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PSY 534 001
Child Psychopathology
Fall 2006
Mondays & Wednesdays 3:00 to 4:15

Instructor: Mary Beth McGavran, Ph.D.
Office: Kastle Hall 112
Email: mdiener@uky.edu
Phone: 257-3779
Office Hours: Wednedays 1 to 2:45 p.m. or by appointment

Announcements:

9/25/06: Reminder that our first exam is Wednesday September 27th. Don't wait until the night before the exam to begin studying.

9/25/06: A brief written summary of the topic for your clinical treatment paper is due October 9th. You will have Wed. Oct 4th class time to begin working on the topic (no class meeting that day).

10/2/06: For Oct. 9th class period: A. Complete interview with parent regarding developmental milestones. B. Identify your clinical treatment paper topic to me in writing.

10/24/06: I will bring copies of the readings for Nov. 1st to class tomorrow, Wed. Oct. 25th. The readings should also be in the packet. If you are not in class tomorrow and do not have the packet of readings, you can stop by my office to pick them up from my door. Please note that we have cut the article Pharmacotherapy for children with ADHD--you are NOT responsible for that article. Please remember that your treatment papers are also due November 1st.

11/2/06: Our second exam is Wednesday Nov. 8th. Now is the time to start studying.

12/11/06: The make-up final exam will be held in Kastle 207I (upstairs in the 207 hallway) on Wednesday from 1-3. Attend either the make-up session or the regularly scheduled final exam on Friday at 1 p.m. in the normal classroom.

Syllabus

UK Academic Requirements

**Please note: slides from class can be downloaded from the links below. Having these slides is NOT a substitute for coming to class. These are provided as an aid to taking notes and learning the material. You will find it helpful to print these out before class to provide an outline of the material. You will need Microsoft Powerpoint (available on most computer lab computers) and/or Microsoft Word to access these files. Once you have downloaded the files, you are welcome to edit the overheads into whatever format is most convenient for you.

You can download PowerPoint Viewer for free and will be able to view and print the slides used in class from your home computer. Also, if you have Microsoft Office, you may already have Powerpoint on your computer--check under the start menu, then Microsoft Office. Click here to download PowerPoint Viewer. You will need to search for "PowerPoint Viewer" and then follow the directions.

Section 1:

Issues in child psychopathology
Developmental considerations
Risk & Resilience/Intervention & Prevention
Family Issues/Interactions
Stress and Divorce
Models of Psychopathology

we will not use most of these slides in class

Research Issues

Exam #1 is Wednesday September 27th.

Section 2:

There are two assignments due on Oct. 9th. Bring the developmental milestones interview information to class. You also need to turn in your paper topic to me on that day.

**note: Please do NOT use the review for exam slides that are listed in the ADHD section. Those slides are from last year. I will review for the exam in class on Monday, Nov. 6th. Our second exam is Wednesday Oct. 8th. Start studying now.

Section 3:

Final exam will be Friday December 15th at 1 p.m. in our regular classroom. I will offer a "make-up" time on Wednesday Dec. 13th from 1 to 3 p.m. in a location TBA. Please note that the "make-up" time occurs BEFORE the regularly scheduled exam time. If you cannot attend the exam on Friday, you MUST attend the Wed. time. Check back to the website to determine the location of the make-up exam on Wed. Make-up exam is in 207i Kastle Hall.