Educational Focus: LGBT Human Services and Mental Health
Clinical Psychology PhD and PsyD Programs
The Clinical Psychology PhD and PsyD programs at Alliant International University’s California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) offer extensive training in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) psychology. The 5-year PhD program emphasizes clinical practice and research training equally whereas the 4-year PsyD (Doctor of Psychology) program primarily emphasizes clinical practice. Both programs prepare students for licensure as psychologists in California and throughout the U.S. These programs are fully accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) and Alliant International University is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Couple and Family Therapy & Clinical Counseling – MA Programs
The two-year master’s programs in Couple and Family Therapy and in Clinical Counseling prepare students to enter these fields and obtain their respective licenses in California and throughout the U.S. The Couple and Family Therapy program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education, of the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT).
The above graduate programs have many core and adjunct faculty members whose primary areas of scholarship and practice are in LGBT mental health. LGBT graduate student associations on the campuses provide support and welcome new students.
Certificate Program in LGBT Human Services & Mental Health
The Certificate in LGBT Human Services and Mental Health is designed to meet the growing need for clinicians to develop competencies in working with lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and transgender individuals, couples and families. The program focuses on assisting clinicians to develop multicultural competencies specific to the intersecting identities of LGBT clients, increase an understanding of the historical and cultural influences impacting LGBT clients, and identify best practice procedures for assessing and addressing issues in LGBT mental health. The certificate provides courses that address the competencies recommended by the American Psychological Association’s ethical guidelines for the treatment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations.
The courses are offered as electives through the Office of Online Education for CSPP and are available to students enrolled in any CSPP graduate degree program on any of Alliant’s campuses. The courses may be taken individually or as part of the certificate. Required certificate courses are offered annually and elective courses will be offered at least once every three years. Placing the courses in the online environment creates the unique opportunity for engaging Rockway core faculty from all of our campuses, as well as national and international experts in the provision of course materials. In some courses, 2-4 different instructors combine their wisdom to guide students through the ever-growing, research and clinical literature about the LGBT community.
Core Faculty Members with Expertise in LGBT Psychology
Core faculty members at CSPP and Alliant with expertise in LGBT psychology and affiliated with the Rockway Institute are listed below with reference to their campus and graduate/professional school within the university:
- Sue Ammen, PhD, Professor, CSPP, Fresno
- Theo Burns, PhD, Associate Professor, CSPP, Los Angeles
- Alison Cerezo, PhD, Assistant Professor, CSPP, San Francisco
- Ron Duran, PhD, Associate Professor & Associate Dean, CSPP, Los Angeles
- Mary Fambrough, PhD, Associate Professor, CSPP, San Francisco
- Robert-Jay Green, PhD, Executive Director, Rockway Institute; Distinguished Professor, CSPP, San Francisco
- Veronica Gutierrez, PhD, Assistant Professor, CSPP, San Diego
- Sheila Henderson, PhD, Interim Associate Provost, I-MERIT (International/Multicultural Institute); Visiting Associate Professor, CSPP, San Francisco
- Judith Holloway, PhD, Associate Professor, CSPP, Los Angeles
- Sue A. Kuba, PhD, Professor, CSPP, Fresno
- Michael I. Loewy, PhD, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychology PhD Program Director, CSPP, San Francisco
- Cristina Magalhaes, PhD, Assistant Professor, CSPP, Los Angeles
- Valory Mitchell, PhD, Professor, CSPP, San Francisco
- Eduardo Morales, PhD, Distinguished Professor, CSPP, San Francisco
- Kevin O’Connor, PhD, Professor, CSPP, Fresno
- Jan Osborn, PhD, Assistant Professor & Clinical Training Coordinator, Couple & Family Therapy Program, CSPP, Sacramento
- Elena Padrón, PhD, Assistant Professor, CSPP, San Francisco
- Carlton W. Parks, PhD, Professor and Director, Programs in School & Educational Psychology, HSOE, Los Angeles
- Matthew Porter, PhD, Assistant Professor, CSPP, San Diego
- Peter S. Theodore, PhD, Assistant Professor, CSPP, Los Angeles
- Quyen Tiet, PhD, Associate Professor, CSPP, San Francisco