Program Overview

Program Overview

The department of Clinical and Health Psychology is an academic and professional unit in the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the Health Science Center on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The doctoral program in clinical psychology has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1953 and adheres to the Scientist-Practitioner Model of education and training.

Program Details

The Clinical Psychology Doctoral program is unique in the country in that it is housed in an independent department of Clinical and Health Psychology in a major academic health science setting along with an APA accredited internship and postdoctoral program. These features foster program strengths in research, teaching, and professional training in health care psychology.

Scientist-Practitioner Model

The Scientist-Practitioner Model allows the student to obtain broad clinical, academic, and research training that readies them for careers anywhere along the science-practice continuum. The student obtains focused research mentorship in a faculty member’s laboratory and obtains broad training in clinical assessment and intervention both in and outside of their designated area of concentration.

Program Goals

The overall goals of the graduate program are to prepare the student to:

1. investigate meaningful, empirically testable questions in the quest for understanding a behavioral process, a patient’s problem, or a professional issue;
2. function as a professional psychologist;
3. practice competently in the applied areas of psychological assessment/diagnosis, intervention/therapy, and consultation; and
4. contribute to the advancement of psychological knowledge through research or other creative scholarly activity.

Degrees Offered

• Doctor of Philosophy
  • concentration in Clinical and Health Psychology
    • optional second concentration in Clinical and Translational Science
  • concentration in Clinical and Translational Science
    • optional second concentration in Clinical and Health Psychology
• Master of Arts
• Master of Science

Requirements

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Clinical and Health Psychology Departmental Courses

• CLP 6189: Cultural Humility in Clinical and Health Psychology (3 credits)
• CLP 6307: Human Higher Cortical Functioning (3 credits)
• CLP 6407: Psychological Treatment I (3 credits)
• CLP 6430: Clinical Psychological Assessment (4 credits)
• CLP 6476: Lifespan Psychopathology (4 credits)
• CLP 6527C: Measurement, Research Design, and Statistical Analysis in Clinical Psychology I (3-4 credits)
• CLP 6528C: Measurement, Research Design, and Statistical Analysis in Clinical Psychology II (3-4 credits)
• CLP 6529: Applied Multivariate Methods in Psychology (3 credits)
• CLP 6905: Individual Work (1-4 credits)
• CLP 6910: Supervised Research (1-5 credits)
• CLP 6940: Supervised Teaching (1-5 credits)
• CLP 6943: Core Practicum in Clinical Psychology (1-4 credits)
• CLP 6945: Advanced Practicum in Neuropsychology (1-3 credits)
• CLP 6946: Advanced Practicum in Applied Medical Psychology (1-3 credits)
• CLP 6947: Practicum in Intervention (1-4 credits)
• CLP 6948: Advanced Practicum in Clinical Child Psychology (1-3 credits)
• CLP 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-15 credits)
• CLP 7317: Advanced Health Psychology and Behavior Medicine (3 credits)
• CLP 7428C: Neuropsychological Assessment of Adults (3 credits)
• CLP 7525: Best Methods for Studying Psychological Change (3 credits)
• CLP 7934: Special Topics In Clinical Psychology (1-9 credits)
• CLP 7949: Internship (1-2 credits)
• CLP 7979: Advanced Research (1-12 credits)
• CLP 7980: Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15 credits)
• PSB 6115C: Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience: Methods and Theory (3 credits)

College of Public Health and Health Professions Courses

• GEY 5935: Topics in Gerontology (3 credits)
• GEY 6220: Overview of Geriatric Care Management (3 credits)
• GEY 6306: Interpersonal Communication Within the Aging Network (3 credits)
• GEY 6646: Issues and Concepts in Gerontology (3 credits)
• GEY 6936: Professional Development in Gerontology/Geriatrics (1-2 credits)
• HSC 6905: Independent Study (1-3 credits)
• HSC 6910: Supervised Research (1-5 credits)
• HSC 6940: Supervised Teaching (1-5 credits)
• PHC 6053: Regression Methods for the Health and Life Sciences (3 credits)
• PHC 6193: Qualitative Data Analysis (3 credits)
• PHC 6195: Health information for Diverse Populations: Theory & Methods (3 credits)
• PHC 6447: Ecology of HIV/Aids in the Rural South (3 credits)
• PHC 6917: Supervised Research Project (1-6 credits)
• PHC 6945: Public Health Practicum (1-6 credits)
• PHC 6946: Public Health Internship (1-9 credits)
• PHC 7587: Theory Development and Testing in Behavioral & Community Public Health (2 credits)
• PHC 7907: Social and Behavioral Science Journal Club (1 credit)
• RCS 6036: Or to Forensic Vt P (3 credits)
• RCS 6601: Forensic Rehabilitation Consultation I (3 credits)
• RSD 6110: Rehabilitation Science Theory and Application I (3 credits)
• RSD 6905: Individual Work (1-4 credits)
• RSD 6910: Supervised Research (1-5 credits)
• RSD 6930: Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science (1-4 credits)
• RSD 6940: Supervised Teaching (1-3 credits)
• RSD 7979: Advanced Research (1-12 credits)
• RSD 7980: Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15 credits)

Student Learning Outcomes

• SLO 1: Knowledge - Students will analyze and discuss selected topic areas in general clinical psychology and in the student's area of specialization.
• SLO 2: Skills - Students will deliver a broad variety of assessment, intervention, and consultation services.
• SLO 3: Students will contribute to the knowledge base of clinical psychology through production of empirical research.
• SLO 4: Professional Behavior - Students will deliver professional services to patients and conduct professional research in a manner that shows dedication to applicable ethical, professional practice, and legal standards.