Clinical Psychology Program Wins APA Award
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- Published: Wednesday, 16 December 2020 11:40
Oklahoma State University’s Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program recently received the American Psychological Association’s Board of Educational Affairs 2020 Distinguished Contributions to the Education and Training of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Psychologists Award. The award recognizes training programs that prepare future psychologists to promote optimal development of child and adolescent mental and behavioral health. Specifically, OSU has a long history of training child and pediatric psychologists in evidence-based practices through both in-house and state-wide training opportunities under the mentorship of a core faculty of six clinical child/pediatric psychologists. These education and training opportunities are centered on providing family- and community-centered care and research while taking into account individuals’ cultural backgrounds.
Graduates of our program have gone on to take positions at The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Office of Juvenile Affairs, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, among others, uplifting families through direct care, research, and training other professionals. As part of receiving this award, OSU’s Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program has received $1,250. This award will be put towards continuing to provide these strong clinical training opportunities, with a particular emphasis on fostering our departmental value of diversity and cultural humility.