Doctor of Psychology - Program Aims
Psy.D. Program Aim One
To prepare doctoral level practitioners of health service psychology who can ethically deliver effective, evidence-based psychological services in a variety of settings with diverse populations.
- The program is designed to ensure that students have attained the necessary discipline-specific knowledge that provides a foundation for the practice health service psychology, including graduate level knowledge of:
- History and Systems of Psychology
- Affective Aspects of Behavior
- Biological Aspects of Behavior
- Cognitive Aspects of Behavior
- Developmental Aspects of Behavior
- Social Aspects of Behavior
- Advanced Integrative Knowledge of Basic Discipline-Specific Content Areas
- Research Methods
- Quantitative Methods
- Psychometrics
- The program is designed to ensure that students have attained the necessary profession-wide competencies for the practice of health service psychology, including competencies in:
- Research
- Ethical and legal standards
- Individual and cultural diversity
- Professional values and attitudes
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Supervision
- Consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills
Psy.D. Program Aim Two
To prepare practitioners who can integrate the science and practice of psychology with principles of the Christian faith The program requires students to demonstrate:
- Basic knowledge of Christian theology and current models of integration
- The ability to critique models of therapy from the perspective of Christian theology
- Knowledge of how to responsibly work with religious and spiritual issues in Christian and non-Christian clients