PSYC 645 is Liberty's graduate course in developmental psychopathology. Its written work is four case presentations on real child and adolescent cases with etiology and treatment recommendations, a 5 to 7-minute narrated presentation evaluating three interventions for one childhood disorder, a 5 to 7-page personal perspective paper on the causes and treatment of psychopathology, and two forums.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as PSYC 645 Developmental Psychopathology, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as PSYC645.
What PSYC 645 covers
The catalog description: Exploration of developmental pathways, including specific disorders and their contexts, and risk/resilience. Special attention devoted to normal and deviant development, and principles of adaptive functioning. (Crosslisted with MSPS 610 )
The course explores developmental pathways, specific disorders and their contexts, risk and resilience, normal and deviant development and principles of adaptive functioning. The texts are Parritz and Troy, Disorders of Childhood: Development and Psychopathology, and Wilmshurst's casebook of child and adolescent psychopathology. Cross-listed with MSPS 610.
Eight quizzes (400 points) have no guide here. Each week runs Monday to Sunday, and the final week ends Friday.
PSYC 645 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 50 | Thread 350 to 400 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 2 | Treatment Evaluation Presentation | 100 | 5 to 7 minutes |
| 3 | Case Presentation 1 | 75 | A 4 to 5-page body |
| 4 | Case Presentation 2 | 75 | A 4 to 5-page body |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 50 | Thread 350 to 400 words; replies at least 200 words |
| 6 | Case Presentation 3 | 75 | A 4 to 5-page body |
| 7 | Case Presentation 4 | 75 | A 4 to 5-page body |
| 8 | Personal Perspective Paper | 100 | 5 to 7 pages of content, plus title and reference pages |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 350 to 400-word thread and two 200-word replies, each with a scholarly citation and a biblical reference. How to write PSYC 645 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Treatment Evaluation Presentation
A 5 to 7-minute narrated presentation evaluating at least 3 types of intervention for one childhood or adolescent disorder, one of them biblically based. How to write PSYC 645 Week 2 Treatment Evaluation Presentation.
Week 3: Case Presentation 1
A case presentation summarizing a real-world child or adolescent case and giving treatment recommendations, with a 4 to 5-page body. How to write PSYC 645 Week 3 Case Presentation 1.
Week 4: Case Presentation 2
A case presentation summarizing a real-world child or adolescent case and giving treatment recommendations, with a 4 to 5-page body. How to write PSYC 645 Week 4 Case Presentation 2.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 350 to 400-word thread and two 200-word replies, each with a scholarly citation and a biblical reference. How to write PSYC 645 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 6: Case Presentation 3
A case presentation summarizing a real-world child or adolescent case and giving treatment recommendations, with a 4 to 5-page body. How to write PSYC 645 Week 6 Case Presentation 3.
Week 7: Case Presentation 4
A case presentation summarizing a real-world child or adolescent case and giving treatment recommendations, with a 4 to 5-page body. How to write PSYC 645 Week 7 Case Presentation 4.
Week 8: Personal Perspective Paper
A 5 to 7-page APA paper on your perspective on the causes and treatment of psychopathology, with personal, scholarly and biblical support. How to write PSYC 645 Week 8 Personal Perspective Paper.
How PSYC 645 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The two forums are 50 each (100), the treatment evaluation presentation 100, the four case presentations 75 each (300), the personal perspective paper 100, quizzes 400 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forums (2) | 100 |
| Treatment Evaluation Presentation | 100 |
| Case Presentations (4) | 300 |
| Personal Perspective Paper | 100 |
| Quizzes (8) | 400 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach PSYC 645
The treatment evaluation presentation is due in Week 2, so choose a childhood disorder from the textbook in Week 1 and find at least three peer-reviewed studies of interventions, one of them biblically based.
Case presentations use the Wilmshurst casebook; read the assigned cases closely, since every etiology and treatment point must cite the case file.
Questions students ask
What are the PSYC 645 case presentations?
Four APA papers, each with a 4 to 5-page body, summarizing the clinical information in real-world child and adolescent cases and recommending treatment, with each etiology and treatment segment citing the case file and at least 1 scholarly source.
What is the PSYC 645 treatment evaluation presentation?
A 5 to 7-minute PowerPoint or Prezi summarizing and evaluating at least 3 types of intervention for one childhood or adolescent disorder from the textbook, at least 1 biblically based, using the textbook, Scripture and at least 3 peer-reviewed sources.
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