Program Overview

 Radford University will offer a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in counseling psychology with a focus on rural mental health. 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 in a human services area  awarded by a regionally accredited institution of higher education by August of 2008.

 This program will be accepting its first class of students in the Fall of 2008 and is still in its formative stages. We continue to hire faculty and  to add to the curriculum. The program is not yet accredited by the American Psychological Association; however, groundwork for applying for  accreditation is currently being laid, and we expect to apply for accreditation during the 2011-2012 academic year, when the first students go  on internship.