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Clinical Science Program: Required Courses and Activities
1. Proseminar: Clinical Psychology (3 units)
The Proseminar in Clinical Psychology (Psy 230A) is a review of the history and theory of the field of clinical psychology. The course covers adult and child psychopathology, ethnic minority mental health, culture and community influences. This is taken in Year 1 of the program.
2. Introduction to the Profession of Psychology (2 units).
Incoming graduate students in all Department Programs are required to attend the seminar entitled “Introduction to the Profession of Psychology” (Psy 292). This semester provides both a broad review of the field of psychology and an introduction to Psychology Department faculty members who will discuss their particular programs as well as summarize current developments in their areas. The seminar will also cover topics in professional development (e.g., scientific writing, convention presentations, journal review processes, professional and scientific ethics, and special issues facing women and minority psychologists). Students take Psy 292 in the Fall semester of Year 1.
3. Second Year Seminar on Professional Development (2 units).
Second-year graduate students in all Department programs are required to attend the Second Year Seminar on Professional Development (Psy 293) in the spring. This seminar focuses on various issues related to professional development. The seminar participants select actual topics at the beginning of the semester. Topics may include planning a research program, preparing for qualifying exams, choosing a dissertation committee, identifying career options, presenting work at conferences and in journals, preparing grant proposals, preparing for job interviews, juggling professional and personal life, and recognizing obstacles in career development. Psy 293 is usually taught each year in the Spring semester, and students take this during Year 2 of the program.
4. Statistics (3 units required; 6 units recommended).
All students are required to take one statistics course while a student in residence in the program, and it is strongly recommended that they take a second statistics course. There are excellent statistical courses taught in Psychology (e.g., Data Analysis: Psy 205A & 205B) and in related departments that can fulfill the statistics requirement. Psy 205A and Psy 205B are usually taught each year. Students usually take these courses in Year 1 or Year 2 of the program.
5. Teaching of Psychology (2 units)
Students must enroll in Teaching of Psychology seminar (Psy 300) before assuming GSI responsibilities. It is strongly recommended that students take this seminar in the fall of Year 1 or Year 2. This course covers a variety of teaching techniques, reviews relevant pedagogical issues, and assists graduate students in mastering their initial teaching experiences.
6. Individual Research (1 - 12 units variable).
Beginning in the first semester of Year 1 and continuing throughout their years in residence, all students are required to register for individual research supervision (Psy 299) with a faculty member.
7. Clinical Assessment: Theory, Application, and Practicum (6 units).
The two-semester Clinical Assessment course (Psy 233A: Adult--3 units; Psy 233B:
Child--3 units) emphasizes the principles and methods of clinical interviews and includes intellectual, objective, and projective clinical assessment. One semester focuses on adult assessment; the other semester focuses on child and adolescent assessment. The courses include both didactic instruction and hands-on assessment experience with clients. Psy 233A & B are taught alternately each spring. Students take these courses in Years 1 and 2.
Note: All Clinical Science students must carry APAIT Student Liability Insurance while conducting clinical work (therapy, assessments, community work). Students apply for this insurance (http://www.apait.org/apait/) at the beginning of the first semester upon arrival in the program and renew it annually. The Clinical Science Program reimburses the cost of the coverage for clinical work conducted in the Psychology Clinic. Copies of the policy must be on file in the Clinic Office. See Johanna for further instructions.
8. Introduction to Clinical Methods (1 unit).
In the Spring semester or summer of Year 1, students enroll in Intervention: Introduction to Clinical Methods (Psy 237H). This workshop-style course focuses on Psychology Clinic policies and procedures and introduces students to clinical supervisory staff. It includes training in conducting telephone consultations and initial consultations with clients through role playing a variety of interview and therapy scenarios.
9. Specialty Clinics (3
units).
Each year two or more Specialty Clinics are offered. Each Specialty Clinic (Psy 236) defines a clinical population, intervention issue, or community context to be served that year. The Specialty Clinic is a course in which the topic of interest is studied by reviewing the empirical literature, defining and developing an intervention/consultation, marketing and delivering the intervention/consultation, and evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention/consultation. Each Specialty Clinic includes supervision (Psy 237G). Students are required to take one Specialty Clinic in Year 2 and one Specialty Clinic in Year 3.
