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Mission of the Clinical Psychology PhD Program


Based upon a scientist-practitioner model, the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program of Ponce School of Medicine will train a new generation of Clinical Psychologists based upon the Scientist/Practitioner model to contribute to the development of the psychological and behavioral sciences and to provide high quality health services to persons and communities of diverse sociocultural backgrounds and lifestyles.

Program Goals

The new program goals and objectives are based upon the Cube Model for competency development in professional psychology (Rodolfa, et al., 2005)

Goal I: Prepare clinical psychologists able to competently integrate the professional knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that serve as the foundation of clinical practice in the provision of evidence-based, ethical, and culturally responsive clinical psychology services through the provision of a broad-based training experience.


Goal II: Prepare clinical psychologists for the ethical delivery of evidence-based psychological services when assuming the contemporary functions of the profession in diverse clinical situations through the provision of a wide variety of sequential, organized, and supervised training experiences.


 

Competency-Based Program Objectives
 

Content Area
 

Competency
 
Reflective Practice-self-assessment Competencies

 
The graduate will conduct his/herself professionally within the boundaries of competencies, with a commitment to lifelong learning, engagement in scholarly work, critical thinking, and a commitment to the development of the profession.
Scientific knowledge- methods Competencies The graduate will demonstrate scientific mindedness and apply scientific methodology in their professional practice.
Relationship Competencies The graduate will demonstrate ability to form and maintain professional relationships with clients, colleagues, supervisors, faculty, other multidisciplinary healthcare team professionals, and community members in accordance with the ethical standards and values of the profession.
Ethical Competencies The graduate will demonstrate independent and confident capacity for complex ethical reasoning and decision making in their clinical practice.
Individual- cultural Diversity Competencies The graduate will demonstrate awareness, attitudes of respect, and appropriate responses regarding intersecting and complex dimensions of diversity (e.g. gender, socioeconomic status, affectional orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental capacities, religion, spirituality, and age) in their professional practice.
Interdisciplinary Competencies The graduate will demonstrate ability to recognize and engage in opportunities for effective collaboration with other professionals toward shared goals and actively enhance team interdisciplinary functioning.
Assessment & Testing Competencies The graduate will demonstrate understanding and solid command of clinical assessment and use of psychometric and personality tests.
Therapeutic Intervention Competencies The graduate will be able to appropriately select and implement psychological interventions and document therapeutic progress accurately.
Consultation The graduate will effectively articulate, implement, and evaluate consultation services/ interventions applying a variety of intervention models appropriate for a broad range of settings.
Education and Supervision competencies The graduate will utilize appropriate supervisory and teaching strategies/skills in enhancing the professional functioning or the more junior person and monitoring the quality of professional services.
Research Competencies The graduate will be able to apply current research to their clinical practice, to exercise command of different methods of scientific inquiry and to develop new knowledge on issues relevant to the understanding of the psychological, neurobiological and psychosocial determinants of human behavior.
Management and Administration Competencies The graduate will be able to serve as competent manager and administrator applying a variety of models appropriate to lead direct delivery of professional services in a broad range of settings.

 

Contact Informaction

Chairperson: José Pons Madera, Ph.D.
Administrative
Assistant
:
Jean Marie Schmidt, M.ED.
Telephone: (787) 813-5700, (787) 844-5209
Location: Psychoneurometric Resources and Educational Center
E-mail: jschmidt@psm.edu or jpons@psm.edu
Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Mail: Clinical Psychology Program 
Ponce School of Medicine
P.O. Box 7004

Ponce, P.R. 00732-7004
 
   
   
   
 
 

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