Instructors:
Mounir Ibrahim, M.D.
E-mail:
mmibrahim@pol.net
Phone: 210-688-6190
Norma El Shammaa, M.D.
E-mail:
melshammaa@pol.net
Phone: 301-774-4220
Course Objectives:
The student will gain a
general understanding of:
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Healthy
relationships
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The helping
relationship
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The
importance of values in helping
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Basic
communication skills
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Attending,
listening and understanding
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Basic
empathy
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The art of
probing and summarizing
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Helping
clients tell their stories
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Reluctant
and resistant clients
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Helping
clients make plans
Required Text:
Lukas, Susan;
Where to start and what to ask (An assessment Handbook)
W.W. Norton & Company
Recommended Text:
(Few related chapters)
[Only to be used as a
reference from the Library].
Kaplan & Sadock’s;
Synopsis of Psychiatry- Ninth Edition
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
On-Site Lesson Schedule:
Readings Prior to
Arrival: Few handouts will be e-mailed on:
Introduction, the helping relationship, communication
skills. The Instructor will give an overview of the course
and will emphasize the important points.
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Grading Scale:
|
Test Schedule |
Percentage of
course grade |
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A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F Below 60 |
Test 1- Test 12
Final Test
Writing an
assessment |
60%
20%
20% |
Course Requirements:
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Attending the course’s
lectures in the announced conference.
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Some of the Weekly Tests
will be presented ORALLY to
the instructor in order to benefit the whole group on
Yahoo-Messenger. Missing it will cancel the student’s
score on that test.
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Having daily access to the
Internet and basic typing skills.
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Turning assignments after
the dead line may reduce the score by 25 %
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A paper on writing an
assessment for an assigned patient
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There will be a
comprehensive final exam which will be following
all the rest of the work that has been completed and
turned in.
Distance Learning Lesson
Schedule:
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Week
Week 1 |
Lesson
Communication Skills |
Text Book Assignment
Handout |
Test Schedule
Test 1 |
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Week 2 |
How to conduct the First
Interview with an adult? |
Page 1 |
Test 2 |
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Week 3 |
Looking, Listening, and
Feeling:
The MSE
How to write an
assessment? |
Page 13
Page 162 |
Test 3 |
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Week 4 |
How to conduct the First
Interview with a family? |
Page 44 |
Test 4 |
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Week 5 |
How to conduct the First
Interview with a child? |
Page 58 |
Test 5 |
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Week 6 |
How to conduct the First
Interview with a couple? |
Page 87 |
Test 6 |
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Writing an
Assessment
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Week 7 |
How to determine whether
a client might hurt somebody- Including you? |
Page 101 |
Test 7 |
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Week 8 |
How to determine whether
a client might hurt self? |
Page 112 |
Test 8 |
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Week 9 |
How to assess children
for neglect, abuse, and sexual abuse? |
Page 138 |
Test 9 |
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Week 10 |
What psychological
testing is & when you might ask for it? |
Page 153 |
Test 10 |
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Week 11 |
Building the
Relationship and establishing Goals |
Handout |
Test 11 |
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Week 12 |
Issues affecting Helping
+ Termination and Follow-up |
Handout |
Test 12 |
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Final TEST
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Written Assessment:
Choose one of these patients:
1. Depressed
2. Depressed and anxious
3. Having panic attacks
4. Obsessive- Compulsive
5. Schizophrenic
6. Suicidal
7. Acutely psychotic
Note:
Your Assessment should be a
minimum of three pages and two references (other than the
text book). All papers must be typed or word-processed using
a 12-point Arial font. Papers must be doubled-spaced with
one-inch margins on all sides. Your paper has to be mailed
and postage stamped no later than the dead line, to the
address of Mounir Ibrahim, MD.
1. First page is the title
page (title, your name, instructor’s name, course name)
2. Assessment
3. Abstract (summary)
4. Last page is the reference
page.
