In addition to its faculty, the department also utilizes the expertise of area professionals who serve as adjunct faculty. Enrollments in the graduate program are limited to about 50 students to maintain a favorable student-faculty ratio. Clinical training focuses on developing competence in interpreting a broad range of assessment data in conceptualizing psychopathology, and in therapeutic methods. The APA-accredited clinical training program emphasizes the integration of theory and practice.
Theory is offered by course work, and practice by both course work and clinical placements.
Standard courses include assessment, personality, psychopathology, therapy, learning and behavior analysis, community issues in professional ethics, and group methods. There also are seminars with faculty in their specialties, e.g., behavior modification, psychoneuroendocrinology, neuropsychology, psychophysiology, and health psychology. Experiences in clinical practice are provided by such courses as assessment, community, and group methods. Clinical placements for graduate students include area mental health centers, social service agencies, and University-related health centers. In addition, all advanced students are exposed to a wide range of clinical experiences under faculty supervision at the department's Psychological Services Center.