Required Courses

• PSYC 5110 - Phenomenology of the Face
• PSYC 5120 - Assessment and Diagnosis: Desperate Styles
• PSYC 5125 - Listening Skills
• PSYC 5135 - Culture and Psychotherapy: The Social Foundations of Illness and Healing
• PSYC 5140 - Ethics and Phenomenology
• PSYC 5150 - Psychopathology: Madness in the World
• PSYC 5160 - Therapeutic Communication
• PSYC 5210 - World of the Clinic
• PSYC 5220 - Clinical Supervision I
• PSYC 5230 - Clinical Supervision II
• PSYC 5240 - Clinical Supervision III
• PSYC 5400 - Legal and Professional Ethics in Counseling
• PSYC 5820 - Internship in Clinical Psychology I
• PSYC 5830 - Internship in Clinical Psychology II
• PSYC 5840 - Internship in Clinical Psychology III
• PSYC 5990 - Integration Paper
• Additional courses will be required for those starting in FQ24.

Clinical Internship

A 600+ hour clinical internship grounds academic knowledge and reflection in practical experience. Students begin the internship in their second year with an agency or clinic that matches their interests.

• Placement in the same agency for a minimum of 9 months.
• Direct supervision at the agency as well as small group supervision with MAP clinical faculty on campus.
• Supervision includes detailed clinical analysis

Integration Paper/Project

Second-year students complete an integration paper or project that draws together reflections on their clinical experiences with a body of theory and research in a topic of their choosing.

Electives, sample topics                  

• Counseling Across the Gender and Sexual Spectrums
• Family Therapy
• Community Consultation and Advocacy
• Lifespan Growth and Development
• Mindfulness
• Play Therapy
• Phenomenological Research Methods
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• The Phenomenology of Therapeutic Change
• Hermeneutics: Interpretive Foundations of Non-Behavioral Psychology
• Critical Diagnostics
• Group Process and Therapy

Course requirements are maintained by the Office of the Registrar.

Frequently Asked Questions

Resources

• Suggested Reading List on Qualitative Research
• Faculty Publications
• Graduate Student and Alumni Participation in Presentations and Publications
• National Board for Certified Counselors: State Licensure Information