Coursework in the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Specialty is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge in the field of clinical psychology as well as in the areas of child development and clinical child/pediatric psychology. Consequently, students complete the course requirements for the clinical training program including a year-long sequence in Assessment in which, along with peers in the adult clinical area, students learn how to administer and interpret Intellectual and Achievement tests within the context of both youth and adults. Students within other specialty areas in our clinical program. Students within the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Specialty will also take elective courses that focus specifically on clinical child psychology (child psychotherapy, pediatric psychology).
- During the first three years, students take graduate courses that cover developmental (developmental psychology, cognitive development) and clinical child research (child psychotherapy, pediatric psychology).
- Students seeking to further develop their quantitative skills have the opportunity to participate in our department's strong quantitative psychology minor
