RU Psychology Department

	Thank you for your interest in Radford University's Doctor of Psychology Program. We hope the material on the various pages helps you get a sense of us and what we have to offer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Program Director, Dr. James Werth, Jr., at the following address: Department of Psychology Radford University Box 6946 Radford, VA 24142 (540) 831-6817 psyd@radford.edu or jwerth@radford.edu Program Overview Radford University offers a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Counseling Psychology with a focus on rural mental health and additional emphases on cultural diversity, social justice, and evidence-based practice in psychology. The Psy.D. degree in Counseling Psychology is designed for persons interested in careers as psychologists in mental health settings and institutions where clinical supervision and the direct application of counseling, therapy, and psychological assessment are required. The program follows the practitioner-scholar model with an emphasis on clinical training and the application of research to practice. Students will complete a 1,800-2,000 hour internship approved by the program faculty. Applicants must have completed a Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, in a human services field, where they provided face-to-face counseling services for at least a total of 60 hours, working with multiple clients, under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed professional (except under unusual circumstances), by August of the year in which they wish to enroll in the Psy.D. Program. This Program’s first cohort of five students started in the Fall of 2008. The program is not yet accredited by the American Psychological Association; however, we expect to apply for accreditation during the 2011-2012 academic year, when the first students go on internship. Graduate assistantships may be available to qualified students . . . As we discuss in both the Accreditation page and the first section of the FAQs page, the Radford University Psy.D. Program is not yet accredited by the American Psychological Association. If you have questions about the accreditation process for doctoral programs in psychology, you can contact the APA via the following means: American Psychological Association Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation / Commission on Accreditation 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 Phone: 202-336-5979 TDD/TTY: 202-336-6123 Fax: 202-336-5978 E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org Internet Webpage: http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation http://www.radford.edu/~psyc-web/psyd/psyd2/home_page.htm

Thank you for your interest in Radford University's Doctor of Psychology Program. We hope the material on the various pages helps you get a sense of us and what we have to offer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Program Director, Dr. James Werth, Jr., at the following address:

Department of Psychology
Radford University
Box 6946
Radford, VA 24142
(540) 831-6817
psyd@radford.edu or jwerth@radford.edu

Program Overview

Radford University offers a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Counseling Psychology with a focus on rural mental health and additional emphases on cultural diversity, social justice, and evidence-based practice in psychology. The Psy.D. degree in Counseling Psychology is designed for persons interested in careers as psychologists in mental health settings and institutions where clinical supervision and the direct application of counseling, therapy, and psychological assessment are required. The program follows the practitioner-scholar model with an emphasis on clinical training and the application of research to practice. Students will complete a 1,800-2,000 hour internship approved by the program faculty. Applicants must have completed a Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, in a human services field, where they provided face-to-face counseling services for at least a total of 60 hours, working with multiple clients, under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed professional (except under unusual circumstances), by August of the year in which they wish to enroll in the Psy.D. Program.

This Program’s first cohort of five students started in the Fall of 2008. The program is not yet accredited by the American Psychological Association; however, we expect to apply for accreditation during the 2011-2012 academic year, when the first students go on internship.

Graduate assistantships may be available to qualified students

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As we discuss in both the Accreditation page and the first section of the FAQs page, the Radford University Psy.D. Program is not yet accredited by the American Psychological Association. If you have questions about the accreditation process for doctoral programs in psychology, you can contact the APA via the following means:

American Psychological Association
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation / Commission on Accreditation
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: 202-336-5979
TDD/TTY: 202-336-6123
Fax: 202-336-5978
E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Internet Webpage: http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

http://www.radford.edu/~psyc-web/psyd/psyd2/home_page.htm