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Dear friends,
I'm writing in request of your knowledge and understanding. I'm looking for traditional PhD programs in Psychology which also allow exploration of humanistic/transpersonal/existential dynamics. I know they are out there. More specifically, I've been searching for faculty within these programs that have similar interests and would serve as a mentor, of sorts, in supporting one who chooses to pursue this particular thread of learning. With that being said, I'm looking for an APA accredited program that would support an academic career. I am also greatly interested in community and counseling. So, I've been looking at programs that lie anywhere on the spectrum of Social Psychology to Counseling Psychology.
I know this may seem like a vague request for assistance; however, I still put it out there in the hopes that someone knows something that I do not!
Any feedback would of course be helpful and much appreciated.
Be well,
-jen-
I'm writing in request of your knowledge and understanding. I'm looking for traditional PhD programs in Psychology which also allow exploration of humanistic/transpersonal/existential dynamics. I know they are out there. More specifically, I've been searching for faculty within these programs that have similar interests and would serve as a mentor, of sorts, in supporting one who chooses to pursue this particular thread of learning. With that being said, I'm looking for an APA accredited program that would support an academic career. I am also greatly interested in community and counseling. So, I've been looking at programs that lie anywhere on the spectrum of Social Psychology to Counseling Psychology.
I know this may seem like a vague request for assistance; however, I still put it out there in the hopes that someone knows something that I do not!
Any feedback would of course be helpful and much appreciated.
Be well,
-jen-
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Re: Traditional PhD programs (w/ Humanistic freedom)
Sat, July 30, 2005 - 11:49 PMCalifornia School of Professional Psychology, at Alliant University, has a clinical PhD program where you could have an Integrative emphasis. There are a few professors that teach everything from existential, integrative, humanistic, etc and they could potetially chair your dissertation. CSPP is fully acredited and they have campuses all over.
For more info go to www.alliant.edu
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Sun, July 31, 2005 - 11:10 AMAwesome! Thanks, Mariela! I'll definitely check into this. I appreciate your response. -j- -
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Re: Traditional PhD programs (w/ Humanistic freedom)
Sun, July 31, 2005 - 12:43 PMMariela, CSPP looks promising. I noticed that each campus offers different emphases for the clinical PhD program. Is there a campus that specifically offers an "integrative" emphasis? Also, do you know if there are any teaching or research assistantship positions? The faculty is listed online, but for many of them, it doesn't list their interests. Do you know of any faculty with existential or humanistic interests whom I can contact?
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Re: Traditional PhD programs (w/ Humanistic freedom)
Sun, July 31, 2005 - 1:26 PMI'm in the San Diego - Scripps Ranch Campus. They definitely have that emphasis there. The director of the emphasis is Don Eulert. he is great and is always involved in exiting projects. Try to look him up in the directory, or I could try to get you his email. Also, dr. Spira, who is an adjunct faculty, teaches several classes pertaining to your interests.
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Re: Traditional PhD programs (w/ Humanistic freedom)
Sun, July 31, 2005 - 7:38 PMSweet! Thank you. I'll check these profs. out. -j-
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Re: Traditional PhD programs (w/ Humanistic freedom)
Sun, August 7, 2005 - 4:25 PMI've found that counselling psychology programmes tend to have more of a humanistic and social-psychological emphasis than clinical programmes. So you might take a look at some of these in addition to clinical programmes.
The best mix between academic-respectability and heartful faculty that I've come across so far are the clinical and counselling psychology programmes at the Teachers College of Columbia University and the counselling psychology programme in Faculty of Education at the University of Oregon. All three programmes are APA-accredited and can lead to mainstream academic jobs.
[ www.tc.columbia.edu/academic/ccp/ ]
[ education.uoregon.edu/degree.htm?id=34&field_name=CPSY ]
In Canada, there are people in the clinical programme at York University (Lynne Angus, Leslie Greenberg, David Rennie) with humanistic and existential interests. This programme is also accredited, respectable, and looks quite eclectic.
[ www.yorku.ca/grdpsych/peop...calfaculty.htm ] -
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Re: Traditional PhD programs (w/ Humanistic freedom)
Tue, August 9, 2005 - 7:14 AMScott,
Thanks for your reply. As I trudge along in my search, I've almost ruled out most California schools, mainly because of lack of funding.
I will definitely check out the universities you've mentioned, none of which I've looked at thus far. Well, I have looked at the University of Oregon, but may have eliminated it due to limited funding.
Yes, I agree with your observation about counseling versus clinical programs. I've found that to be true as well. Currently, I'm looking at Arizona State University, University of British Columbia, University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, University of North Dakota, and the University of Oklahoma. I find these programs to be unique in their own ways, plus they all provide assistantships and tuition waivers, which is important to me.
I greatly appreciate your recommendations and will add them to my list of possibilities.
Cheers,
Jen.
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Re: Traditional PhD programs (w/ Humanistic freedom)
Fri, November 17, 2006 - 12:06 PMYes--Leslie Greenberg has written a ton on Humanistic, Experiential, and Emotion-Focused Therapy. Working under him would probably be a very good choice, if you could.
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