Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology
Location offered: Springfield, Missouri only
The
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology or
PsyD program is a doctoral program in clinical psychology designed to educate and train future clinical psychologists. The degree program requires completion of 126 credit hours of classroom and clinical experience, completion of a dissertation and clinical internship experience. Students may choose between a number of
core concentrations including Child and Adolescent Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Integrated Health Care, Neuropsychology, Pain Management, or Psychology of Religion.
The overarching goal of the PsyD program is to integrate the discipline and practice of clinical psychology with an empirically informed core-competency-based practitioner scholar model through experiences in academic and clinical learning environments designed to prepare graduates to serve the diverse and changing needs of the human community.
For more information about the PsyD degree and its concentrations, please see the
Academic Catalog.
Forest also provides a
Dual degree program allowing students in the PsyD program to obtain their
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (MACL) or
Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) en route to the doctorate. The credit hours required for the MACL or MAMFT are gained simultaneously with completion of doctoral credit requirements. This option includes the further addition of a Master's Thesis and allows students the opportunity to gain licensure at the Master's level prior to completion of the doctorate.