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The following is a sample four-year curriculum
for full-time Psy.D. students. This program may also be completed
part time, enrolling in two to three courses per quarter.
The Psy.D. program is 150 quarter credits. If you already have
earned a master’s degree in a mental health-related field,
you may transfer up to 24 quarter credits based on a review of your syllabi.
Information provided below by scrolling or choosing one of the
following:
Foundation Courses
These foundation courses create a strong foundation in psychology
for all students. Courses are worth 3 credits each for a total of
54 credits. For students who already hold a master's degree in psychology,
counseling or a related mental health field, some of the foundation
courses may be waived.
- Community Psychology
- Ethics
- Group Therapy & Practice
- Historical and Social Perspective in Psychology
- Learning Theory
- Life Span Development I - Child
- Life Span Development II - Adult
- Psychopathology
- Social Psychology
- Psychophysiology
- Psychopharmacology
- Theories: Systems Perspective in Family Therapy
- Theories: Cognitive/Behavioral
- Theories: Psychodynamic
- Theories: Humanistic
- Professional Issues in Career Management
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Assessment Courses
- Assessment: Intelligence Testing
- Assessment: Intelligence Testing Practicum (1 credit)
- Assessment: Personality Inventories
- Assessment: Personality Inventories Practicum (1 credit)
- Assessment: Projective Testing
- Assessment: Projective Testing Practicum (1 credit)
- Assessment: Integrative
- Assessment: Integrative Practicum (1 credit)
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Research Courses
- Research Seminar I
- Research Seminar II
- Research Seminar III
- Research Seminar IV
- Quantitative Methods & Analysis I
- Quantitative Methods & Analysis II
- Qualitative Methods & Analysis I
- Qualitative Methods & Analysis II
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Clinical Training Courses
While all the Psy.D. courses combine theory and practice, these
courses are specifically designed to support you while completing
your practical experience contact hours within your primary concentration.
- Practicum and Professionalization Seminar I: Communication and Counseling Skills
- Practicum and Professionalization Seminar II: Family of Origin/Multicultural Focus
- Practicum and Professionalization Seminar III
- Practicum and Professionalization Seminar IV
- Professional Seminars I, II, III for first concentration
- Professional Seminars I, II, III for second concentration
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Concentration Options for 2008-2009
Your concentration consists of three theory courses linked to three
professional seminars. These courses are taken within one
academic year. Generally, each course and professional seminar
is three credits, with your concentration totaling 18 credits. The
Art Therapy concentration is 34 credits.
For this doctoral program, you must select two areas
of concentration. Each concentration consists
of seven courses, linked to a professional seminar series.
Concentrations offered for the 2008-2009 academic year include:
Adult Psychotherapy Concentration
- Adult Psychotherapy I
- Adult Psychotherapy II
- Adult Psychotherapy III
Art Therapy Concentration
- History and Theory of Art Therapy I and II
- Techniques and Practice of Art Therapy
- Adult-Geriatric Development: Art Therapy in Diverse Settings
- Child-Adolescent Development: Treatment Models of Art Therapy
- Ethical Issues in Art Therapy
- Advanced Art Therapy Assessment
- Professional Seminar I, II and III
The following foundation and research courses are also offered
as special sections for art therapy students:
- Family of Origin/Multicultural Focus
- Research Seminar I
Child and Family Systems Concentration
- Child and Family Systems: Overview
- Child and Family Systems: Child, Adolescent and Family Assessments
- Child and Family Systems: Intervention
Forensic Psychology Concentration
- Forensic I: Integration of Law
- Forensic II: Theory/Practice Integration
- Forensic III: Theory/Practice Integration
- Forensic IV: Theory/Practice Integration
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Electives
Depending upon the concentration you choose, and whether you are able to transfer any graduate credites, the number of required electives
will vary. Generally, you will need about 11 elective credits to fulfill the 150 credits for graduation. You can choose among courses offered regularly, self-design a course or take the first course of any concentration as an elective.
Psy.D. Competencies and Electronic Portfolio
The Psy.D. program is framed within eight competencies needed by
professional psychologists. The competencies are: relationship,
intervention, scientific foundations, assessment, supervision, multicultural
practice, consultation, and career development and management. Levels
are the developmental steps to achieve each competency. All Psy.D.
courses are tied into this framework: the levels become your course
goals, and the course requirements ask you to perform (I.e., show
you can use effectively in action) the content of that course to
demonstrate the competency level. As a Psy.D. student at Antioch,
you will have an electronic portfolio in which these key performances
will be archived as you go through the program. Students who enter
the program with a mental health-related master's may take a one-credit
elective course, Prior Learning Assessment, to determine whether
some levels of competency can be demonstrated on entry into the
program. The portfolios help assess and advise students, help the
Psy.D. faculty continuously improve the program, and help outside
accreditors (e.g., APA) to see that Antioch trains competent psychologists.
Clinical Training Sequence
Social Justice Practicum (300 hours) - Students first will be placed in a Social
Justice Practicum: an agency, institution or other setting that
challenges you through exposure to people from backgrounds significantly
different from your own. This work (300 hours total) will be tied
to a series of Practicum and Professionalization courses in the
first year, in which reflection on multicultural practice and other
clinical competencies psychologists need will be central to the work
of the course.
Theoretical Perspective Concentrations (450 hours each) - The
next step of the clinical training sequence is enrollment in a theoretical orientation concentration concurrent to carrying
clients in the university's training clinic. Students sequentially enroll in two different concentrations. The clinical aspect
of the concentrations will allow further clinical training. Each
student will carry two to four clients in the on-campus clinic, under supervision,
across the time they are enrolled in the program after starting
training in a concentration. By asking students to demonstrate their
clinical skills in Antioch's clinic and concentrations first, faculty
can confidently recommend students to outside placement sites.
Community Practicum (800 hours pre-internship) - Students will be placed in a community setting once certain competency levels are met. While 800 hours are required, students
may elect to accumulate up to 1,500 hours prior to award of the
doctoral degree. For those students seeking licensure in Washington state, these hours can accumulate for licensure.
Washington State licensure rules allow students to accumulate practice
hours while enrolled in a doctoral program.
Internship (1,500 hours) - The clinical training sequence
culminates in an internship. These internships may be those endorsed through the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship
Centers (APPIC) and/or American Psychological Association (APA). You must complete your
internship (1,500 hours) in two years (half-time) or one year (full-time). Students may also develop their own internship that meets all Antioch University Seattle requirements.
The Social Justic Practicum, two concentrations, community practicum, plus internship hours are required
for graduation for a total of 3,500 hours. Another 700 hours are required for Washington state licensure and may be accumulated while in the Psy.D. program.
Within the clinical training sequence, art therapy students must
complete 350 direct client contact hours using art therapy. This
experience is supervised by a registered art therapist.
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Graduation Requirements
In addition to the required courses included in the sample curriculum,
you also must meet he following graduation requirements:
- Satisfactory performance on a Clinical Oral Examination
- Satisfactory annual narrative evaluation from the faculty
- Satisfactory evaluation from all placements for supervised experiences
- Two demonstrations of all levels of eight competencies in an electronic
portfolio
- Satisfactory completion of doctoral paper or dissertation
- Satisfactory completion of a supervised experience hours
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Completion of 50 hours of personal psychotherapy
Program requirements and course offerings
are subject to change.
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