The counseling psychology (CSPY) doctoral program leads to a PhD. Students in the program acquire discipline-specific knowledge in six areas:
- history and systems of psychology
- basic content areas
- advanced integrative knowledge of basic discipline-specific content areas
- research methods
- quantitative methods
- psychometrics
This knowledge is acquired in a variety of ways, including:
- required coursework
- comprehensive exams
- portfolio competencies
- successful completion of research projects
Students develop profession-wide competencies in the field of health service psychology through both course work and experiential training in:
- research
- ethical and legal standards
- individual and cultural diversity
- professional values, attitudes, and behaviors
- communication and interpersonal skills
- assessment
- intervention
- supervision
- consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills