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Title: Applied Clinical Psychology


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Applied Clinical Psychology
  • Penn State Harrisburg

Graduate education in clinical and health
psychology Professional training in clinical,
forensic and health psychology
Program began in Fall of 1994 New program began
Fall of 2001
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Applied Clinical Psychology
  • Penn State Harrisburg

Program faculty
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Professional Skill Development
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychological assessment
  • Behavior therapy
  • Preventive program development
  • Research skills

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Distinguished Faculty
  • Nationally recognized scholars
  • Michael A. Becker, Ph.D.
  • Jacqueline Bichsel, Ph.D.
  • Thomas G. Bowers, Ph.D.
  • Barbara A. Bremer, Ph.D.
  • Heather Cecil, Ph.D.
  • Richard M. Foxx, Ph.D.
  • Helen M. Hendy, Ph.D.
  • Laura Ferrer-Wreder, Ph.D.
  • Senel Poyrazli, Ph.D.
  • Kimberly A. Schreck, Ph.D.

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Affliliate, Adjunct and Associated Faculty
  • John Stevens Backels, Ph.D.
  • Marsali Hansen, Ph.D.
  • Jeffery Pincus, Ph.D.

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Michael A. Becker
  • Program Coordinator
  • Social Psychologist
  • Interpersonal social behavior
  • Attraction and romantic relationships
  • Statistical and data analysis

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Jacqueline M. Bichsel
  • Cognitive psychologist
  • Visual memory
  • Imagery
  • Cognition and aging
  • Multivariate statistical methods

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Thomas G. Bowers
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Attention disorders and learning disorders
  • Brain-behavioral relationships
  • Neuropsychology
  • Addictive behaviors

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Barbara A. Bremer
  • Health Psychologist
  • Memory functions in dialysis and transplant
    patients
  • Medical treatment and chronic illness
  • Quality of life and chronic illness
  • Breast cancer treatment and recovery

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Heather Cecil
  • Adolescent health behaviors
  • Human sexual behavior
  • Prevention of HIV, STD and unplanned pregnancy
  • Research methodology and psychometrics

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Laura Ferrer-Wreder
  • Cross-cultural research
  • Prevention research for at risk youth
  • Peer-parent relationships, gender and ethnicity
    in prevention programming
  • Alcohol use and antisocial behavior for
    adolescents

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Richard M. Foxx
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Pediatric and developmental psychology
  • Management of aggressive behavior
  • Behavior management

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Senel Poyrazli
  • Counseling psychologist
  • Relationship between ethnic identity, social
    support, acculturative stress
  • Interpersonal aspects of counseling
  • Adjustment of adolescents, college students and
    war veterans

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Research Interests
  • Dr. Kimberly A. Schreck
  • Child Clinical Psychologist
  • Autism
  • Assessment of children
  • Behavioral interventions with children
  • Mental retardation
  • Sleep disorders in children

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Admission Requirements
  • GPA of 3.0 or above (last two years)
  • Statistics completed (B or above)
  • Research methods (B or above)
  • 18 credits in psychology
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores

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Admission Requirements
  • Promising candidates will be interviewed by two
    faculty members
  • Fall and Spring admission

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Examples of Program Schedule
  • Fall Semester First Year
  • Psychopathology
  • Advanced Research Methods
  • Acquiring Cultural Competency
  • Ethics and Professional Issues
  • Interviewing and Counseling Sills

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Typical Program Schedule
  • Spring Semester First Year
  • Clinical Health Psychology
  • Advanced Statistics
  • Tests and Measurements
  • Biological Basis

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Typical Program Schedule
  • Summer Session First Year
  • Group Interventions
  • Applied Social Psychology

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Typical Program Schedule
  • Fall Semester Second Year
  • Practicum
  • Concentration Courses
  • Psychotherapy
  • Begin masters paper

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Typical Program Schedule
  • Spring Semester Second Year
  • Practicum
  • Elective
  • Masters paper
  • Graduation!

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Psychology Core Courses
  • Psyc 500 Ethics and Professional Practice
  • Psyc 501 Cultural Competency
  • Psyc 502 Applied Social Psychology
  • Psyc 524 Biological Basis of Behavior
  • Psyc 520 Advanced Research Methods
  • Psyc 521 Advanced Statistics
  • Psyc 530 Masters Research Project

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Clinical Core Courses
  • Psyc 517 Psychopathology
  • Psyc 518 Interviewing and Counseling Skills
  • Psyc 519 Theories and Models of Psychotherapy
  • Psyc 540 Group Interventions
  • Psyc 571 Tests Measurement
  • Psyc 595 Clinical Internship

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Elective Coursework
  • Select nine credits in one concentration

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Clinical Concentration
  • Psyc 409 Child Behavior Disorders
  • Psyc 535 Behavior Management
  • Psyc 572 Neuropsychological Assessment

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Forensic Concentration
  • Psyc 525 Forensic Psychology
  • Psyc 526 Behavioral Systems in Criminal Justice
  • Crim J 403 Juvenile Law and Justice

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Health Psychology
  • Psyc 514 Prevention Psychology
  • Psyc 515 Clinical Health Psychology
  • Psyc 516 Child Health Psychology

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Applied Psychological Research Program
  • Focuses on development of research skills with
    the context of training in the discipline of
    psychology
  • 29 required credits, 6 credits of electives
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