Apply Clinical Expertise and Develop a Compassionate Approach with a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
DEADLINE: December 1, 2023 for Fall 2024 cohort. GRE tests are no longer required.
Marywood University's APA-accredited* Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) prepares students to provide evidence-based and culturally-sensitive clinical services to diverse populations. Students develop competencies in nine areas, including: research, ethical and legal standards, individual and cultural diversity, professional values and attitudes, communication and interpersonal skills, assessment, intervention, supervision, and consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills.
- Meet requirements for PA licensure
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Predoctoral internships in a variety of settings across the country. The majority of students obtain APA-accredited internships.
Student Admissions, Outcomes and Other Data
Program Aims
- To provide students with foundational knowledge of the field of psychology in general and clinical psychology in particular.
- To help students advance from novice to the early stages of competent clinician status in: research; ethics; individual and cultural diversity; professional values, attitudes, and behaviors; communication and interpersonal skills; assessment; intervention; supervision; and, consultation and interprofessional/interpersonal skills.
- To teach students to view themselves as being life-long learners while also giving them the skills necessary to be critical and sophisticated consumers of research so that they may be able to independently and effectively apply future developments in the field to clinical practice.
Outcomes & Opportunities
Top Employers
- Medical Centers
- University Counseling Centers
- Correctional Facilities
- Independent Practice
Top Career Paths
- Staff Psychologist
- Private Practitioner
- Professor
- Counseling Center Director
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