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ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - VANCOUVER CAMPUS |
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TUITION: $730 per credit hour. Financial Aid assistance and scholarship available annually.
Contact the Office of Admissions for additional information.
Adler School is committed to continuing the work of Alfred Adler (1870-1937), the first community psychologist, by making social responsibility its primary focus and the driving force in all its curricula and initiatives. The School's commitment to social responsibility draws students from all over the world who wish to study in a collaborative atmosphere with accomplished clinical faculty. The School attracts recent college graduates and working professionals, offering significant cultural diversity by attracting the best students the world has to offer.
The Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology program is designed to provide students with a foundation in theories and methods of counselling psychology with hands-on, practical, supervised training in counseling psychology techniques with an emphasis on socially responsible practice. This broad-based program usually takes students two years to complete. Graduates of the program are prepared for a wide variety of community mental health positions in human services agencies and organizations in the public and private sector.
The Master of Arts in Organizational Psychology degree program prepares graduates to work in a variety of areas related to organizational development and leadership for business, industry and the public sector. The degree offers a curriculum that includes an integration of theory, research, applied skills and community service, within disciplines of organizational psychology and organizational development/leadership practice as well as counseling theory and practice. Knowledge and skills developed in the program will enable graduates to provide consultation to and leadership in organizational settings on the level of the individual, the work group and organizational systems and structures. This degree requires students to complete two practicums: a 150 hour Community Service practicum and a 300 hour Organizational Development practicum completed in an organizational setting. The program also requires students to complete a comprehensive research project to ensure students have the requisite understanding of research and critical analysis process and are fully prepared to undertake further academic pursuits. Designed for the professional learner, the program is offered in a flexible week day, week day evening, and weekend format. This allows students to maintain their involvement with their work while completing the program.
Graduates of the core MAOP program are not eligible for registration as a clinical counselor. However, MAOP students will be offered the opportunity to take additional coursework and practicum credits that are required to become eligible through the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology degree program.
The Master of Arts in Community Psychology (MACD) degree program prepares graduates to work in a variety of areas related to designing, developing and delivering the supports needed to sustain healthy communities and individuals. A primary focus is building competencies to effectively research and assess community concerns and issues and to plan, develop, implement and evaluate the social services and programs provided by the government and the non-profit sector.
Community Psychology studies a wide variety of forces and structures in the community which affect the positive growth, development and functioning of its members. The practice of community psychology is directed towards interventions that facilitate psychological competence and empowerment, and promotes constructive social change.
The degree offers a curriculum that includes an integration of theory, community-based research, applied skills and community service, within the disciplines of community psychology and community development, as well as counselling theory and practice. Knowledge and skills developed in the program will enable graduates to enhance their professional practice as consultants and/or leaders in government and community agency sectors.
This degree requires students to complete two practicums: a 150-hour Community Service practicum and a 350-hour Community Development practicum completed in community or social service settings. The program also requires students to complete a comprehensive research project to demonstrate that students have the requisite understanding of community-based research and critical analysis process, and are fully prepared to undertake leadership in community development or further academic pursuits.
Designed for the professional learner, the program is offered in a flexible week day, evening and weekend format. This allows students to maintain their involvement with their work while completing the program.
ACCREDITATION
The Adler School's Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Vancouver Campus, has ministerial consent to offer the MA Counselling degree under the authority of the Degree Quality Assessment Board.
Ministry of Advanced Education, Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB), Government of British Columbia
PO Box 9177
Victoria, BC,
V8W 9H8, Canada.
Phone: 604-660-2421
DEGREES
M.A.: Community Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Organizational Psychology.
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