Antioch University Santa Barbara provides high quality,
innovative undergraduate and graduate education for adults.
Through the integration of academic and experiential learning, and
by fostering creativity and independent thinking, an Antioch
education empowers students to act responsibly to effect
personal, social and environmental change.
The Pre-PsyD program entry point is an alternative entry path
into the PsyD program for prospective students who do not have a
master's degree in psychology. The track is a one-year sequence
of foundational graduate courses in psychology that prepares
students to engage with the PsyD curriculum. The PsyD program in
Clinical Psychology with a Family Psychology emphasis was
developed to produce well-trained clinicians within a
scholar-practitioner model using the core competencies of the
National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional
Psychology (NCSPP).
The program builds on Antioch University Santa Barbara's
outstanding local reputation for providing quality education and
well-trained clinicians. Key elements include:
Program Delivery
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The full-time program is offered across two days per week, all
day Thursday and Friday until 3 pm.
Program Components
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Coursework
Full-time students will
enroll for three quarters of Pre-PsyD course work taking 12 units
each quarter and a traineeship experience. Students admitted into
the Pre-PsyD program, upon successful completion of the first
year of coursework, will continue their studies with students who
were admitted with an MA degree in psychology.
PsyD in Clinical Psychology - Family Psychology
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NOTE: This is a post-master's program.
Family psychology is a broad-based specialty that includes
working with individuals, couples and families in psychotherapy
and also working within other systemic contexts to provide
indirect and direct service in multiple settings, including:
school systems, primary health care, the justice system and
family businesses. Family psychologists provide supervision and
leadership to various individuals and organizations and they
support effective program development and implementation through
evaluative or basic research.
As part of their degree program, students gain expertise in
family forensic psychology. This emphasis is designed to prepare
psychologists who are increasingly called upon to intervene with
families involved with the legal system. It also prepares
psychologists to work in a consulting capacity with legal
professionals. Future professionals learn to assess and intervene
with families who are facing divorce, child custody disputes,
elder care and conservancy, custodianships, parenting challenges,
adoption, family violence, community violence or involvement with
the juvenile justice system.
Program Goals
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The PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology with a Family Psychology
emphasis was developed to produce well-trained clinicians within
a scholar-practitioner model using the core competencies of the
National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional
Psychology (NCSPP). The program builds on Antioch University
Santa Barbara's outstanding local reputation for providing
quality education at the master's level. Key elements include:
- An educational approach integrating theory and practice
- Training emphasizing the socio-political impact of systems
(family, community and cultural) on the individual
- Antioch's appreciation of the diversity of human experience
- A focus on developing critical thinking skills
- Preparation for the role of the professional psychologist
- Development of skills for work in the family forensic arena
Program Delivery
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The full-time program is offered across two days per week, all day on Thursday and Friday until 3 pm.
Program Components
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Coursework
Full-time students will enroll for 11- 13 units per quarter
over 9 quarters and a 1-unit year-long internship for a total
of 108 quarter units.
Clinical Dissertation
We are interested in stimulating student creativity, therefore
the options for completion of this project vary. Because family
psychology involves a paradigmatic shift from a focus on the
individual to a focus on the system, students will be
encouraged to develop a project which involves studying a
complex system of their choice.
Internship
Students are required to complete a full-time internship during
the 4th year of the academic program.
Clinical Hours
It is expected that students will acquire 1000 hours of
clinical experience prior to applying for the internship. We
expect that most students will seek out clinical placements
early in their program (and will take advantage of summers to
accumulate the requisite hours).
Professional Competence Evaluation (PCE)
During Practicum III, students will begin to identify and
conceptualize a case which might be developed for presentation
as part of the PCE. The PCE is intended to demonstrate
students' skill and knowledge in the field of psychology and to
integrate their academic and clinical learning. The PCE is to
be completed during the summer following Year 2 of the program,
prior to engaging in the application process for internship.