Organization: WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE INC
Mission: WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE STRIVES TO BE A PREEMINENT SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT INTEGRATES RIGOROUS ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION WITH EXTENSIVE FIELD EDUCATION AND CLOSE ATTENTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE ASSUME AN ONGOING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE SPECIALISTS OF MANY DISCIPLINES TO MEET THE EVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF SOCIETY.
Activities: ADVANCED DEGREE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR PSYCHOLOGY (APPROXIMATELY 550 FULL-TIME AND 250 PART-TIME STUDENTS).ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE OFFERS INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT TRAIN PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH ACKNOLEDGES AND RESPECTS CULTURAL AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. AN INTEGRATIVE CURRICULUM OF CONCURRENT FIELD TRAINING AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE IMPARTS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS RELEVANT TO HUMAN DIVERSITY.DEGREE PROGRAMS:- DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY- DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY- DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY IN LEADERSHIP PSYCHOLOGY- MASTER OF ARTS IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING- MASTER OF ARTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY- MASTER OF ARTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP- MASTER OF ARTS IN PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY- MASTER OF ARTS IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS- MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SERVICES- CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDIES IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY- GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EXECUTIVE COACHING- GRADUATE CERTIFICE IN SCHOOL CLIMAT AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING- CONTINUING EDUCATION, PREPATORY AND NON-MATRICULATING COURSESTHE COORDINATION OF THE ACADEMIC CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND FIELD PLACEMENT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE COHESIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE. THE ACADEMIC EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY CLASSROOM LEARNING IN THE FIELD, AND SEMINARS DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE CLASSROOM AND FIELD PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PURPOSE. FIELD PLACEMENT SITES, SELECTED AND DEVELOPED BY THE FIELD PLACEMENT STAFF, ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLEGE. EACH STUDENT'S FIELD PLACEMENT COMBINES THEORY AND PRACTICE, AND MAXIMIZES THE STUDENT'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING AND ENRICHING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TAKE PLACE IN WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE'S FIELD PLACEMENT PROGRAM. WITH OVER 350 SITES TO CHOOSE FROM ACROSS THE WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAMS, STUDENTS RECEIVE TRAINING IN A BROAD ARRAY OF CONTEXTS IN WHICH PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS PRACTICE. OUR INTEGRATED MODEL INCLUDES AN INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE IN THE IMMEDIATE OR SURROUNDING AREA THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STUDENT'S TRAINING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Human Services