Counselling Psychology Doctoral Program brochure 2016-17 · Title: Microsoft Word - Counselling...
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University of Alberta Faculty Members In The Counselling Psychology Program Hanson, William E., Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, BS (Nebraska), MA (Minnesota), PhD (Arizona State). Scholarly interests: Psychological assessment as a therapeutic intervention, mixed methods research, academic and career counselling, gambling addiction. Theoretical orientation: Assessment'based, integrative approach (e.g., existential/humanistic, behavioral). Larsen, Denise J., Professor and Director of Research, The Hope Foundation of Alberta, BA, BEd, MEd, PhD (Alberta.). Scholarly Interests: counselling psychology, hope in human experience, health psychology, counselling faculty and student development. Theoretical orientation: Informed Integrationist, including cognitive'behavioral, narrative, solution'focused, and positive psychology. Merali, Noorfarah, Associate Professor, BA, MSc (Calgary), PhD (Alberta). Scholarly interests: immigration, crossOcultural adaptation, immigrant and refugee mental health, and crossO cultural counselling. Theoretical orientation: Multicultural Counselling & Therapy (MCT). Truscott, Derek, Professor and Director of Counselling Training, BA (Alberta), MA, PhD (Windsor). Scholarly interests: counselling processes and outcomes, ethics and standards of practice. Theoretical orientation: Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT). Van Vliet, K. Jessica, Associate Professor, BA (British Columbia), MA (Victoria), PhD (Alberta). Scholarly interests: emotional resilience, trauma, interface between social psychology and counselling psychology, identity development in adulthood. Theoretical orientation: Mindfulness'based practice, Compassion'Focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Whelton, William J., Associate Professor, BA (Ottawa), BA, MA, PhD (York). Scholarly interests: relationship of psychotherapy process to outcome, selfOcriticism, depression, emotionallyOfocused psychotherapy. Theoretical orientation: Experiential/Emotion'Focused Therapy (EFT). Yohani, Sophie, Associate Professor, BA (Mount Holyoke College), MEd, PhD (University of Alberta). Scholarly interests: resilience/hope, culture and mental health, refugee/immigrant mental health, psychosocial adaptation after trauma and adversity, genderObased violence, counselling children and women, international psychology. Theoretical orientation: Ecological Systems Theory, Theory of Multicultural Counselling & Therapy (MCT), Feminist Theory. Counselling Psychology Doctoral Program Department of Educational Psychology Counselling Psychology is a helping profession devoted to the prevention, remediation and amelioration of emotional, cognitive, behavioural, and interpersonal difficulties, and the enhancement of human potential and quality of life. The Doctoral Program in Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta has been Accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) since 2001. Further information about accreditation can be obtained from the Office of Accreditation, CPA, 141 Laurier Ave West, Suite 702, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5J3. The program's present term of Accreditation is up for renewal 2018O2019. The Counselling Psychology Program is dedicated to the training of leaders of the profession through the: • pursuit of disciplined inquiry, • understanding of and respect for human diversity, and • development, use and evaluation of effective counselling practices . The program provides for the development of scientist/practitioners who have solid academic and research orientations and are able to adapt to changing and diversifying roles of psychologists. The program operates from an integrative theoretical orientation. Students are therefore exposed to a wide variety of counselling approaches including personOcentered, cognitiveObehavioral, emotionOfocused, compassionOfocused, and multiOcultural. The goals of the program are that students will: • learn and apply methods of disciplined inquiry • learn the core foundational content ingeneral psychology • learn and apply skills for crossOcultural practice • learn and apply ethical principles and standards of the profession • learn, develop, apply and evaluate the effectiveness of a variety of counselling approaches and interventions • be prepared to meet the needs of the public in various professional service roles and settings Education. Rethought. The scientist/practitioner model for counselling psychology training provides the basis for the program. The core courses are designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge to enable them to function as counsellors or consultants in private, institutional and academic practice settings. The plan of study includes a series of practica supervised by professional psychologists in university and community agencies, including completion of a fullOtime 12 month CPA accredited internship. The program brings to this task a stateOofOtheOart onOsite clinic offering both assessment and counselling services to over 350 clients per year, and a strong program faculty with wideOranging clinical and research expertise. Program graduates over the last 12 years have been employed across hospital, community, university, government, and private practice settings, with 98% becoming registered psychologists in their provinces of residence in Canada. Financial support for program completion may include external scholarships and awards from the national research councils, internal scholarships from the University of Alberta, and teaching and research assistantships. Students must complete a Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology including a thesis (or equivalent) before applying. The application deadline is December 1 of each year, for admission the following September. The following table describes those who applied to and were admitted to the doctoral Counselling Psychologyprogram in the past six years. Applied to Program 2011O 2012O 2013O 2014O 2015O 2016O 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Gender female 16 19 18 7 20 22 male 2 4 5 4 4 5 Out of province 15 20 22 9 18 22 Offered admission 6 7 5 7 7 9 Accepted into Program 2011O 2012O 2013O 2014O 2015O 2016O 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Gender female 5 6 5 4 5 6 male 0 1 0 2 2 1 Out of province 2 4 4 4 1 2 Age range 29O41 25O46 25O33 25O37 25O38 26O43 mean 34 31 27 27 28 33 GPA range 3.6O4.0 3.1O4.0 3.5O3.9 3.0O3.9 3.8O4.0 3.4O4.0 mean 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.8 • In the past 6 years, 1 student has failed to complete the Doctoral Program in Counselling Psychology • In the past 6 years, 32 of 34 graduates have become registered/licensed psychologists
Transcript of Counselling Psychology Doctoral Program brochure 2016-17 · Title: Microsoft Word - Counselling...
