Upon completion of the program, students are expected to have demonstrated competency in the following areas:

• Case conceptualization and diagnoses through application of clinical strategies for problem analysis
• Addressing client problems through multiple psychotherapeutic strategies
• Sensitivity to ethnic, gender, and racial diversity in clinical practice
• Understanding the impact of clinician thoughts, feelings and behavior on client dynamics in individual, group, supervisory, and consulting settings
• Responding from an informed ethical base that demonstrates understanding of ethical code and state law governing psychology practice
• Development of relevant research hypotheses and methods of problem analysis through multiple methods of research inquiry and analysis
• Select, administer and analyze a wide range of assessment techniques to facilitate problem understanding and recommendations
• Understanding of normal and atypical patterns of development and behavior across the lifespan of clientele, including children, adolescents, adults, and elderly clients
• Understanding of psychophysiological, neuropsychological and pharmacological considerations in relation to diagnostic understandings
•  Understanding of human sexuality in relation to diversity of expression and treatment implications
•  Understanding of historical and contemporary factors that have helped to define psychology as a scientific and professional discipline
•  Understanding of social psychology principles that shape individual and group psychology
•  Understanding of practice issues in the private sector
•  Instructional skill through the organization and dissemination of clinical literature and data in conjunction with leading discussions and presentations in classroom settings and seminars