10. Intern Staff Meeting (1
unit per semester)
Each week all students working in the Psychology Clinic meet for one hour to discuss Clinic policies and procedures, such as documentation and record-keeping, ethical standards of clinical care, HIPAA regulations, and telephone intake responsibilities. (Psy 237E)
11. Clinical Assessments
Students are required to complete 2 assessments between Years 2 and 4 through the Psychology Clinic. If an Assessment Specialty Clinic is offered, this may take the place of some or all of this requirement. Students may also complete the Clinical Assessment requirement at an external placement if such a placement is approved by the Clinical Science Program Faculty.
12. Clinical Science Program Colloquia Series (1 unit per semester).
All students in residence are required to attend clinical science colloquia (Psy 239) every semester they are registered in the program. In these colloquia, students, faculty, and guest speakers present material of concern to the field. The Clinical Science Program Colloquia will meet 4 times each semester. Students are also encouraged to attend colloquia offered by other areas of the Department and campus community.
13. Breadth Courses
At least four courses (two or three units each), either within the department or in a related department, must be taken from the following seven areas. A given course can only be used to meet
one of the breadth requirements. Undergraduate courses offered by UC Berkeley (see notation below) may be valid in fulfilling breadth requirements. This 4-course requirement allows for a high degree of flexibility.
Course selection and approval is to be done in consultation with the student’s advisor.
Breadth requirement courses can include:
A. Biological aspects of behavior
B. Cognitive aspects of behavior
C. Affective aspects of behavior
D. Social aspects of behavior
E. Cultural aspects of behavior
F. Developmental aspects of behavior
G. Individual Differences in behavior (Psy 230A)
Note: A student may fulfill up to 50% of the program’s four required breadth courses with courses from other graduate programs However, the student must have been a graduate student in another doctoral program, taking graduate-level courses. The student requesting the acceptance of a course from another graduate program must submit a syllabus of the course to be brought to the area faculty meeting for discussion. Graduate-level courses completed while enrolled as an undergraduate student in another institution may not be used to meet a breadth requirement.
14. Electives
Students are encouraged to take as many elective courses as their schedules will allow. Choice of electives should be made in consultation with the faculty advisor.
15. Diversity and Ethnic Minority Issues
The discussion of diversity and ethnic minority issues takes place in most Clinical Science Program courses. Students are encouraged to take additional courses in diversity and ethnic minority issues while enrolled in the graduate program. Those with particular interests in the field of ethnic minority mental health and in cross-cultural psychology are also encouraged to seek internship experiences and to focus their research efforts in this field.
16. Ethics and Professional Issues
Ethics and other professional issues constitute an important part of training in clinical science. These issues are discussed in a number of contexts including the Clinical Psychology Proseminar, the weekly
Intern Staff Meeting, Specialty Clinics, Lab Meetings, Individual Supervision, and Clinical Science Program Colloquia.
Other Program Requirements
1. First-Year Research Proposal
At the end of the Fall semester in Year 1, students submit a brief proposal (not more than two pages) of their second-year research project for review by the core Clinical Science Faculty. Students will work closely with their faculty advisor to develop this proposal. In addition, a portion of the course time in the Clinical Psychology Proseminar will be devoted to helping students complete these proposals, and the final proposal will be turned in on the last day of class in Psy 230.
2. OMNI Conference
Students in Year 1 of the program are required to attend the monthly OMNI conferences in order to gain exposure to neuropathology, psychopathology, and live patient presentations.
3. Masters-Level Research
All students enrolled in the Clinical Science Program must complete a Masters-Level Research project regardless of having received an MA from another institution. The final version of a paper/thesis based on a research project is to be completed and approved by the end of Fall Semester of Year 3. If the project is not completed by this time, students may petition for an extension to the Director of the Program. However, students will not be considered to be in good standing until the project is completed. The paper need only be approved by the research advisor unless the student wishes to receive a Master's degree, in which case the thesis must be approved by the research advisor and two readers. (see Johanna for the appropriate approval form for advisor signature only).
Additional paperwork is required if you wish to apply for a Master’s degree. For this application, please see Graduate Advisor, Michael Ortt, in Student Services).
Students planning to file for a Master's degree should consult the Student Calendar in the Schedule of Classes for actual deadline dates. Applications for admission to candidacy are available in the Department's Student Services Office and must be submitted to the Graduate Division by the
September deadline date for a December degree and the February deadline date for a May degree.
Completed Master's theses must be filed no later than the respective deadlines in December or May.
Students are required to present on their Masters-Level research project in the Clinical Science Colloquia series in the Fall of Year 3.
4. Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
During their careers at Berkeley, students are required to spend at least three semesters as a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI). A seminar entitled “Teaching Psychology” (Psychology 300—2 units) is required of all graduate students in the Department. This seminar must be taken before assuming GSI responsibilities. It is strongly recommended that students take the seminar in the fall of Year 1 or Year 2.
5. Qualifying Examination
During Year 3, students should have selected with their committee members the three areas and written products that will serve as the basis of the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination ("orals"). This requirement is designed to recognize career-enhancing activities that have taken place during the first three years of the program. As such, the three written products that constitute the written part of the Qualifying Examination can include a number of options. Note that only one may be a clinical case or conference paper:
A. First-authored publication: First-authored scientific or clinical case publication submitted to a peer reviewed journal. Note: The substantive portion of all first- authored papers must be written
after entering the program to be considered for the Qualifying Examination, even if the data were collected elsewhere. First-authored book chapters will not count towards the written requirement of the Qualifying Examination.
B. Conference presentation: First-authored written conference paper – scientific research paper or clinical case presentation presented at a conference
C. Substantive grant application: For example, an NRSA
D. Review paper on area of interest
E. Written essay exam questions provided by the committee
The oral portion of the Qualifying Examination, a requirement of the Graduate School, must be scheduled one week after the day that the three written products are turned in. It is expected that the Qualifying Examination will be completed by the end of Year 3 or beginning of Year 4. The Advancement to Candidacy application must be filed with the Graduate Division no later than the semester following completion of the exam.
6. Dissertation
A committee consisting of four faculty members (the faculty sponsor, a member of another department or school, and two additional members of the Psychology Department faculty) must approve the dissertation proposal. After approval, a three-person committee (sponsor, outside member, and one additional Psychology faculty member) guides the work on the dissertation and is responsible for accepting the final dissertation.
Dissertation plans should normally be completed and approved by the beginning of Year 4 (or 5), with the dissertation completed by the end of Year 5 (or 6). Students must have their dissertation proposals approved prior to embarking on their full-time internships. More specifically, the dissertation proposal must be approved by October 1 of the year the student wishes to apply for internship.
Although dissertations can be filed with the Graduate Division before successful completion of the internship, the doctoral degree cannot be awarded until
after the successful completion of the internship. Doctoral degrees are conferred twice a year, in December and May. Deadline dates appear in the
Schedule of Classes.
7. Year-long Clinical Internship
A year-long, full-time internship is required of all students. Students normally submit applications in Year 4 or 5 for internships in Years 5 or 6. We encourage students to seek internship experience in APA-approved settings across the country that will further their clinical learning. Internships in non-APA
approved settings require approval by the core Clinical Science Program Faculty.
Students must complete all required course work prior to beginning their
internships and have had their dissertations approved by October 1 of the year
prior to internship. Ideally, students will have their dissertations completed
before the internship begins.
Additional Research
Formal and informal research training and experience begin in the first year under the supervision of the student's advisor. Research training is tailored to the needs and career plans of the individual student. For most students, the formal research requirements (i.e., Masters-level research and the dissertation) are supplemented by additional individual and collaborative research projects undertaken during their tenure in the program.
Additional Course Work
The graduate program in Clinical Science is designed to have a minimum number of required courses, which are augmented by elective courses. Throughout their graduate work, students are encouraged to study substantive, research, and theoretical issues in diverse areas.
Additional Clinical Work
The bulk of students’ applied clinical training takes place during Years 2 and 3. To ensure a balance between theoretical and practicum learning and to facilitate student progress in meeting the research and other program requirements, we have asked students to place a reasonable limit on clinical practicum activities. The expectation is that students are engaged in practicum activities from 12-15 hours per week during Years 2 and 3. Although caseloads are small, intensive supervision and detailed consideration of clients in specialty clinics are intended to give a firm base for developing the concepts and skills necessary for effective intervention. The clinical training that is provided by the program prior to the full-year internship more than meets the requirements established by the American Psychological Association. Note that this clinical experience represents only a part of the learning necessary for the development of expertise in the provision and evaluation of services to individuals, families, groups, and institutions.
Students who are in good standing in the program at the end of Year 3 may opt to obtain additional clinical experience in Years 4 or 5. Students may conduct additional Clinical Assessments, participate in a 10 hour/week externship with advisor approval (advisor’s signature approval is required – see Johanna for the appropriate form), or participate in an additional Specialty Clinic if there is space available.
Note: Once it is requested and approved that a student in year 4 or 5 will conduct additional clinical work (Specialty Clinic, Assessment in the Psychology Clinic, or externship); the student is bound by that decision and is required to follow through and complete the additional training.
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