|
Department of Counseling Psychology
and Human Services Contact: Counseling Psychology
Phone:(541) 346-2456
College of Education
5251 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5251
Email:
cpsy@uoregon.edu
|
|
|
|
 |
PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY
The Counseling Psychology program is committed to infusing awareness of human diversity and multicultural counseling competency throughout the curriculum. The program views multicultural awareness and competence as critical for being able to conceptualize, assess, intervene, and research our clientele effectively within their contexts. Students and faculty alike are committed to enhancing multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills through our research and science-based intervention efforts. Assessment, intervention, and research are viewed within the unique social, historical, political, and cultural context in which they occur, and students are trained to consider these contextual factors in all aspects of their work. As scientist-practitioners, students combine theory and research with clinical practice in work with individuals, children, families, and the community as a whole.
|
Doctoral Degree
Doctoral training is intended for those with the ability and motivation to make a significant contribution to the field through teaching, scholarly research, and professional practice. The Counseling Psychology doctoral degree requirements must be successfully completed within a 7-year period. Students typically complete the program within 5 to 6 years, which includes required coursework, a comprehensive examination, a 2000-hour pre-doctoral internship, research and practice experience, and a dissertation. A minimum of 175 graduate credits is required for graduation.
|
Application, Deadlines, and Admission
Application deadline for the doctoral program in Counseling Psychology is December 15. The admissions process is competitive. The program receives over 140 applications for six to eight openings each year, and students are only admitted to begin fall term. Applicants typically possess a background in psychology or education, represent diverse areas of the United States, and vary in age and experiences. The practice of counseling involves working with individuals who are particularly vulnerable and who must be served by persons who are themselves stable and psychologically healthy. Thus, admission into and retention in this program will be determined in part by consideration of the person's past and present behavior and emotional stability. Note: Applicants possessing a Master's in Counseling receive equal consideration in the admissions process. Due to the comprehensive nature of the program, applicants seeking part-time study or who need only to defend their dissertation will not be granted admissions. Application forms and procedures for admission are available online.
|
Program Description
The program requires coursework that is designed to prepare psychologists to work within a variety of professional roles. Courses for the doctoral degree program are divided into 4 basic domains: Domain 1: Psychological Foundations - Focus: Developing a broad knowledge base in the general principles and leading theories of psychology. Domain 2: Research Competencies - Focus: Developing basic skills in formulating questions, designing and carrying out research, and disseminating results appropriately and effectively. Domain 3: Practitioner Competencies - Focus: Developing fundamental applied skills, advanced practitioner skills, and completing the pre-doctoral internship. Domain 4: Professional Competencies - Focus: Developing an understanding and application of ethical and legal standards to which psychologists adhere, and developing and enhancing multicultural competence to serve diverse populations.
|
Field Experience
Students complete 2000 hours of pre-doctoral internship experience designed to assist students in applying skills and theoretical knowledge learned in the academic setting to an applied clinical setting. Students are encouraged to seek APA-accredited internship sites and most of our students travel around the country to seek various internships. During the past five years, most students applying for the pre-doctoral year-long internships (2 out of 2 students in 2004, 3 out of 3 in 2005, 9 out of 9 in 2006, 3 out of 3 in 2007, and 6 out of 8 in 2008) received an APA-accredited internship of their choice.
|
Notes on Licensure and Certification
Doctoral graduates in Counseling Psychology have obtained positions as university faculty members; as researchers in other settings; and as licensed psychologists in university counseling centers, mental health agencies, business, industry, and private practice. Graduates have been eligible to take the examination to become a licensed psychologist in the state of Oregon and most other states. Particular emphasis is given to licensure requirements in the state of California, and the program offers courses, when possible, to assist students in being eligible for licensure in that state. The Counseling Psychology program makes every attempt to advise students on the requirements for licensure in other states. Nevertheless, it remains the student's responsibility to learn the licensure requirements for any other state in which they wish to be licensed. State and provincial licensing requirements can be found at www.asppb.org.
|
Community Relationships
All students engage in supervised clinical training central to the program at the University of Oregon's APA-accredited Counseling Center, the Child and Family Center, and at the Lane Community College Counseling Center. Counseling Psychology faculty maintain active relationships with a number of counseling and research organizations in the community that provide opportunities for clinical training and research for our students. These include off-campus agencies working with families, children, veterans, injured workers, and chronic pain patients. Two private, nationally known research organizations, the Oregon Research Institute and the Oregon Social Learning Center, provide students with additional research opportunities along with the four Research Institutes in the College of Education. |
| |
|
Search
