Doctor's degrees in Clinical Psychology: A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of clinical psychology, involving the analysis, diagnosis, and clinical treatment of psychological disorders and behavioral pathologies. Includes instruction in clinical assessment and diagnosis, personality appraisal, psychopathology, clinical psychopharmacology, behavior modification, therapeutic intervention skills, patient interviewing, personalized and group therapy, child and adolescent therapy, cognitive and behavioral therapy, supervised clinical practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.
The five-year Ph.D. program requires four years of full-time study, supervised
clinical practice and research, a one-year, full-time internship, and a dissertation.
On average, it takes six years to complete the program. The doctoral program qualifies
graduates for the New York State Psychology licensing examination.
To achieve its dual objectives, the program encompasses research, theory, psychological,
biological, and social bases of behavior,...
The Doctor of Psychology Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) program is designed to prepare students for the general practice of professional clinical psychology with a particular focus on socially responsible practice that includes education and training regarding the broader social and systemic factors that contribute to human dysfunction (e.g., poverty, oppression, marginalization) and methods for ameliorating these broader factors (e.g. primary prevention...
The Multicultural Community-Clinical Psychology (MCCP) Emphasis Area at the Los Angeles campus exemplifies a state-of-the-art training philosophy, curriculum, and set of applied experiences that are critical for producing clinical psychologists with special competence in multicultural and community psychology. The mission of MCCP is to nurture the development of clinical psychologists who will work to understand, prevent, and reduce psychological...
The Multicultural Community-Clinical Psychology (MCCP) Emphasis Area at the Los Angeles campus exemplifies a state-of-the-art training philosophy, curriculum, and set of applied experiences that are critical for producing clinical psychologists with special competence in multicultural and community psychology. The mission of MCCP is to nurture the development of clinical psychologists who will work to understand, prevent, and reduce psychological...
CSPP offers a doctoral respecialization program for holders of doctorates in other areas of psychology (or a closely related field) from accredited institutions who wish to specialize in clinical psychology or health psychology.
Those seeking clinical respecialization may wish to gain additional clinical skills or to meet the requirements for licensure. Academic work in this program covers such areas as general theory, personality, psychopathology,...
The Alliant approach to multiculturalism is inclusive: It incorporates diversity in many respects including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, geographical and international, age, social class, religion, and disability. Central to traditional clinical psychology is the examination of factors known to be relevant to mental health/mental illness as western society defines them. The goal of this emphasis area is to go beyond the traditional...
The psychodynamic emphasis provides students with a coherent practical and theoretical framework to practice general psychology in a variety of settings with children and adults. At the San Diego campus, the psychodynamic emphasis curriculum gives students exposure to coursework and supervision integrating object relations, self psychology, analytic psychology, existential psychology and cognitive, science-based approaches to unconscious processes....
The Clinical Psychology specialization prepares you to practice as a licensed psychologist in health care settings, community mental health centers, group practice settings, inpatient psychiatric settings and private practice. Clinical psychologists promote psychological well-being, engage in prevention and early intervention of psychological difficulties and provide treatment to clients experiencing...
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