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研究哲学
The mission of the program is to prepare practitioners of health service psychology who can ethically deliver evidence-based 心理 services to diverse populations in both clinical and school settings, and who can integrate the science and practice of psychology with principles of the Christian faith.
This focus on preparing students for the practice of health service psychology with diverse populations is reflected in our practice-based re搜索 model. The program seeks to bridge the gap between re搜索 and clinical practice, teaching students to value re搜索-based clinical practice, to be effective consumers of 心理 re搜索, 成为循证行医者.
The re搜索 sequence and dissertation requirements were designed to promote the utilization of re搜索 in addressing applied problems relevant for the professional practice of clinical/school psychology. Applied re搜索 projects have pragmatic goals of addressing practical problems with insights drawn from 心理 science. The focus on using re搜索 to inform and improve services to vulnerable populations is entirely consistent with the Christian heritage and mission of our program.
因此, the dissertation requires the completion of a project related to the applied practice of clinical/school psychology and the demonstration of the ability to bridge the gap between re搜索 and practice. The projects will have a heavy focus on making an impact on the practice of clinical or school psychology. A variety of types of projects can be acceptable, 包括干预项目, 项目评估, 调查项目, 对一个问题的系统调查, 项目或服务开发项目, 等. Applied re搜索 projects may utilize a variety of re搜索 designs, 包括定性, 定量或混合方法范例.
临床或学校研究
Our goal is to help students not only demonstrate their competency in re搜索, but also to develop a personal valuing of the use of re搜索 to inform the professional practice of psychology.
The dissertation occurs simultaneously with the School 小组chology Internship, and many students will choose to focus on a re搜索 issue relating to their school setting. The program has developed partnerships with large, diverse school districts who welcome the opportunity to have doctoral students engage in practice as interns and conduct re搜索 in their school district.
Other students may wish to develop re搜索 ideas relating to experiences in clinical placement sites. The issue or problem of focus for the project will be identified by the student in consultation with program faculty, and with input from internship site administrators as appropriate. Initial steps in the dissertation process will be supported by two re搜索 methods classes to provide structure and feedback.
能力证明
The re搜索 and dissertation sequence is designed to systematically develop the following competencies:
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- Quality and rigor to have the potential to contribute to the scientific, 心理, 或专业知识基础.
- 进行研究或其他学术活动.
- Critically evaluate and disseminate re搜索 or other scholarly activity via professional publication and presentation at the local (including the host institution), 区域, 或者国家级.
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- Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and use re搜索 methods, 统计数据, and 项目评估s to gather data about school systems, 项目, 教室环境.
- Demonstrate the ability to understand current re搜索 in the field that is directly applicable to her/his functioning as a professional School 小组chologist.
- Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and prevention practices.
教师指导
Once a student has submitted a draft of their concept paper to the instructor of DPSY 6010, a faculty member in the doctoral program will be appointed to serve as their dissertation committee Chair. This appointment will be based on the interests, expertise, and availability of faculty. The committee member(s) are selected because they have expertise and interest in the topic or methodology. The reader works with the dissertation chair to mentor the student and ensure the quality of the re搜索.
Writing the dissertation manuscript and the defense of that manuscript is typically done during the student’s final year in the program. A dissertation is not complete until the 美高梅mgm平台 Golisano 图书馆 accepts it for publication.
Further details about the process are reviewable in the 美高梅mgm平台 小组D Clinical Dissertation Manual.
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