G-47 ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
Rosemead School ofPsychology
Dean: Keith]. Edwards, Ph . D. Dean of Administration: Richard]. Mohline, M.Ed., M.Div. FACULTY Professors: Guy, Edwards, Narramore, Poelstra, Worden Associate Professors: Duvall Hawkins W. Hunter, Ingram, Kelle~, McQue~n, Mohline, Pike, Quek, Strauss, Stroup Assistant Professors: Coe, Grace, Sandvik OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION The Rosemead School of Psychology of Biola University, in addition to its undergraduate work, offers graduate work leading to the Master of Arts (M.A. ), the Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) and the Doctor of Ph il osophy (Ph.D.) degrees in clinical psychology. Rosemead 's doctoral program is accredited by the American Psychological Association. TRAINING MODELS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY In the past twenty years there has been a great deal of discussion and debate by psychologists over appropriate training models and degrees in clinical psychology. During the 1950s and 1960s, most doctor al training in psychology followed the sci entist professional model and culminated in the awarding of the Ph.D. These pro grams were designed to train scientifical ly o ri ented researchers and professionals. During the 1960s and 1970s the need for training programs with stronger profession al orientations became apparent. Institutions like the University of Illinois, the Cal ifornia School of Professional Psychology, the University of Denver, Baylor Un iversity, Rutgers University and the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology were among the first to offer programs designed explicitly to provide doctoral train ing following either a professional (practi tioner) or a professional-scientist (practi tioner-scientist) model of training. Without rejecting the need for training in the basic science areas of psychology, these programs began placing proportion ate ly greater emphasis on the professional aspects of training. After two decades of discussion, debate and innovation, gradu ate training programs in clinical psychology now cover a broad range of emphasis from highly professional to highly scientific. Rosemead's doctoral program fo ll ows a professional-scientist model of training
particulary appropriate for students who desire both to develop quality clinical ski ll s and to develop research ski lls closely related to a faculty member's cu rren tly active research program.
with applicants selecting either the Psy.D. or the Ph .D. track depending on their vocational and training interests.
DEGREES OFFERED MASTER OF ARTS
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL
Amaster's degree is awarded as a student progresses in his or her doctoral program. Al l other exceptions for a master's degree must be approved on an individual basis. DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Rosemead 's doctoral program in clini cal psychology is designed primarily to train practitioners in professional psycho l ogy. In contrast to the traditional scientist professional model of training that is designed to train researchers or clinicians with strong research interests, Rosemead's doctoral program is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in app li ed areas of clinical psychology. While all students receive training in the basic areas of scientific psychology rele vant to the practice of psychology, the focus of Rosemead 's doctoral training is on the development of professional ski lls and the utilization of theory and research in professional practice. Within this focus students may select either the Psy.D. or the Ph.D. track. Approximately 75% of Rosemead 's students are enroll ed in the Psy.D. track and 25% in rhe Ph.D. Except in unusual circumstances, students do not cha nge tracks after admission. Whi le both the Psy.D. and Ph.D. track have a common core of basic science and clinical courses, students selecting Rosemead 's Psy.D. track are generally preparing for full-time positions as psycho logical practitioners. Those choos ing Rosemead's Ph.D. track are interested in combining clinical work with other psy chological competencies, such as teaching and research . Although Rosemead 's Ph.D. program has more of a research focus than the Psy.D. program, it does not p lace the primary emphasis on the devel opment of research skills to the extent that most scientist-practitioner Ph .D. pro grams do. The program does not have the breadth and depth of research emphases for students who desire to become the type of clinical researchers whose only use of clinical skills occur in the context of doing research. However, research train ing in Rosemead 's Ph.D. program is strong in a few selected areas of ongoing facu lty research. Thus the Ph.D. track is
OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING AND RESEARCH FACILITIES
Rosemead maintains an outpatient psy chological service and training center on the Biola campus. The clinic offers a wide range of psychological services to adu lts and children. It also provides on-campus tra ining opportunities for students. The clinic is equipped with one-way vision glass for case observation and video-tap ing faci lities. Students will also receive supervised clinical experiences in a variety of practicum placements in the Greater Los Angeles Area. These agencies present stu dents with opportunities to work with clinical professionals with a variety of ther apeutic orientations serving diverse popu lati ons. The agencies which regularly train Rosemead students - surrounding school districts; community mental health cen ters; child, adolescent and adult treatment centers; outpati ent clinics; and private and public psychiatric hospital s - ensures that Rosemead students will gain a breadth of clinical experiences in professional set tings working with ethnically and rad ically diverse populations. Students receive supervis ion both at their training sites and on campus with Rosemead faculty. The on-campus supervision ensures an integra tion of classroom training and field experi ence. The practicum agenci es are li sted later in this catalog. Computer facilities for research include a VAX 11/ 780 with 8 megabytes of RAM and 30 available DEC VT-100 ter minals, a personal-computer lab with Macintosh and IBM-AT compatibl e com puters. Available programs include gener al statistical packages, such as SPSS-X, MYSTAT, NCSS, and specialized statistical programs, such as EQS and the SUrvival module of systat. Compilers are available fo r fo rtran, basic, and C languages . In add iti on, other statistical packages are available through our account at the University Computer Center at the University of Southern California.
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