Required Courses—49 Credit Hours

• CLP 6181 Psychological Theories of Substance Abuse Treatment (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6191 Cross-Cultural Psychotherapy (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6192C Group Psychotherapy Experiential Lab (1 credit hour)
• CLP 6195C Introduction to Psychotherapy (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6321 Psychotherapy in Community Settings (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6441C Individual Psychological Assessment I (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6457C Group Psychotherapy (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6458C Behavior Therapy (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6459C Human Sexuality, Marriage, and Sex Therapies (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6460C Introduction to Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapies (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6932 Ethical and Professional Issues in Mental Health Practices (3 credit hours)
• CLP 6946 Clinical Practicum (2 hours)
• DEP 5057 Developmental Psychology (3 credit hours)
• PSB 6446 Advanced Abnormal and Clinical Psychopharmacology (3 credit hours)
• PSY 6216 Advanced Research Methodology I (4 credit hours)
• MHS 6430 Family Counseling I* (3 credit hours)
• SDS 6347 Career Development* (3 credit hours)

* These courses are offered in the Mental Health Counseling Track in the Counselor Education Program of the College of Education.

Internship—12 Credit Hours

• CYP 6948C Psychology Internship (12 credit hours)

The purpose of the internship requirement is to provide the MA candidate in Clinical Psychology with comprehensive, practical-based experiences under the supervision of licensed mental health professionals. A public agency or nonprofit institution with nondiscriminatory practices is the prototype. The intern is assigned to an acceptable agency for a total of 1000 hours during three consecutive academic semesters (20 hours per week for 16 weeks during fall and spring terms, and 30 hours per week for 12 weeks during the summer term). An additional commitment of two hours per week is required for the interns to meet as a group with a departmental faculty member for review, feedback, and discussions. A major portion of intern training is in the area of psychotherapy/ counseling. The intern also engages in differential diagnosis and participates in a wide variety of psychological assessment procedures.

It is believed that supervision by qualified and experienced personnel is the primary learning mode by which the intern develops professional expertise and augments the classroom material previously acquired. Satisfactory completion of the following courses is generally required prior to internship: CLP 6191, CLP 6192C, CLP 6195C, CLP 6321, CLP 6441C, CLP 6457C, CLP 6458C and CLP 6946. The program director assigns internship placements. Interns are provided with a system for maintaining accurate accounts of their activity during the week. In addition, both the intern and supervisor(s) complete an Internship Evaluation form each semester.

Case Presentation

The culminating academic experience in the program is completed through an oral and written case presentation. During their final semester of internship training, students must present a case that incorporates an integration of assessment data and its interpretation, theoretical conceptualization, treatment planning, course of therapy, and available outcome data. Students are to write a paper on the case (ensuring ethical consideration of confidentiality issues) and present it to their faculty internship supervisor for final approval.

Additional Program Requirements

Successful completion of the Clinical MA program requires demonstration of academic and clinical excellence. Students who receive grades lower than B (including B- and grades of U in courses graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory) in six semester hours or more will be dismissed from the program. It is a program requirement that all course work with a grade lower than B be retaken and completed successfully, although both grades are still calculated in the GPA.

In addition to academic excellence, students are expected to demonstrate clinical skills and personal resources that are up to the demands of clinical work. At the end of each semester, students will receive written feedback from the faculty on the extent to which they are meeting the programs requirements and performance expectations. Student progress will be rated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Students who receive an unsatisfactory rating will be asked to complete remedial assignments as determined by the faculty. If the identified problems are not remedied and/or a second unsatisfactory rating is received, the student will be dismissed from the university.