Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology

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Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2024

Stevenson’s Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) program prepares you to become a clinical psychologist and to provide evidence-based, culturally competent clinical services to individuals and their communities. The program combines classroom instruction, clinical placements, and internship experiences that enable you to develop the skills and knowledge required for effective clinical practice.

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Program Model, Aims, and Outcomes

The Stevenson University Psy.D. program in Clinical Psychology operates from a practitioner-scholar model of training. 

Program Aims:

1. To prepare entry-level health service psychologists with the knowledge and competencies necessary to engage in evidence-based practice with diverse populations in accordance with the highest ethical, legal, and professional standards. 
2. To provide students with practitioner-scholar training that develops strong professional identities as socially and culturally responsive clinical psychologists who seek to promote equity, inclusion, and the rights and dignity of all persons in their work. 

These two aims underlie the six program outcomes:

1. Apply psychological theory and scientific knowledge of psychological function and dysfunction, maladaptation, and psychopathology.   
2. Conduct evidence-based psychological assessments and diagnosis. 
3. Provide evidence-based psychological intervention, treatment, supervision, and consultation services.   
4. Apply research methods appropriate to the activities of the practitioner-scholar.   
5. Perform professional activities consistent with ethical, legal, and professional standards of Health Services Psychology. 
6. Use appropriate communication and interpersonal skills to deliver services to a diverse population. 

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Our Faculty’s Commitment to You

Our faculty’s clinical, instructional, and mentoring expertise is matched by their commitment to Stevenson’s student-centered mission. Psy.D. faculty are active practitioners and scholars with interests in diverse areas including:

• Psychological resilience and liberation
• Learning, attentional, and neurodevelopmental disabilities
• Pregnancy, childhood, and early motherhood
• Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of stress, anxiety, and related disorders
• Ethnic identification, cultural expression, and psychological well-being

Our faculty provide you with real-world clinical expertise, as well as a commitment to excellence in instruction and mentoring. Check out our faculty and their interests on the Meet our Faculty tab. 

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Accreditation

Stevenson’s Psy.D. program in Clinical Psychology has been developed to be consistent with the American Psychological Association’s (APA) accreditation standards for doctoral programs in Health Service Psychology. The Psy.D. program is a new program, and is not accredited at this time, but plans to submit initial accreditation application materials to APA in Fall 2023. Accreditation decisions and their timing will be at APA’s discretion.  

Questions related to the program’s accredited status may be directed to the following:  

APA Commission on Accreditation:  
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation  
American Psychological Association  
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002  
202-336-5979 / apaaccred@apa.org  
www.apa.org/ed/accreditation 

The Psy.D. program has been approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. 

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Stevenson’s Psy.D. program has been developed to be consistent with APA accreditation standards. APA permits programs to apply for accreditation once the first cohort has been enrolled and made progress in the program so that an accreditation decision can be made before that cohort graduates from the program. The program has been approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.