Overview
The Clinical Psychology program is designed to provide the graduate student with experience in applied clinical settings and research training in psychopathology and therapy. In addition to other regular course work, students are expected to engage in both practice and research throughout their graduate training. Students generally complete course work during their first three to four years, and complete their dissertation in the fifth year. An additional year is devoted to a predoctoral internship.
The Clinical program is designed to fit the APA criteria for graduate training in psychology and to allow the student to be qualified for licensure in most states. The program, formulated with one's major professor, includes introduction to clinical psychology, personality, research design, psychopathology, psychotherapy, clinical assessment, two statistics courses, one course in biological bases of behavior, one course in cognitive-affective bases of behavior, one course in social bases of behavior, and continuing assignment to practica in the departmental Psychological Clinic. Several other clinical courses and seminars, focused on the interest areas of the faculty, are offered regularly.
Additional information about the program may be found in a separate brochure on Clinical Psychology (a pdf version of the brochure is also available).
The Clinical Psychology Program Manual of Procedures and Requirements
Click here for information on Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data (pdf format).
Core Clinical Psychology Faculty
View short bios of the core faculty at the University Park campus.
| Name | Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnett, Peter | 522 Moore | 863-1733 | paa6@psu.edu |
| Azar, Sandra | 541 Moore | 863-6019 | sta10@psu.edu |
| Bierman, Karen | 251 Moore | 865-3879 | kb2@psu.edu |
| Borkovec, Thomas | 544 Moore | 863-1725 | tdb@psu.edu |
| Castonguay, Louis | 308 Moore | 863-1754 | lgc3@psu.edu |
| Cole, Pamela | 309 Moore 158 CSC |
863-1746 | pmc5@psu.edu |
| Hillary, Frank | 223 Moore | 865-5849 | fgh3@psu.edu |
| Huang-Pollock, Cynthia | 543 Moore | 865-8498 | clh39@psu.edu |
| Levy, Kenneth N. | 521 Moore | 865-5848 | klevy@psu.edu |
| Marshall, Amy | 415 Moore | 863-1752 | adm11@psu.edu |
| Moore, Ginger | 303 Moore | 865-7045 | gam16@psu.edu |
| Newman, Michelle | 310 Moore | 863-1148 | mgn1@psu.edu |
| Pincus, Aaron | 542 Moore | 863-1723 | alp6@psu.edu |
| Rabian, Brian | 302 Moore | 863-5660 | bar25@psu.edu |
| Ray, William | 612 Moore | 863-1726 | wjr@psu.edu |
| Sharpless, Brian | 317 Moore | 863-4448 | bas171@psu.edu |
| Soto, Jose | 615 Moore | 863-0382 | josesoto@psu.edu |
| Wilson, Stephen | 438 Moore | 865-6219 | sjw42@psu.edu |
| Michael Wolff | 333 Moore | 863-5659 | mxw102@psu.edu |
Other Faculty and Programs
Other members of the Department of Psychology at University Park Campus with interests in Clinical Psychology include:
- Frederick Brown (health psychology)
- Melvin Mark (effects of mood state)
The Psychological Clinic
The principal practicum training agency in the program is the Psychological Clinic, a comprehensive mental health center for the University community and for surrounding central Pennsylvania communities. The varied psychological services include adult and child assessment; consultation with parents, schools, and other public officials; individual and group psychotherapy; child play therapy; marital and family counseling; behavior modification for children and adults; and community mental health consultation. Mental health facilities of surrounding communities provide additional practicum sites.