California School of Professional Psychology

Longstanding APA (American Psychological Association) and COAMFTE accreditation requirements of clinical psychology and marriage and family therapy programs, ensures your education is among the highest of California’s standards.

The online master’s degree program in marriage and family therapy is designed to follow the COAMFTE-accredited curriculum of the on-ground program and is accredited by COAMFTE.

The master’s degree psychology program in clinical counseling is CACREP-accredited, which is the recognized training standard for counselors by the Institute of Medicine and the Veteran’s Administration, and its curricula content areas include the required educational training for counseling licensure in most states, making CACREP-accreditation a pathway to portability.

Our online, CSWE-accredited MSW program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to make meaningful contributions in clinical, policy, and advocacy settings. We are proud to provide a high-quality, CSWE-accredited education that will empower future social workers to meet the evolving needs of individuals, families, and communities.

CSPP graduate school offers many combinations of degrees and emphasis areas, so every student has the ability to graduate with a specialized skill set after completing a psychology degree program. CSPP areas of emphasis include:

• Child and family track  
• Child and family emphasis  
• Clinical forensic psychology emphasis
• Clinical health psychology emphasis (CHP)    
• Ecosystemic child emphasis   
• Family/child and couple emphasis (FACE)     
• Family/child psychology emphasis     
• Forensic family/child track    
• Forensic psychology    
• Gender studies and LGBT psychology emphasis    
• Health psychology emphasis     
• Health track     
• Integrative health track     
• Integrative psychology emphasis
• Multicultural and international emphasis
• Multicultural community-clinical psychology emphasis (MCCP)   
• Multi-interest option (non-emphasis) (MIO)     
• Psychodynamic emphasis     
• Social justice psychology track
• Trauma, stress, resilience, health psychology

Many of CSPP master’s programs are offered online, allowing for flexible, convenient schedules while maintaining the necessary on-ground practicum our graduate program CSPP is known for.

Multiculturalism is a foundational feature and core commitment at CSPP. Whether it’s our marital and family therapy, counseling psychology, and clinical psychology programs, multicultural competencies are woven through the curriculum. Throughout our multicultural specialization and our certificate in LGBT human services and mental health program, CSPP is committed to promoting inclusion within our campuses and celebrating diversity throughout our programs.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging provides leadership and expertise to the Alliant Community to advance its commitment to inclusive excellence, community service, and academic excellence.

Through programmatic and educational initiatives, we enable our faculty, staff, and students to reach their potential while promoting the appreciation of cultural diversity and foster intercultural and cross-cultural understanding.

For more than 50 years, CSPP has established practicum opportunities with organizations across California. These relationships provide students the opportunity to receive real-world experience in an environment relevant to their studies and future employment goals. We’ve partnered with organizations like:

• Community mental health centers and clinics
• Inpatient mental health facilities
• Rehabilitation programs
• Medical settings
• Residential treatment centers
• Forensic/correctional facilities
• Businesses
• Research organizations
• Governmental agencies
• Integrated care sites
• Veteran administrations
   

To learn more about potential practicum opportunities, visit our Clinical Psychology Research and Student Experience Practicum section.

CSPP offers students the opportunity to provide consulting services to respected organizations that in the past included Goodwill, Disney, City of Hope National Medical Center, Ingenium Schools, and the City of Pasadena. These consulting opportunities may provide CSPP students with an advantage when entering the workforce.

Our small class sizes will allow you to get to know your psychology department’s professors as individuals. Under their mentorship, you will receive the support and personal attention needed to excel and become a professional even before graduation.

We encourage our students to support their local communities. We are proud to announce that our students provide many hours of service annually to their local communities, while our postdoctoral CSPP graduates provide an additional 450,000 hours of professional service in the US in preparation for licensure.

The reason CSPP remains one of the top psychology colleges in California begins and ends with our amazing students. We are proud to be represented by a talented and passionate community of diverse individuals who use their education and skills to better lives not only in California but throughout the world.