Variant of CIP Canada 2016 - Cannabis primary groupings

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04 - Social and behavioural sciences and law

42. - Psychology

42.28 - Clinical, counselling and applied psychology

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 42.2801 to 42.2899.

42.2801 - Clinical psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of clinical psychology, involving the analysis, diagnosis, and clinical treatment of psychological disorders and behavioural pathologies. These programs include courses in clinical assessment and diagnosis, personality appraisal, psychopathology, clinical psychopharmacology, behaviour modification, therapeutic intervention skills, patient interviewing, personalized and group therapy, child and adolescent therapy, cognitive and behavioural therapy, supervised clinical practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • adult clinical psychology
    • clinical neuropsychology
    • clinical psychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • clinical child psychology(42.2807)
    • psychiatry - residency(60.0428)
    • psychology(42.0101)
    • psychopharmacology(42.2709)
42.2802 - Community psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply psychological principles to the analysis of social problems, and the implementation of intervention strategies for addressing these problems. These programs include courses in social ecology, primary and secondary prevention of social pathologies, social intervention strategies and tactics, large group counselling, social services systems behaviour, creating settings, cultural stress, and the dynamics of social change.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • community psychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • community awareness(33.0103)
    • community health science(51.2208)
    • community services(19.0707)
    • social psychology(42.2707)
42.2803 - Counselling psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of psychological counselling, involving the provision of therapeutic services to individuals and groups experiencing psychological problems and exhibiting distress symptoms. These programs include courses in counselling theory, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient/counsellor relationships, testing and assessment methods and procedures, group therapy, marital and family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, supervised counselling practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • counselling psychology
    • psychological counselling

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • clinical pastoral counselling(51.1506)
    • developmental psychology(42.2703)
    • educational psychology(42.2806)
    • family counselling(51.1505)
    • guidance counselling(13.1101)
    • pastoral counselling(39.0701)
    • psychiatry - residency(60.0428)
    • psychoanalysis(51.1507)
42.2804 - Industrial and organizational psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and group behaviour in institutional settings, applications to related problems of organization and industry, and that prepares individuals to apply such principles in industrial and organizational settings. These programs include courses in group behaviour theory, organizational theory, reward/punishment structures, human-machine and human-computer interactions, motivation dynamics, human stress studies, environmental and organizational influences on behaviour, alienation and satisfaction, and job testing and assessment.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • industrial psychology
    • organizational psychology
    • psychology of work
    • psychology of work and organizations

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • behavioural science(30.1701)
    • human resources management(52.1001)
    • industrial technology(15.0612)
    • military psychology and leadership(28.0801)
    • organizational behaviour(52.1003)
42.2805 - School psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply clinical and counselling psychology principles to the diagnosis and treatment of student behavioural problems. These programs include courses in child and/or adolescent development; learning theory; testing, observation and other procedures for assessing educational, personality, intelligence and motor skill development; therapeutic intervention strategies for students and families; identification and classification of disabilities and disorders affecting learning; school psychological services planning; supervised counselling practice; ethical standards; and applicable regulations.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • school psychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • counselling psychology(42.2803)
    • educational psychology(42.2806)
    • psychology teacher(13.1335)
    • school counsellor(13.1101)
    • youth counsellor(44.0702)
42.2806 - Educational psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of psychology to the study of the behaviour of individuals in the roles of teacher and learner, the nature and effects of learning environments, and the psychological effects of methods, resources, organization and non-school experience on the educational process. These programs include courses in learning theory, human growth and development, research methods, and psychological evaluation.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • educational psychology
    • psychopedagogy

