A semester-long program in which 12 advanced undergraduates planned and executed a behavior-modification program for chronically hospitalized, psychotic patients is described. The course evolved out of an attempt to provide undergraduate students with a relevant, meaningful application (to a real-life situation) of theoretical and abstract concepts learned in experimental and abnormal psychology. The course also provided a needed service to patients in an understaffed state hospital. Illustrative student projects are presented.
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