Master of Science in Psychology - Clinical Psychology

Queen's University

The mission statement of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s is as follows: "to educate psychologists who will be proficient in both the scientific and clinical aspects of their profession, and who are capable of working in a variety of settings".The major Goals of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology are as follows: 1. To transmit a breadth of knowledge of the field of Clinical Psychology 2. To train students in conducting and evaluating empirical research and 3. To train students to acquire competence in clinical assessment, interviewing and intervention.The program adheres to a scientist-practitioner model of training with greater emphasis on scientific training. The major aim is not only to transmit existing knowledge, but to develop constructively critical attitudes and creative skills in psychologists who are dedicated to clinical psychology as a scientific profession, so that they will be able to make useful and novel contributions to the solution of problems arising in clinical settings. All three functions of clinical psychology are stressed: assessment, treatment and research. Objective methods are preferred in assessment, and the major emphasis in treatment is on empirically-based methods. Instruction emphasizes cognitive-behavioural approaches, although reference is also made to other psychotherapeutic approaches as well as physical methods of treatment.The Clinical Program meets these goals by providing instruction in the five core areas of clinical psychology (biological, cognitive-affective, and social bases of behaviour, individual behaviour, and history and systems of psychology), statistical and research methods, and methods of assessment and intervention. The Clinical Program meets these goals also by providing in-depth practical experience in assessment and intervention, as well as by requiring directed thesis research, and by providing other collaborative research opportunities.