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • education(13.0101)
    • guidance counselling(13.1101)
    • psychological counselling(42.2803)
    • psychology teacher(13.1335)
    • school psychology(42.2805)
42.2807 - Clinical child psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of clinical child psychology and that focuses on the developmental processes of children and associated disorders. These programs include courses in developmental neuropsychology, child psychopathology, testing of children and adolescents, pediatric psychology, psychosocial variables in child development, family therapy, behavioural assessment and intervention, clinical skills, consultation, professional standards and ethics, and applications to topics such as infancy, childhood, and adolescence.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • clinical child psychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • child and youth care counsellor(44.0702)
    • child development(19.0706)
    • child psychiatry - residency(60.0507)
    • child psychology(42.2703)
    • clinical psychology(42.2801)
42.2808 - Environmental psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the study of behavioural interactions between human beings and the environment in individual and group contexts, and ways to improve them. These programs include courses in contextual theory; statistics; physiological, social, and psychological responses to natural and technological hazards and disease; environmental perception and cognition; loneliness and stress; and psychological aspects of environmental design and planning.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • environmental psychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • environmental health(51.2202)
    • environmental health engineering(14.1401)
    • environmental science(03.0104)
    • environmental technology(15.0507)
    • industrial psychology(42.2804)
    • military psychology and leadership(28.0801)
42.2809 - Geropsychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the psychology of aging and of elderly individuals and populations, with reference to growth and decline across the lifespan. These programs include courses in gerontology, developmental and adult psychology, age-related development and decline of cognitive processes, age-related psychological and neurological disorders, social and personality development in aging populations and individuals, and applications to the clinical treatment and care of older adults.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • geropsychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • gerontological services(19.0702)
    • gerontology(30.1101)
42.2810 - Health/medical psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the psychological study of health, illness, and recovery, from the perspective that these phenomena arise from a combination of physical, behavioural, and social conditions. These programs include courses in abnormal and social psychology, psychophysiology, psychopharmacology, learning processes, clinical and behavioural therapies, biopsychosocial modelling, clinical procedures and assessment, preventive education, psychotherapy, rehabilitation processes, and research methods.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • health psychology
    • medical psychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • health and fitness studies(31.0501)
    • psychiatry - residency(60.0428)
    • psychotherapy(51.1507)
    • substance abuse counselling(51.1501)
42.2811 - Family psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to provide therapeutic, evaluative, and research services to families and individuals in the family unit context. These programs include courses in natural and family systems theory, family and group rituals, family evaluation and assessment, marital and couples therapy, sex therapy, parenting, interviewing techniques, genogram construction, family sculpting, diversity issues, family violence, family law, and professional standards and ethics.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • family psychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • family and child studies(19.0701)
    • family counselling(51.1505)
    • family systems(19.0704)
42.2812 - Forensic psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply clinical, counselling, school, and neuropsychology skills to the provision of psychological services within the criminal justice and civil legal systems, including consultation, assessment, and interventions. These programs include courses in the epidemiology of mental/behavioural disorders, risk factors for violence and criminality, profiling and patterning, psychological testing, prediction and intervention measurement, forensic assessment, criminal and civil law and procedures, secure environments, forensic treatment and intervention skills, and professional standards and ethics.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • criminal psychology
    • forensic psychology
    • psychocriminology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • criminal science(43.0111)
    • criminology(45.0401)
    • forensic pathology - residency(60.0517)
    • forensic science(43.0106)
    • social psychology(42.2707)
42.2813 - Applied psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of psychological theories and methods to real-world settings and problems, such as business and industry, government, education, military, and community settings. These programs include courses in applications of psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, counselling, human factors, research methods and statistics, and program evaluation.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • applied psychology
    • applied social psychology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • applied behaviour analysis(42.2814)
    • general psychology(42.0101)
    • measurement, evaluation and research methodology in education(13.0604)
    • psychiatry - residency(60.0428)
    • psychoanalysis(51.1507)
    • psychology teacher(13.1335)
    • social psychology(42.2707)
42.2814 - Applied behaviour analysis

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of principles of learning and behaviour to enhance the development, abilities, and choices of children and adults; and that prepares individuals to address the behavioural needs of individuals, especially those with developmental disabilities and autism. These programs include courses in behaviour analysis and learning, behavioural and functional assessment, developmental psychology, applied behavioural analysis in developmental disabilities and autism, applied behavioural analysis in mental health and aging, research methods, evaluation of interventions, and professional and ethical issues.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • applied behaviour analysis
    • applied behavioural sciences

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • applied psychology(42.2813)
    • behavioural science(30.1701)
    • health behaviour(51.2212)
42.2899 - Clinical, counselling and applied psychology, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Clinical, counselling and applied psychology.

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