Do you want to be a psychologist with a biopsychosocial approach to understanding health and illness? Are you interested in being a clinical psychologist? Are you interested in being a school psychologist?
Our training model is one in which psychologists are trained as both scientists (competent to engage in scientific research) and practitioners (competent to provide psychological services). The PhD in health psychology provides distinctive educational experiences with exemplary teaching, scholarship and service. We prepare students for careers in health care, education and business, and provide leadership with the field through cutting-edge research and prominent national roles. We have three distinct health psychology concentrations: clinical health psychology (CHP), pediatric school psychology (PSP), and occupational health psychology (OHP).
The goal of the clinical health psychology (CHP) program is to prepare highly qualified, clinical psychologists to work within primary care teams, hospitals, health organizations and academic settings. This program has a scientist-practitioner model, training students in both the science and the practice of clinical health psychology in order to be experts in both being consumers, and producers, of research and provision of patient care. We train students in the most evidence-based cutting edge assessments and treatments for multiple clinical and chronic health conditions. Students completing this program are eligible for licensure as Licensed Psychologists and Health Service Providers by the NC Board of Psychology. This program is accredited by the American Psychological Association.
The goal of the pediatric school psychology (PSP) program is to prepare highly qualified doctoral-level school psychologists to work with children, families and other professionals in both public school and health care settings. The PSP program prepares students to advance school psychology through original research and to apply health psychology principles to school psychology practices across a three-tier model of service delivery. Students completing this program meet educational requirements for licensure by NC Board of Psychology as Licensed Psychologist and Health Services Provider; graduates are also eligible for school-level licensure. This program is currently in the process of seeking accreditation by the American Psychological Association.
The goal of the occupational health psychology (OHP) program is to prepare highly qualified psychologists to work with industry and workforces to improve the quality of working life and to enhance the safety, health and well-being of workers across occupations, either within the industry or in an academic setting. This is a four-year program requiring full-time attendance. Students are admitted knowing they will pursue a master's degree on route to their doctoral degree. This program is not designed for students to become licensed psychologists.
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