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Teaching a Psychopharmacology Course to Counselors: Justification, Structure, and Methods
Author(s) -
INGERSOLL R. ELLIOTT
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2000.tb01799.x
Subject(s) - psychopharmacology , psychology , curriculum , psychotherapist , medical education , pedagogy , psychiatry , medicine
The use of medication to treat various psychological disorders has expanded greatly over the last decade. Therefore, counselors need more sophisticated knowledge about psychopharmacology to work effectively in school and community settings. This article describes the curriculum, structure, resources, and teaching methods for effective instruction in psychopharmacology for counselors.