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The UMB program in Counseling Psychology is based on the scientist-practitioner model, with an equivalent focus on the scholarly exploration of psychological concerns and the clinical application to address psychological concerns. The program fosters the development of entry-level professional competencies in research; ethical and legal standards; individual and cultural diversity; professional values, attitudes and behaviors; communication and interpersonal skills; assessment; intervention; supervision; and consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills (APA, 2017).
The Counseling Psychology Program emphases lifespan development, including issues related to identity, health, and careers. Counseling psychologists provide direct care at university counseling centers, medical centers, hospitals, or in private practice. The UMass Boston PhD in Counseling Psychology prepares doctoral-level professional counseling psychologists for careers as researchers, university faculty, and practitioners
The UMass Boston PhD in counseling psychology prepares doctoral-level professional counseling psychologists for careers as scholars, university faculty, and practitioners. Our educational mission includes preparing entry-level scientist-practitioner psychologists who are 1) competent in critically evaluating and conducting scientific and scholarly research activities; 2) competent in applying developmental and psychological theory and research to clinical practice, prevention, assessment, intervention, consultation, and supervision; 3) competent in critically analyzing diagnostic and clinical models and research methods with an understanding of micro, meso, exo, and macro-level factors; 4) skilled in utilizing a strengths-based, biopsychosocial, culturally-responsive knowledge and skills base to both science and practice; and, 5) knowledgeable about social justice approaches to address health care disparities and social inequities in multiple contexts.
Our program aims to include:
- To develop scientist-practitioners who deliver strengths and evidence-based, developmentally-informed prevention, assessment, and intervention services in community and mental health settings;
- To prepare entry-level counseling psychologists to apply advanced research skills to explore and evaluate social and psychological issues and conduct independent research;
- To advance higher education teaching instructors who apply best practices in learning methods to convey psychological content and practices;
- To prepare culturally-responsive advocates for policy and social justice-related concerns who are prepared to use innovative approaches to solve problems related to mental health care disparities, improve services for underrepresented populations, and employ contextually-informed systems-level strategies to advance both local and transnational concerns.
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