examples or incomplete (2 points) resources (1 points) (3 points)

References Does not cite Includes Includes complete Includes complete (1 point) appropriate reference reference reference references citation but information but information in (if incomplete (if APA format proper APA required)(in required) error (if format cluding required) (if required) textbook) (0 points) Spelling, Many spelling and Uses vocabulary Uses vocabulary Uses vocabulary Gramma grammatical from the text but from the text from the text r & errors or lacks inappropriately or appropriately, few appropriately, no word clarity in several spelling or spelling or grammar or spelling choice (1 vocabulary grammar errors grammar errors. errors point) (0 points)

Discussion Grading Rubric #2 – Peer Replies Criteria Unacceptable Needs Competent Excellent Improvement Peer reply No peer Mostly Provides some Provides additional #1 (up to 5 reply Restates, additional insight insight, points posted compliments, or to peers’ post but example, resource, each) (0 points) agrees with largely restates own disagrees, or peers’ posts. primary post. respectfully corrects Excessive grammar Minimal grammar an error in peer’s and spelling errors and spelling errors post. No grammar or (3 points) (4 points) spelling errors. (5 points)

Research and Application Papers: Some weeks students will complete be asked to research a specific topic (, medication, etc) and apply the information to practice or their experience. These assignments will be posted to the assignment link within the folder for that week’s assignments. These assignments should be thorough to reflect the student’s knowledge and understanding of the readings. The assignments should be in APA format with references provided. These assignments will be graded using the rubric below.

Criteria Needs Competent Excellent Improvement 85-95% 95% or greater Content Does not fully Addresses the full Addresses the full address all parts of assignment and assignment and uses Assignment; uses appropriate detail response lacks appropriate and vocabulary plus detail and detail and presents additional appropriate vocabulary, examples or vocabulary or is minimal resources incomplete examples of application.

References Includes Includes complete Includes complete reference reference reference citation but information but information in incomplete or APA format proper APA not a scholarly error format source Spelling, Uses vocabulary A few spelling or Uses vocabulary Grammar from the text but grammar errors. from the text & word inappropriately or No more than 2 appropriately, no choice. several spelling or APA style errors grammar or spelling APA style grammar errors errors, no APA style did not use APA errors style

Midterm Exam& Quiz: Students will complete a midterm exam to assess vocabulary and anatomy knowledge. Later in the course students will also complete a quiz to assess knowledge of medications. Grades for these assignments will be based upon the percent of answers for short answer, multiple choice, and matching items.

Review Paper: Students will prepare a paper on a class of psychopharmaceuticals. The paper should include:

• A general clinical description of the class of drugs; • A history of the discovery and development of the class of drugs; • Provide examples of the various representatives of the class of drugs; • Hypothesized pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the drug class; • Select a single representative drug from the drug class; • Describe the expected treatment outcomes from use of this drug; • Anticipated adverse and side effects from use of this drug; and • A prognosis expected for use of this drug.

The format of the paper must follow APA guidelines. Points will be deducted for grammatical and spelling errors. You must be able to present an accurate clinical picture of the drug, together with any ethical concerns related to the use of this drug that might arise in the counseling process, and a thorough review of appropriate responses to any hypothetical ethical concerns. This will assure a top quality paper, which will benefit you significantly in this course, and in your professional life.

Final Topic Review Paper Rubric Criterion Area Needs Competent Excellent Performance Improvement 85-94% 95% and above

References Fewer than 3 Less than 5 Provided at least 5 references or all references or some references appropriate to the references were references were not topic and professional from non- from professional quality professional sources sources A general clinical Description was Could use Description of the drug was description of the class incomplete or examples to complete with examples of drugs inaccurate improve description or missing some key points A history of the discovery History was not History included History was succinct but and development of the included irrelevant thorough class of drugs information or missed key factors Provide examples of the Examples were Only 1or 2 Several appropriate various representatives not included or examples examples were provided of the class of drugs were from the wrong class Hypothesized Description was Pharmacodynamics Pharmacodynamics & pharmacodynamics and missing or & pharmacokinetics were pharmacokinetics of the terminology was pharmacokinetics explained in detail using drug class used incorrectly were explained correctly terminology only generally Describe the expected Outcomes were Outcomes were Outcomes and side effects treatment outcomes from not discussed discussed, but were covered in detail and use of this drug; lacked full support supported with empirical Anticipated adverse and of evidence evidence side effects from use of this drug; and A prognosis expected for use of this drug. 8. Conclusion Related some Drew issues Drew all issues together; issues, but didn’t together but insight provided a substantive make clear how lacked substance or insight for readers or they relate to real realism practical application life application 9. APA style and Significant errors Minor errors in Correct APA format, composition in APA format APA format and grammar, punctuation, and and style; style word usage; composition issues may require tutor

10. Internal consistency Several important Internally All sections coherent with problems with consistent overall each other; strong flow from internal except for one beginning to end consistency section or one aspect

Final course grades will be computed as a total percentage of points earned; as follows:

A 93-100% A- 90-92 C- 70-72 B+ 86-89 D+ 66-69 B 83-85 D 63-65 B- 80-82 D- 60-62 C+ 76-79 F 59 and below C 73-75 Please note per Bellevue University policy, students must earn a letter grade of C or above to pass a graduate course without being required to retake the class. Earning a letter grade of C- or below necessitates retaking the course, which is at the student’s expense. Additionally, regardless of grades in individual courses, students are required to maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0. If a student falls below this threshold they will be placed on academic probation, and may subsequently be dismissed from the program.

