Child & Adolescent Track
Description
The Child/Adolescent Track/Concentration within the School of Professional Psychology combines academic and clinical training experiences designed to prepare students for work with child and adolescent populations. The track provides students with a way to cluster their training through a defined curriculum programs of research, and clinical practica that solidify core knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment, and assessment of children/adolescents.
It is our goal to train outstanding practitioner-scholars who can deliver and/or develop cutting-edge empirically-driven and validated treatments for this unique population.
Faculty Mentors
Faculty areas of specialization include stress and coping; anxiety and depression in children; behavior problems and adolescent deviancy; parent-child relations and the unique mental health needs of diverse youth; family therapy; school-based interventions; multicultural counseling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents in individual, group or family mediums; and modifications of assessments and treatments for diverse children and adolescents.
Core Faculty:
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Susan Tinsley Li, Ph.D.
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Catherine Miller, Ph.D.
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Jane Tram, Ph.D.
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Alyson Williams, Ph.D.
Requirements
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Dissertation must be completed in an area that focuses on children, adolescents, or families as the primary topic/population of interest.
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At least two of the three required clinical training experiences (Practicum I, Practicum II, Clinical Fieldwork) must focus on child and/or adolescent populations.
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Completion of courses required by track
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Maintain good academic standing
Required Courses
In addition to the regularly required courses within the general SPP curriculum, the following electives are required:
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GPSY846 Child Psychopathology & Interviewing
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GPSY841 Assessment of Children
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GPSY856 & 857 Child Treatment Seminar I & II
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GPSY845 Family Therapy
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GPSY899 Special Topics Course focused on child/adolescent populations
Admission & Selection
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Six to eight students are selected each year.
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Students are selected in the Spring term of the first year through an application process.
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Students are selected based on their application materials and their fit with the track.