Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology

Learning Outcomes

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  Students develop a knowledge base in the broad and general areas of psychology, including biological, cognitive, affective and social aspects of behavior, history and systems, psychological measurement, individual differences, human development, and ethics.

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  Students demonstrate knowledge of basic and advanced methodological and research skills.

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  Students demonstrate competencies in the clinical practice and core areas of counseling psychology, developing a knowledge base in the models, theories and empirical support that exists within substantive areas important to the research and practice of counseling psychology.

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  Students attain competencies in the broad and general areas of psychology, also known as Discipline Specific Knowledge, (History and Systems of Psychology, Affective Aspects, Biological Aspects, Cognitive Aspects, and Development Aspect, as well as an Integration of some of these aspects, Research Methods, and Quantitative Methods, and Psychometric Theory) that serve as a foundation for further training in counseling psychology and the practice of health service psychology.

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  Students will attain competencies in the profession-wide areas including: ethical and legal standards; individual and cultural diversity; professional values, attitudes, and behaviors; communication and interpersonal skills; assessment; supervision; and consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills.

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  Students attain the ability to conduct research and provide interventions in the field of health service psychology, but most importantly, they gain the ability to competently integrate their research with their practice.