Students specializing in academic, health, and organizational psychology are not required to complete a practicum, but may choose to include one in their program after consultation with their faculty mentor or specialization coordinator.
Adequate preparation is essential to the success of the practicum experience.
This chapter describes the policies and procedures related to PSYC 8280 Practicum. Practicum 5.1 Arranging for the Practicum As in other doctoral programs, students at Walden arrange their own practicum. The educational requirements for PSYC 8280 Practicum are specified in the course syllabus that appears in the Psychology Curriculum Guide . These requirements dictate that the practicum be for a minimum of 500 hours where no less than 150 hours are assigned to direct assessment services and 150 hours are assigned to direct intervention services. The remaining hours are to be devoted to individual supervision, group supervision, case management, record keeping, and related training activities.