D. program centers on a developmental view of the personality, both in its normal and abnormal aspects. A developmental view holds that no mental event can be fully explained without reference to its origins and transformations. The core curriculum provides a substantive introduction to the basic skills of a clinical psychologist. D. students the opportunity to study the theory and technique of individual adult psychotherapy in depth. In their upper years, Psy.
Students also have the opportunity to take electives outside their major and minor tracks.
D. student's experience. The practicum component, clinical supervision, and the colloquium series are also important, integral elements of the program that enhance and supplement the theories and techniques taught in Psy. The practicum component, the core experiential element of the Psy. D. program, provides doctoral candidates with the opportunity to integrate theory and practice. Students participate in practicum during every term that they are enrolled in the Psy.