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Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program, with Health Emphasis

ABOUT OUR PROGRAM

This program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and registered with the New York State Education Department and its graduates are eligible for licensure as scientist-practitioners of clinical health psychology in New York and other states.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program with an emphasis in Health Psychology at Yeshiva University follows a scientist-practitioner or "Boulder Model" training model. The program promotes the development of knowledge and skill base in applied clinical psychology. Although the program's faculty members are primarily cognitive-behavioral in their orientation, their perspectives range from neuroscience and the physiological bases of behavior to public health and global health. Furthermore, we encourage students to develop critical thinking skills that can be applied to real world situations, particularly in the medical and public health arenas. The completion of a Ph.D. requires independent scholarly work that represents a contribution to knowledge combined with comprehensive clinical training.

The training philosophy of the Clinical Psychology Program with an emphasis in Health Psychology is aimed at training psychologists who are both clinically and academically prepared to work in health care or medical settings. In order to achieve this goal, our students receive in-depth training in the theoretical and practical aspects of clinical work and research methods. Moreover, in addition to general clinical psychology, the program provides complementary training in health psychology, physiological bases of behavior, and public health systems as the areas of more specialized focus. This program design is based on the premise that psychologists conducting physical and mental health-related research in health settings need clinical skills to complement their strong foundation in research methods, so that graduates will be capable of formulating and pursuing meaningful clinical research questions.

In addition to broad-based training in Clinical Psychology overall, the specific goals are to develop a clinical psychologist with the following qualities:

Effective providers of psychological / healthcare services who are able to evaluate processes and outcomes.
Independent researchers capable of contributing to the scientific body of knowledge in the field of clinical psychology applied to diverse health issues and healthcare settings, and able to educate and mentor future researchers in the field.
Comprehensive training in the professional standards and ethics of clinical work and research.
Awareness and capability to assess, evaluate, and provide appropriate clinical services and conduct research accounting for membership in culturally, ethnically, socioeconomically, geographically, and otherwise diverse groups.
Sequential and comprehensive training in clinical practice, theory, and research emphasizing the intersection between clinical psychology and health.
Enhanced awaresness of diverse levels of analyses of health ranging from physiological bases of behavior to public health and global health and translation from one level to another.

PROGRAM GOALS

Application of principles and techniques of Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology within a Health-Care and Public Health Context--Evaluated by performance in Epidemiology course and by dissertation committee’s determination of topic relevance to Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology, Health-Care and Public Health Context.
Research in Biopsychosocial bases of health—Evaluated in the following categories: Competence and execution of predoctoral research; determined by onsite research advisor and Dr. Swencionis, Director of Research. Project design sophistication and quality of dissertation as determined by dissertation committee.
Primary, secondary, & tertiary prevention & intervention—Evaluated by clinical onsite advisors and Dr. Foley’s (Clinical Director) review of their evaluation reports.

RESEARCH

Students are required to develop research skills that will enable them to function in diverse settings. The later part of a student’s career is devoted to developing advanced clinical and research skills in a particular area of interest. General areas covered by faculty include obesity, cardiovascular psychology, diabetes mellitus, asthma, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, neuropsychological disorders, neuroscience, cancer, public and international health, chronic pain, and headache.

CLINICAL WORK

Students function as a scientist-practitioner at a variety of settings in the greater NY/NJ area. Clinical work begins during the first year, and increases in demand and responsibility over the next four years. Students serve internship their fifth year.

MEDICAL COMPONENT

Students are expected to acquire medical knowledge to a level that is equivalent to the knowledge of a non-specialist physician. This may be accomplished through clinical work or through research.

CURRICULUM

The curriculum is a 5-year long, 119 credit hour program. Coursework declines in the third and fourth years to allow time for increased clinical work and research.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE BASE UPON GRADUATION

Fundamentals of Normal and Abnormal Behavior—Evaluated by exam and paper in Psychopathology and Illness and by case presentations in Behavioral Medicine Practicum I & II.
Clinical Skills in Assessment and Treatment—Evaluated by case presentations and written case descriptions in Personality Theory and Assessment, Intellectual and Cognitive Assessment, and presentations and descriptions as well as supervisor evaluations in Behavioral Medicine Practicum, Clerkship Practicum, and Internship.
Research/Test Construction/Program Evaluation Skills—Evaluated by program evaluation project in Clinical Health Psychology I, test construction project in Test Construction, and planning, execution, and writing of predoctoral research project and dissertation.
Consultation Skills—Evaluated by performance in clerkship seminar and feedback from clerkship supervisors.
Public Health—Evaluated by performance in Survey of Epidemiological Research, and by relevance of research and clinical work to public health.
Multidisciplinary Health-Care Settings—Evaluated by success in navigating such settings in the clerkship, and by supervisors’ evaluations of such success.
Group/Team Skills—Evaluated by success in working in research and clinical groups in the clerkship, and by supervisors’ evaluations of such success.
Body of Knowledge of Health Psychology—Evaluated by exam and paper performance in Clinical Health Psychology I, Behavioral & Social Principles of Public Health, Behavioral Medicine Interventions, Behavioral Medicine Practicum, and performance on Comprehensive Doctoral Examination.
Fundamentals of Physiology and Disease Processes-Evaluated by exam and presentation.
Statistical and data analysis skills.