Mission

To implement Psychological and Behavioral Sciences programs with innovative science-based curricula, and to train future generations of behavioral scientists and of practitioners to apply evidence-based practices and advanced professional competencies to their research endeavors and to their clinical work with diverse populations.

Yaritza M. López Robledo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & Interim Dean
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Ponce Health Sciences University

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PHSU'S School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences

Accreditation

The PSY.D. and the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. 

Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979/E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

Guiding questions for writing your Graduate School essay.

  • Who you are in relation to your academic and personal background.
  • State your academic and career goals (possible short and long term goals).
  • Explain why these are your goals.
  • What you can bring to the program you are applying to and how the program can meet your academic goals.

Academic Programs

Doctor in Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (PhD)

The PhD. Clinical Psychology program of PHSU aims at training clinicians to approach the profession from a scientific perspective and to become competent in the production of new knowledge using scientific methods. PHSU’s Ph.D. Clinical Psychology program is based on the Scientist-Practitioner model of professional psychology as articulated by the Boulder Conference of 1949 (Raimy, 1950).
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Doctor in Clinical Psychology (PsyD)

Consonant with the concept that Clinical Psychology is an integral component of the Health Sciences, the Clinical Psychology Program at Ponce School of Medicine aims to develop a new generation of Professional Psychologists with a strong foundation on the biological bases of behavior, a broad understanding of the psychological processes and of the socio-cultural dimension of normal and abnormal behavior.
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Master of Science in School Psychology (MSSP)

The Master of Science in School Psychology (MSSP) program of Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) is a Terminal Master Degree Program that concomitantly provides students the foundations of the School Psychology profession. The program will prepare its graduates to engage in competent practice of the profession, at the Master level.
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Certificates

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Professional Certificate in Family and Couples Therapy

Postgraduate Certificate in Neuroscience of Learning