The University of Kansas offers an Clinical Child Psychology training program accredited by the American Psychological Association. The program leads to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree and is a joint initiative between the departments of psychology and applied behavioral sciences at the university. The University of Kansas' child psychology program uses the scientist-practitioner model, emphasizing research as its first outcome goal and clinical practice as its second. The program places special focus on ethnic and cultural diversity issues, public sector and social interventions. Students are expected to complete the coursework, practical and research requirements within four years of entering the program with one full-year of internship to follow. Kansas residents pay about $3,200 per semester for the graduate program while out-of-state residents pay $7,700 per semester according to the 2009-10 schedule of tuition and fees.
The University of Kansas
Clinical Child Psychology Program
2010 Dole Human Development
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4226
Ku.edu
The University of Washington's clinical child psychology training is a specialty track within the university's clinical psychology graduate program. The university was one of the first to provide specialty training in this area. The APA-accredited clinical child psychology program trains students primarily to become researchers and, as such, students who are solely interested in clinical practice should not apply. Students graduating from the program will have knowledge and skills in evidence-based interventions and assessments, knowledge of cultural diversity and experience integrating both science and practice.
Students who want to specialize in clinical child psychology apply directly to the specialty track instead of to the graduate department of clinical psychology as a whole. Students who get accepted and enroll in the program receive full tuition waivers plus a monthly stipend (about $1,800 for the the 2009-10 school year) through a teaching or research assistantship.
University of Washington
Department of Psychology
119A Guthrie Hall, UW Box 351525
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-2640
Washington.edu
Kent State University's APA-accredited clinical child psychology program provides interdisciplinary learning among the clinical child psychology and adolescent and developmental psychology. The program focuses on three main areas: cognitive development, developmental psychopathology and development in the context of close relationships. Students who complete the program are prepared for careers as clinicians, teachers and researchers. Components of Kent State's clinical child psychology program include research, clinical training and practica during the second through fifth years, and teaching. All students in the program receive full financial support, including tuition waivers and stipends.
Kent State University
Admissions Office
161 Schwartz Center
Kent, OH 44242
330-672-2444
Kent.edu