Clinical Psychology Program
Program Description
Welcome to our program's web page, where you'll find much information on the nature of our training opportunities (e.g., curriculum, resources and clinical practica), internship outcomes, full disclosure data, program faculty, both faculty and student publications and presentations since 2003, and recent awards and honors received by our students.
Auburn's scientist-practitioner program in clinical psychology first received accreditation status from the American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Accreditation in 1981. Our clinical psychology program is currently APA-accredited and the next APA Committee on Accreditation site visit for our program is scheduled to occur in 2009. For more information on our program's accreditation status, you may contact the APA Committee on Accreditation at the following: 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, (202) 336-5979, www.apa.org .
Students in our doctoral clinical program receive didactic and experiential training in clinical assessment and intervention. Throughout their training, students participate in research in order to develop a firm understanding of the research methods used to study the critical problems that face clinical psychologists. Finally, graduate students take courses that are oriented to introducing them to the conceptual foundations of psychology and to psychopathology, assessment, and treatment. Thus, the graduate program in clinical psychology at Auburn University stresses the importance of a strong empirical basis for applied clinical work. In this way, the program maintains a commitment to the scientist- practitioner model for graduate education in clinical psychology.
Clinical students specialize in one of two tracks: an adult track and a
child track. However, all students are given the opportunity to work with
individuals of varying age groups. The theoretical orientations of the clinical
faculty range across a variety of perspectives with an emphasis on behavioral
views. For this reason, the program exposes students to a range of supervision
experiences so that the students will be prepared to choose a theoretical
orientation that will be most useful in their future careers.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you have about our program.
Dr. Steve Shapiro
Director of Clinical Training
"Auburn University is an equal opportunity educational institution and employer, holding that every person has worth as an individual and is entitled to dignity and respect. It is the policy of Auburn University to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or veteran status."
Auburn University Office of the Provost
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/
The Department of Psychology's doctoral clinical program at Auburn University adheres strictly to this university policy. Furthermore, our clinical program is deeply committed to fostering a learning environment that supports cultural and individual differences and diversity.
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Last updated on March 5, 2008