The Psychology Department offers a Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) that places emphasis upon professional applications of psychology based on a solid grounding in the scientific knowledge base of psychology.
The program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA: 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Telephone: 202-336-5979).
The program is designed to meet the academic requirements of licensure and to provide the student with background to immediately assume responsibilities in appropriate professional settings.
The Psy.D. program follows a practitioner or applied model of training of clinical psychologists. Emphasis is placed on professional applications of psychology to a wide variety of human problems. Students receive extensive supervision in the development of skills in interpersonal relations, psychological assessment, psychotherapy, community outreach, and program evaluation and a solid grounding in the scientific knowledge base of psychology.
To ask specific questions, call 724-357-4519 or 724-357-6259 or e-mail Dr. Beverly Goodwin, program director, at goodwin@iup.edu.
For more information of a general nature about the program and graduate study at IUP, see the IUP Graduate Catalog.