The orientation in all cases is toward applying what students have learned to the clinical realm. This innovative program immerses students in the broad body of psychological knowledge and asks them to think critically while using both subjective and objective sources of knowledge in their clinical work. The curriculum at the Wright emphasizes the interdependence of observer and observed, of clinician and client. The Wright Institute Psy. D. curriculum continues the school's long tradition of rigorous, in-depth clinical education.
Students get a broad exposure to both theory and research.
They hold the conviction that theory and research are intimately interrelated elements that are most useful to the practitioner when taught in a clinically relevant way. The coursework at the Wright spans three years of study. The Wright student is engaged in clinical practica in all three years. All academic coursework relates to this practice base through the Case Conference sequence, which spans the three years of academic residency. The Case Conference provides a home base where each student's professional identity can be developed and supported.