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Graduate Programs

Clinical Psychology

Student Involvement

Clinical Forums

1. Clinical Forums provide an opportunity for all students in the program to meet on a regular basis, and are used to address several key areas of program content. The Clinical Area Coordinator chairs the Forums, which are a required program activity. The Forums meet once per month during the academic year, usually on the third Friday of the month. Forums are scheduled from 12:15 - 1:30. A schedule is provided during the month of August.

2. Specific topics covered during the forums include, but are not limited to:

  1. Current topics. Presentations include talks by new faculty members, discussion of program and departmental planning, or presentations on topical issues in clinical psychology.

  2. Professional development. Presentations address issues related to development of career paths, mentoring, integration of personal and professional life, licensure, and managed care.

  3. Individual and cultural diversity. Presentations cover the full range of human diversity in gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, color, and national origin.

Colloquia

Departmental colloquia offer unique opportunities for students to learn from leading researchers in psychology as well as up-and-coming young psychologists being considered for positions in the department. Students are strongly encouraged to attend departmental colloquia and job talks. Announcements about colloquia are posted on departmental bulletin boards. The Department of Psychiatry also has an excellent colloquium series each year - schedules are posted on bulletin boards in the Psychology Department.

Clinical Area Committees

The clinical program maintains several standing committees. Each student is expected to serve on at least one committee. These committees provide opportunities for students to contribute to the development and quality of their own training. Committees include the Graduate Student Association, the Diversity Committee, the Admissions Committee, the New Student Committee, Representative to Clinical Area Faculty Meetings, Representative to the Vice-Chair for Graduate Studies, and Representative to the Psychological Clinic Advisory Committee.