University*of*Alberta!
Faculty*Members*In*The*Counselling*Psychology*Program!
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Hanson,!William!E.,!Associate!Professor!and!Program!
Coordinator,!BS!(Nebraska),!MA! (Minnesota),!PhD!(Arizona!
State).!Scholarly!interests:!Psychological!assessment!as!a!
therapeutic!intervention,!mixed! methods!research,!academic!
and!career!counselling,!gambling! addiction.!Theoretical!
orientation:!Assessment'based,,integrative,approach,(e.g.,,existential/humanistic,,behavioral).!!
Larsen,!Denise!J.,!Professor!and!Director!of!Research,!The!Hope!
Foundation!of!Alberta,!BA,!BEd,!MEd,!PhD!(Alberta.).! Scholarly!
Interests:!counselling!psychology,!hope!in!human!experience,!
health!psychology,!counselling!faculty!and!student!
development.!Theoretical!orientation:!Informed,Integrationist,,including,cognitive'behavioral,,narrative,,solution'focused,,and,positive,psychology.!!
Merali,!Noorfarah,!Associate!Professor,!BA,!MSc!(Calgary),!
PhD!(Alberta).!Scholarly!interests:!immigration,!crossOcultural!
adaptation,!immigrant!and!refugee!mental!health,!and!crossO
cultural!counselling.!Theoretical!orientation:!Multicultural,Counselling,&,Therapy,(MCT).!!
Truscott,!Derek,!Professor!and!Director!of!Counselling!
Training,!BA!(Alberta),!MA,!PhD! (Windsor).!Scholarly!
interests:! counselling!processes!and!outcomes,!ethics!and!
standards!of! practice.!Theoretical!orientation:!Feedback,Informed,Treatment,(FIT).!!
Van!Vliet,!K.!Jessica,!Associate!Professor,!BA!(British!
Columbia),!MA!(Victoria),!PhD!(Alberta).!Scholarly!interests:!
emotional!resilience,!trauma,!interface!between!social!
psychology!and!counselling!psychology,!identity!development!
in!adulthood.!Theoretical!orientation:!Mindfulness'based,practice,,Compassion'Focused,Therapy,(CFT),and,Acceptance,and,Commitment,Therapy,(ACT).!!
Whelton,!William!J.,!Associate!Professor,!BA!(Ottawa),!BA,!
MA,!PhD!(York).!Scholarly!interests:! relationship!of!
psychotherapy!process!to!outcome,!selfOcriticism,!depression,!
emotionallyOfocused!psychotherapy.!Theoretical!orientation:!
Experiential/Emotion'Focused,Therapy,(EFT).!!
Yohani,!Sophie,!Associate!Professor,!BA!(Mount!Holyoke!
College),!MEd,!PhD!(University!of!Alberta).!Scholarly!interests:!
resilience/hope,!culture!and!mental!health,!refugee/immigrant!
mental!health,!psychosocial!adaptation!after!trauma!and!
adversity,!genderObased!violence,!counselling!children!and!
women,!international!psychology.!Theoretical!orientation:!
Ecological,Systems,Theory,,Theory,of,Multicultural,Counselling,&,Therapy,(MCT),,Feminist,Theory.!
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Counselling*Psychology*Doctoral*Program!
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Department*of*Educational*Psychology!!
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Counselling!Psychology!is!a!helping!profession!devoted!to!the!
prevention,!remediation!and!amelioration!of!emotional,!cognitive,!
behavioural,!and!interpersonal!difficulties,!and!the!enhancement!of!
human!potential!and!quality!of!life.!!
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The!Doctoral!Program!in!Counselling!Psychology!at!the!University!of!
Alberta!has!been!Accredited!by!the!Canadian!Psychological!
