Psychology - Clinical Psychology Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Psychology - Clinical Psychology
College of Humanities and Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: Variable: 90 credit min
Required Cumulative GPA: 3.0
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Notes/Description
MA degree is conferred on route to the terminal doctoral degree based on credits and completion of the MA Thesis Project.
In the first year, and in addition to Psychopathology, Statistics, and Ethics, students take a course in Clinical Interviewing as well as a two-course sequence of Psych Eval I & Psych Eval II, where they learn intelligence testing, the use of objective tests, and begin report-writing
In the second year, and in conjunction the study of clinical interventions, students begin direct clinical therapeutic contact & practice at the Clinical Psychology Center
Each semester, on a rotating basis, faculty offer Interventions or Special Topics courses in their specific treatment specialty, research area or methodology. Topics include: Multicultural Psychology, Family Psychology, DBT, Substance Misuse, Integrated Behavioral Health, Motivational Interviewing, and LGBTQ Issues.
CLINICAL TRAINING
Training for our students includes both classroom instruction and direct clinical experience. Our students work with people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences and are trained to adapt to a rapidly changing service-delivery environment in mental health and human service arenas.
Much of our students’ clinical training is done at the Clinical Psychology Center (CPC) on the UM campus. In the second year of training, clinical PhD students enter practicum and begin seeing clients.
The CPC is a training clinic, offering assessment, consultation, intervention, and psychotherapy services to the general Missoula community; clients receive services on a sliding fee scale
Staffed by Clinical and School doctoral students, the CPC is the primary training site for both programs
Clinicians are supervised by Department of Psychology clinical and school faculty members & licensed community psychologists
Students take practica from a variety of supervisors and are exposed to a range of theoretical and applied points of view
Some schools of thought represented in the techniques and approaches are: Cognitive-Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Emotion-Focused, Interpersonal Therapy, Functional Analytic
Our student clinicians carry fairly small caseloads (typically 3 – 5 clients) in order to provide optimal care and have close supervision
As they progress, student clinicians assume increasing responsibility for the care of their clients; they are encouraged in their development of case conceptualizations and treatment plans
The CPC has therapy rooms for individual, group, family, child therapy, as well as assessment
Summary
Core Courses | 15 | |
Required Courses | 70-92 | |
Total Hours | Variable: 90 credit min |
Core Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
PSYX 500 | Advanced History & Systems | 3 |
PSYX 551 | Advanced Personality | 3 |
PSYX 555 | Advanced Social and Developmental Psychology | 3 |
PSYX 565 | Advanced Cognition | 3 |
PSYX 571 | Advanced Physiological Psychology | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |
Minimum Required Grade: B-
Required Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete all of the following courses: | ||
PSYX 511 | Professional Issues | 1 |
PSYX 512 | Field Placement-Clinical | 1-12 |
PSYX 520 | Advanced Psychological Statistics I | 3 |
PSYX 521 | Advanced Psychological Statistics II | 4 |
PSYX 523 | Research Design | 3 |
PSYX 525 | Psychological Evaluation I | 3 |
PSYX 526 | Psychological Evaluation II: Objective Approaches and Applications | 3 |
PSYX 530 | Clinical and Diagnostic Interviewing | 3 |
PSYX 531 | Principles of Psychological Intervention | 3 |
PSYX 532 | Advanced Psychopathology | 3 |
PSYX 534 | Applied Clinical Methods | 1-4 |
PSYX 599 | Thesis/Research Project | 1-9 |
PSYX 625 | Clinical Assessment | 3 |
PSYX 630 | Ethics, Professional & Cultural Issues | 3 |
*PSYX 631 | Intervention | 3 |
*PSYX 632 | Current Clinical Topics | 3 |
PSYX 638 | Clinical Psychology Internship | 1-3 |
PSYX 699 | Dissertation | 1-18 |
*Equivalent Courses: PSYX 535 Child Interventions, 536 Advanced Child Psychopathology, 537 Child Assessment, 694 Title Advanced Neuropsychology, or Psychopharmacology | ||
Total Hours | 70-92 |
Minimum Required Grade: B-