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THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - LOS ANGELES CAMPUS |
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TUITION per credit hour: $1,030 PsyD; $825 MA
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is the nation?s leading nonprofit school exclusively dedicated to psychology and related fields. The School is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and an active member of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology, which has recognized The Chicago School for its distinguished service and outstanding contribution to cultural diversity and advocacy.
In keeping with the School's mission to embrace diverse and underserved populations, the Los Angeles campus is located in the heart of the most diverse city in the most diverse state in our nation. Perhaps best known for Hollywood celebrities, Universal Studios, world-class shopping, and incredible nightlife, Los Angeles also boasts unmatched ethnic, cultural, political and social diversity?providing an unsurpassed range of opportunities for personal enrichment and professional training. This urban campus is located in the city?s downtown business district, in the historic ?617 building,? with its incredible barrel ceilings and gleaming brass elevators?that open into the School's ultra-contemporary campus with exposed duct work, concrete floors, dramatic lighting, and state-of-the-art technology. The campus is just steps from the metro train station and public parking, and a short drive from the 110, 101, 5, and 10 freeways.
Since its founding in 1979, The Chicago School has become recognized as innovators in the field, always exploring psychology?s potential to meet the evolving health, business, forensic, and human development needs of our society. Its approach to psychology training and education is unique in several important ways:
? Emphasis on applied learning. Students learn by doing, and they leave with powerful and full resumes. In addition to a traditional internship, students enjoy a rich spectrum of clinical training, community service, and applied field research opportunities that prepare them for success in a way few other schools can.
? Focus on diversity. The School actively infuses all of its academic programs with curricula to build students? knowledge of and competence in working with people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives. The Chicago School was recently recognized by the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology for distinguished service and outstanding contributions to cultural diversity.
? Practitioner faculty. The faculty members are focused not just on theory and research, but on meeting the real-world challenges of individuals, organizations, and society. They bring their years of professional experience into the classroom, providing a rich?yet powerfully practical?educational experience for their students.
? Intimate learning community that allows for personalized attention and frequent interaction and collaboration with faculty and fellow students.
? Campuses in large, metropolitan cities that offer an unrivaled range of opportunities for clinical training, community service, field research, and professional networking.
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
Clinical Psychology (PsyD)
The Clinical Psychology doctorate program in Chicago is based on a practitioner/scholar model of training, which focuses on teaching students a broad knowledge of scientific and theoretical clinical psychology principles they can apply to a variety of clinical disorders in the diverse populations they will encounter in their professional practices.
Applied Behavior Analysis (PsyD)
Find an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) doctoral program with a curriculum that includes classroom, real-world experience and internships. Students enrolled in the Psy.D. applied behavior analysis programs will be provided specialization options that include neurology, research methods, performance technologies, biological and institutional issues in behavior, as well as other specializations.
Forensic Psychology (PsyD)
The Forensic Psychology graduate school is the only one of its kind. Students will learn from experienced faculty in a practitioner-focused curriculum and obtain the mastery needed to effectively use psychology in legal and public policy arenas in an ethical, academically informed, and research-based manner. Concentrations include: Child Protection, Sex Offenders, or Corrections.
MASTERS & EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST PROGRAMS
Clinical Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis Specialization (MA)
Learn the theoretical frameworks and scientific bases of ABA clinical work with the Applied Behavior Analysis masters program. Graduates will also develop skills that will be beneficial to their professional practices such as the ability to appropriately determine the cause(s) of problem behavior, develop effective interventions, and properly assess outcomes.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (MA)
Graduates of the Industrial Organizational Psychology program will gain a foundation in the theory of I/O psychology and research and learn valuable business psychology skills. This knowledge and bank of skills will allow graduates to take the lead in such things as personnel selection, organizational assessment, development, and interventions.
Clinical Psychology, Marital and Family Therapy Specialization (MA)
Students receive a solid foundation in the principles of clinical psychology, in addition to gaining the essential diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative skills they need to be outstanding marital and family therapists working with a range of clinical populations and a variety of emotional, behavioral, and psychological issues.
DEGREES
M.A.: Clinical Psychology (specializations in Applied Behavior Analysis, Marital & Family Therapy); Industrial & Organizational Psychology.
Psy.D.: Applied Behavior Analysis (specializiations include neurology, research methods, performance technologies, biological and institutional issues in behavior, and others); Business Psychology (nation?s first and only business psychology doctorate degree); Clinical Psychology; Clinical Forensic Psychology.
ONLINE DEGREES
M.A.: Psychology.
Ph.D.: International Psychology, Organizational Psychology.
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