Association!(CPA)!since!2001.!Further!information!about!
accreditation!can!be!obtained!from!the!Office!of!Accreditation,!CPA,!
141!Laurier!Ave!West,!Suite!702,!Ottawa,!ON,!K1P!5J3.!The!
program's!present!term!of!Accreditation!is!up!for!renewal!2018O2019.!!
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The!Counselling!Psychology!Program!is!dedicated!to!the!training!of!
leaders!of!the!profession!through!the:!
• pursuit!of!disciplined!inquiry,!
• understanding!of!and!respect!for!human!diversity,!and!!
• development,!use!and!evaluation!of!effective!counselling!
practices!.!
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The!program!provides!for!the!development!of! scientist/practitioners!
who!have!solid!academic!and!research! orientations!and!are!able!to!
adapt!to!changing!and!diversifying!roles! of!psychologists.!The!
program!operates!from!an!integrative! theoretical!orientation.!
Students!are!therefore!exposed!to!a!wide! variety!of!counselling!
approaches!including!personOcentered,! cognitiveObehavioral,!
emotionOfocused,!compassionOfocused,!and!multiOcultural.!
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The!goals!of!the!program!are!that!students!will:!
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• learn!and!apply!methods!of!disciplined!inquiry!
• learn!the!core!foundational!content!in!general!psychology!
• learn!and!apply!skills!for!crossOcultural!practice!
• learn!and!apply!ethical!principles!and!standards!of!the!
profession!
• learn,!develop,!apply!and!evaluate!the!effectiveness!of!
a!variety!of!counselling!approaches!and!interventions!
• be!prepared!to!meet!the!needs!of!the!public!in!various!
professional!service!roles!and!settings!
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The!scientist/practitioner!model!for!counselling!psychology!training!
provides!the! basis!for!the!program.!The!core!courses!are!designed!to!
provide! students!with!the!skills!and!knowledge!to!enable!them!to!
function!as! counsellors!or!consultants!in!private,!institutional!and!
academic!practice!settings.!The!plan!of!study!includes!a!series!of!
practica! supervised!by!professional!psychologists!in!university!and!
community!agencies,!including!completion!of!a!fullOtime!12!month!CPA!
accredited!internship.!!
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The!program!brings!to!this!task!a!stateOofOtheOart!onOsite!clinic!offering!
both!assessment!and!counselling!services!to!over!350!clients!per!year,!
and!a!strong!program!faculty!with!wideOranging!clinical!and!research!
expertise.!
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Program!graduates!over!the!last!12!years!have!been!employed!across!
hospital,!community,!university,!government,!and!private!practice!
settings,!with!98%!becoming!registered!psychologists!in!their!
provinces!of!residence!in!Canada.!
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Financial!support!for!program!completion!may!include!external!
scholarships!and!awards!from!the!national!research!councils,!internal!
scholarships!from!the!University!of!Alberta,!and!teaching!and!research!
assistantships.!
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Students!must!complete!a!Master's!Degree!in!Counselling!Psychology!
including!a!thesis!(or!equivalent)!before!applying.!!
The!application!deadline!is!December!1!of!each!year,!for!admission!the!
following!September.!
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The!following!table!describes!those!who!applied!to!and!were!
admitted!to!the!doctoral! Counselling!Psychology!program!in!the!
past!six!years.!
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Applied! to! Program!2011O! 2012O! 2013O! 2014O! 2015O! 2016O!
2012! 2013! 2014! 2015! 2016! 2017!
Gender!
female! 16! 19! 18! 7! 20! 22!
male! 2! 4! 5! 4! 4! 5!
Out!of!province! 15! 20! 22! 9! 18! 22!
Offered!admission! 6! 7! 5! 7! 7! 9!
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Accepted! into! Program!2011O! 2012O! 2013O! 2014O! 2015O! 2016O!
2012! 2013! 2014! 2015! 2016! 2017!
Gender!
female! 5! 6! 5! 4! 5! 6!
male! 0! 1! 0! 2! 2! 1!
Out!of!province! 2! 4! 4! 4! 1! 2!
Age!
range! 29O41! 25O46! 25O33! 25O37! 25O38! 26O43!
mean! 34! 31! 27! 27! 28! 33!
GPA!
range! 3.6O4.0! 3.1O4.0! 3.5O3.9! 3.0O3.9! 3.8O4.0! 3.4O4.0!
mean! 3.9! 3.8! 3.9! 3.6! 3.9! 3.8!
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• In!the!past!6!years,!1!student!has!failed!to!complete!the!Doctoral!Program!
in!Counselling!Psychology!
• In!the!past!6!years,!32!of!34!graduates!have!become!registered/licensed!
psychologists!
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