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Antioch University Seattle offers
an exceptional opportunity to pursue a clinical doctorate in psychology.
The Psy.D. program follows a practitioner/scholar model: theory and application of clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment are emphasized and supported by training to understand and produce the scholarship that supports those practices. This emphasis distinguishes the program from typical Ph.D. programs, which generally follow a scientist/practitioner model.
Antioch is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Antioch's
Art Therapy concentrations are approved by the American Art Therapy Association
(AATA).
Degree Program Goals
The Psy.D. program incorporates three major learning goals and associated outcomes:
Goal #1: Graduates function as professional psychologists in multiple roles.
- Students intervene to alleviate suffering and promote health.
Competency: Intervention
- Students assess clients and communicate their findings.
Competency: Assessment
- Students design, analyze, and report on research and evaluations.
Competency: Research & Evaluation
- Students accept and offer supervision and consultation.
Competency: Supervision & Consultation
Goal #2: Graduates are reflective practitioner/scholars.
- Students build meaningful relationships with clients, organizations, and their community.
Competency: Relationship
- Students integrate science with theory and practice.
Competency: Scientific Knowledge and Methods
- Students practice ethically and professionally.
Competencies: Ethical/Legal Standards & Policy; Professionalism
Goal #3: Graduates are socially responsible and work for social justice.
- Students celebrate diversity and avoid oppressing others.
Competency: Individual/Cultural Diversity
- Students are agents of social change.
Competency: Advocacy
Concentration Options
Concentrations are year-long training modules that combine doctoral-level theory and integration of that theory while seeing clients in Antioch's Community Counseling and Psychology Clinic. Antioch is the only university in the United States
with a Psy.D. that includes an art therapy concentration, setting it apart from other graduate
schools in psychology. The two basic concentrations offered are:
- Adult psychotherapy
- Child concentration
In addition, there are three elective concentrations (two offered in alternating years):
- Art therapy
- Forensic psychology (2010-11)
- Health psychology (2011-12)
Core and elective courses based on your areas of interest round out
your Psy.D. program. Plus, the clinical focus gives you an opportunity
to choose an applications-oriented dissertation.
Scheduling Options
You have the flexibility to pursue your Psy.D. in clinical psychology
full time or part time. Practical experience is integrated throughout
the program. It takes an minimum of four years of full-time, on-campus study, including two years of supervised practical experience by a licensed psychologist, to complete your Psy.D. coursework. You will then complete an internship, which takes one year if done full time or two years if done part time.
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