Program Overview
Counseling Psychology Program
The Counseling Psychology (CPSY) Program at the University of Oregon is the 8th longest continually accredited doctoral program in counseling psychology in the U.S., accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1955. Our program focuses on training students in prevention and intervention with children and families, adults, and communities to support careers in research with a range of diverse and underserved populations.
About the Program
The CPSY program is located in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services in the College of Education at the University of Oregon, which also includes an undergraduate major in Family and Human Services, a graduate degree in Couples and Family Therapy, and graduate degrees in Prevention Science. Students collaborate in coursework and research with graduate students across programs and work closely with instructors in our undergraduate degree program during their careers at the University of Oregon.
Research Areas
Faculty in Counseling Psychology conduct research on a variety of topics relevant to our strengths in prevention and intervention, including:
- Family-centered prevention
- Young adult substance use prevention
- Health promotion
- Domestic violence
- Child development
- Community-based prevention
Clinical Services
Students provide clinical services in the HEDCO clinic with both adults and children. The HEDCO clinic is an on-site clinic that serves the larger Eugene/Springfield area of Oregon, including rural areas of the state.
Spanish Language Specialization
The Counseling Psychology Program houses the Spanish Language Specialization. School Psychology and Couples and Family Therapy program students may also add the specialization to the program plan.
Career Outcomes
Our graduates impact society as professors and researchers in university academic departments, medical schools, research institutes and centers, and as licensed psychologists in a variety of leadership roles, including community health, university health centers, schools, hospitals, and medical settings. Across these contexts, our graduates engage in provision of culturally competent clinical prevention and intervention services, research and scholarship focused on developing and applying best practices in intervention, grant writing, teaching, supervision, and service to their diverse academic, research, and local communities and to the profession.
Program Structure
Students can enter the program with or without a master's degree and generally need 5 to 6 years to complete a doctoral degree. During that time, they develop close relationships with peers, faculty, and staff in the department.
Hands-On Experience
The Counseling Psychology program's philosophy and goals have evolved over time to provide state-of-the-art training to students. Our program has set forth a vision of what the counseling psychologist of the next few decades should be, and we make every effort to train our students to this vision. As a program that trains health service psychologists with an emphasis in counseling psychology, our students receive a core sequence of training sequence focused on evidence-based individual, child and family, and community and preventive interventions implemented in both clinical and community settings.
Commitment to Inclusion and Social Change
The Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services strives to maintain an inclusive learning environment that values and celebrates diverse perspectives so that all students can flourish professionally and personally. Our view of diversity encompasses, but is not limited to, ability, age, culture, gender, language, nationality/geography, political views, race/ethnicity, religious beliefs and practices, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status/class. Advancing social justice is central to our educational mission.
Accreditation
The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation, Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, American Psychological Association.
Student Outcomes
100% of graduates secure jobs in the field, and 95% or more have passed the psychology licensing exam from 2017 to 2022, the highest rate among accredited programs in Oregon.