Department of Applied Psychology COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY DOCTORAL PROGRAM Student Handbook 2016-2017 Revised: Summer 2016 1 Contents SECTION I ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 4 II. OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM ................................................................................................... 4 A. The Ecological Perspective ........................................................................................................................... 4 B. Program Faculty .............................................................................................................................................. 5 C. Program Management .................................................................................................................................... 6 D. Licensure Information .................................................................................................................................... 6 III. FACULTY EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS .............................................................................. 7 A. Student Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................ 7 B. Student Research/Scholarship Involvement and Expectations ............................................................. 7 C. Student Professional Involvement ............................................................................................................... 8 D. Student Involvement in Program Operations and Improvement .......................................................... 8 E. Students Who Use Social Networking Sites ............................................................................................. 8 IV. SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM AND REQUIREMENTS ........................................................... 8 A. Student Advisement ....................................................................................................................................... 8 B. Curriculum ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 C. Other Program Requirements ................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. V. ACADEMIC POLICIES .................................................................................................................. 12 A. Grading Policy of B or Better .................................................................................................................... 14 B. Transfer of Credit and Course Waivers ................................................................................................... 14 C. Grading System ............................................................................................................................................. 15 D. Academic Standing ....................................................................................................................................... 16 VI. UNIVERSITY POLICIES .............................................................................................................. 16 A. Student Appeals and Grievances ............................................................................................................... 17 B. Standards of Behavior .................................................................................................................................. 17 C. Course/Instructor Evaluations and Procedures ....................................................................................... 18 VII. GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 18 A. Housing ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 B. Financial Aid .................................................................................................................................................. 19 C. Counseling Availability ............................................................................................................................... 19 D. Disability Resources ..................................................................................................................................... 20 2 E. Harassment ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 F. Safety ............................................................................................................................................................... 20 G. Equal Opportunity Policy ............................................................................................................................ 20 SECTION II .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 VIII. CLINICAL TRAINING ............................................................................................................... 21 A. Clinical Training ........................................................................................................................................... 21 SECTION III .................................................................................................................................................................. 29 A. The Dissertation ............................................................................................................................................ 29 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Appendix A1 PRE-REQUISITE/CO-REQUISITE COURSES FOR POST-MASTERS PHD COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM ...................................................................................... 38 Appendix A2 PROGRAM OF STUDY ............................................................................................................ 39 Appendix A3 COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PhD MODEL PROGRAM ........................................... 40 Appendix A4 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM GUIDELINES ......................................................................... 41 Appendix B1 CHANGE OF ADVISOR FORM ............................................................................................. 42 Appendix B2 LEAVE REQUEST FORM ........................................................................................................ 43 Appendix B3 COURSE WAIVER FORM ....................................................................................................... 44 Appendix C1 DOCTORAL STUDENT ANNUAL SELF EVALUATION/FUNDING APPLICATION 45 Appendix C2 ADVANCED FIELDWORK STUDENT EVALUATION OF SITE/SUPERVISOR FORM .............................................................................................................................................................. 55 Appendix C3 ADVANCED FIELDWORK STUDENT EVALUATION ................................................ 56 Appendix D1 INTERNSHIP STUDENT EVALUATION FORM ............................................................. 65 Appendix E1 DISSERTATION PROPOSAL CHECKLIST ....................................................................... 74 Appendix E2 DISSERTATION DEFENSE CHECKLIST .......................................................................... 75 Appendix E3 APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (AP) DISSERTATION FORM .............................................. 76 Appendix E4 DISSERTATION PROPOSAL APPROVAL FORM .......................................................... 77 Appendix E5 DEPARTMENT DISSERTATION DEFNSE APPROVAL RECORD ........................... 78 Appendix E6 SAMPLE DISSERTATION TITLE PAGE AND REFERENCES ................................... 79 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................................. 80 3 SECTION I I. INTRODUCTION The Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program is located in the Department of Applied Psychology (AP), formerly the Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology (CAEP), in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Northeastern University is a private, nonsectarian, urban university, which offers a variety of curricula through seven undergraduate colleges, nine graduate and professional schools, and a number of continuing and specialized education programs and institutes. Northeastern University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., which is one of the six regional accreditation bodies of the new Council of Post-Secondary Accreditation (COPA). II. OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM The Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program is a full-time doctoral program that accepted its first cohort in 2009. Our program was accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) in May 2014 for 7 years, until 2021. In addition, our program has received the Association