Doctor of Psychology - Program Aims
PsyD Program Aim One
To prepare doctoral level practitioners of health service psychology who can ethically deliver effective, evidence-based psychological services in a variety of settings with diverse populations.
- The program is designed to ensure that students have attained the necessary discipline-specific knowledge that provides a foundation for the practice health service psychology, including graduate level knowledge of:
- History and Systems of Psychology
- Affective Aspects of Behavior
- Biological Aspects of Behavior
- Cognitive Aspects of Behavior
- Developmental Aspects of Behavior
- Social Aspects of Behavior
- Advanced Integrative Knowledge of Basic Discipline-Specific Content Areas
- Research Methods
- Quantitative Methods
- Psychometrics
- The program is designed to ensure that students have attained the necessary profession-wide competencies for the practice of health service psychology, including competencies in:
- Research
- Ethical and legal standards
- Individual and cultural diversity
- Professional values and attitudes
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Supervision
- Consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills
PsyD Program Aim Two
To prepare practitioners who can articulate how religion and worldview intersect with psychological concepts, with a particular emphasis on the Christian faith.
- A view of spirituality and religion as important aspects of human diversity
- An ability to identify spiritual and religious experiences, practices, and beliefs that have the potential to positively and negatively impact psychological health
- Knowledge of how to effectively provide psychological services to clients from diverse spiritual and/or religious backgrounds, affiliations, and levels of involvement
Related Majors
School Psychology, M.S. - Our Masters in School Psychology program prepares students to evaluate, diagnose, and treat children and adolescents, in consultation with parents and teachers.
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