REMINDER: If you do not earn a minimum of 80% on the assessment probe (Evidence- based Practice Paper) – you will be given one opportunity to revise the probe. If you still fail to meet the 80% required grade, you will fail the course and need to retake it.

Please note per Bellevue University policy, students must earn a letter grade of C or above to pass a graduate course without being required to retake the class. Earning a letter grade of C- or below necessitates retaking the course, which is at the student’s expense. Additionally, regardless of grades in individual courses, students are required to maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0. If a student falls below this threshold they will be placed on academic probation, and may subsequently be dismissed from the program.

Assignment Grading and Feedback

Normally feedback on assignments will be provided within one week of the due date – for all assignments submitted on time. This means, for instance, that grading for week one will typically be complete by the end of week 2. If you have any questions about feedback, please reach out to your instructor.

Late Work Policy:

Because of the nature of an online learning environment, no late discussion board posts or exams will be accepted. Other late assignments will receive a penalty deduction of 10%. Assignments more than two weeks late will not be accepted. At the instructor’s discretion, exceptions can be made to this policy; however, exceptions would typically constitute documented illnesses or

emergencies. Having heavy workloads, both with school and work commitments, family functions, and vacations are examples of non-approved exceptions. Students who foresee issues with their schedules and plans should be proactive and plan to accommodate for these issues by completing assignments prior to the due date or working with the instructor for alternative arrangements.

MSCC Academic Honesty Policy: The Master of Science in Clinical Counseling of Bellevue University Academic Honesty Policy is in addition to the overall University Policy. Any time students commit academic dishonesty they show little concern for their own personal sense of integrity, and they infringe on the rights of all other members of the academic community. The following definitions and examples are forms of academic integrity violations:

Cheating. No student shall use or attempt to use materials, notes, or information from another student for normal course work that is intended to be done on an individual basis, either in class or out of class. Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) copying from another person’s research, paper, test or quiz, (2) using testing aids during a test where no permission has been given by the Instructor, (3) copying another’s work, (4) collaborating on any written work, without specific permission by the Instructor, or (5) allowing another person to do your work, (6) taking an exam for another student or (7) allowing another person to take an exam for you.

Multiple Submissions. No students shall submit a paper (in part or in whole) or any other assignment (in part or in whole) which was submitted for academic credit for any other course.

Plagiarism. No student shall present the work of another person as their own without the specific citation of the original author. Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) the use of another’s complete sentences or key words without quotation marks and accurate citations, (2) graphs and charts, or (3) ideas and information provided by another. Computer programs, files, and web pages must also be utilized only with the inclusion of a citation referencing or indicating the original source of the file and/or program.

Consequences of Academic Dishonesty. The first violation of the academic policy will result in a score of zero for the assignment, paper, exam, etc. The incident (including supporting documentation) will be reported to the Program Director who will keep the record of the incident on file until the student graduates from the program. The program director will forward the information about the violation to the office of Student Affairs. If a second violation of the academic honesty policy occurs, the student will receive a failing grade in the course in which the violation occurred. The incident (with supporting documentation) will again be reported to the Program Director who will keep the record of the incident on file until the student graduates from the program. This incident will be reported to the office of Student Affairs. If a third incident occurs, the student will be removed from MSCC program with no opportunity to return to the program. The student may appeal decisions regarding Academic Dishonesty as per the university policy.

Need to Change Assignments and Requirements:

While not typical, the instructor reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the course as needed, which may include but is not limited to, readings, point values, assignments, grading criteria, due dates, exams, and corrections to unforeseen errors in any aspect of the course. The instructor will provide students with notifications of any changes, and will provide students an opportunity to adjust to these changes in a timely and reasonable manner determined by the instructor.

10 Week Course Outline

Week Topic Reading Assignment/Activity

Week 1 Emerging Knowledge Lambert et al. Introductions Obj. 1 & History Chapters 1 & 2; Preston 1 & 2 Week 2 CNS Microanatomy Lambert et al. Practice labeling the neuron Obj. 2 & 3 Chapters 3 & 4,7; Preston ch 3 Week 3 Homeostasis Lambert ch 12 Match neurotransmitters Obj. 3 & 4 & 13 Week 4 Developmental Lambert Ch 5 Vignette Obj. 5 & 6 & 6,7; Preston Ch psychopharmacology 4, 23, Appendices A & F Week 5 Assessing Knowledge Review previous Midterm Exam Obj. 1, 2, 3, of CNS readings 4, 5, & 6 Week 6 Anxiety Disorders Lambert et al See week overview Obj. 6 Chapter 8; Preston 9, 18, 10 Week 7 Mood Disorders Lambert et al, Find article Obj. 6 chapter 9; Preston 7,8, 16, 17 Week 8 Schizophrenia Lambert et al Find article Obj. 6 Chapter 10; Preston 11, 19, Appendix D Week 9 Substance Abuse Lambert et al Psychopharmacology quiz Chapter 11; Preston Ch 14 Week 10 Ethical Issues & Lambert Review Paper Obj. 8 Adverse reactions Epilogue, Preston 5, 21, 22