The Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) is a post-master’s professional degree for those pursuing the highest level of practice in clinical psychology. Utilizing the practitioner-scholar model, the doctoral program provides discipline-specific knowledge and profession-wide competencies to ground curriculum, clinical training, dissertation research, and scholarship. The program fosters an educational environment that values cooperative and collaborative learning and promotes professional development and personal growth.
The program is supported by the institutional mission which is to educate psychologists today who will transform our world tomorrow. Dynamic relationships and strong academic rigor foster the development of psychologists who make significant contributions to their communities and the mental health profession by delivering expert clinical services with integrity and respect for diverse populations.
Doctoral program faculty have responsibility for the integrity of the academic program. Faculty continually assess and enhance the program’s content and requirements to meet the needs of the field of psychology.
PsyD Program Aims
Professional development and personal growth are integral to the degree programs at MSP, and many aspects of the educational process are based on experiential learning and self-exploration. Students participate in courses, group process, and other related activities that require self-exploration, dialogue and expression of personal information. In addition, courses, clinical supervision or other program-related activities may require classroom presentations and/or written assignments that involve the communication of personal information.
American Psychological Association
MSP’s PsyD program in clinical psychology is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA).
*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
750 1st Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202.336.5979
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
