Clinical Psychology Emphasis Areas

Emphasis Areas and Tracks: Child and Family Track (SF) Clinical Forensics Emphasis (FRE) Ecosystemic Child Emphasis (FRE) Family/Child Emphasis (SD, SF) Family Track (SD) Forensic Family/Child Track (SF) Forensic Psychology Emphasis (SD) Gender Studies Emphasis (SF) Health Psychology Emphasis (FRE, LA, SD, SF) Health Track (SD) Individual, Family and Couple Emphasis (LA) Integrative Psychology Emphasis (SD) Multicultural Emphasis (SD) Multicultural & Community Emphasis (LA, SF) Psychodynamic Emphasis (SD) Psychodynamic/Adult Psychotherapy Emphasis (SF)

As a supplement to the excellent generalist education and training all clinical students receive, CSPP offers the opportunity for specialty study within "emphasis areas." Emphasis areas typically consist of at least four required courses, a field placement, and a dissertation focus in the area of emphasis.

Emphasis areas vary by program location as a reflection of faculty expertise and interest. For example, students who envision an applied research or clinical practice career that specializes in multicultural issues will be drawn primarily to the programs in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Students interested in general and adult clinical forensics will gravitate toward Fresno/Sacramento programs. Specialists in health psychology are found in all CSPP clinical programs. Biopsychology and neuropsychology experts are found at the San Francisco campus; expertise in eating disorders and alternative interventions can be found among core faculty at the Fresno, Los Angeles and San Francisco campuses; and expertise in stress-related disorders and the health-emotion connection are found at the San Diego campus.

All clinical programs also offer emphases or interest areas in child/family psychology. Students interested in ecosystemic approaches to therapy choose the Fresno/Sacramento programs which are the home of internationally recognized experts, and students interested in child/family forensics should review the clinical PsyD offerings of the San Francisco and San Diego clinical PsyD programs.

Information about the emphasis areas offered at each campus may be found through the links under each individual program.