Clinical Psychology Training Department

Clinical Psychology training refers to the supervised practical experience in which students work directly with a clinical population in a health care delivery system. It provides students the opportunity to apply what they have learned and to foster the skills and character necessary to become a competent therapist, clinical psychologist or counselor. Clinical training, therefore, strives to advance and integrate theoretical knowledge, clinical technique, skills, and professional attitudes.

Successful training results in the ability to accurately assess and understand a wide range of clinical phenomenal. These skills subsequently serve as the basis for implementing effective intervention techniques to help and heal those in the clinician's care, and in a manner sensitive to issues of diversity and individual differences.

Through direct, supervised client contact, American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, Chicago Campus, trains ethical, qualified, and competent clinicians who deliver effective assessment and therapeutic services. To provide well rounded evaluations the clinical field training faculty and American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, Chicago Campus' clinical faculty closely monitor students' academic progress and clinical development to ensure academic achievement as well as clinical suitability. Thus, students' personal adjustment, interpersonal relatedness, and professional behavior also pertain to their development as clinicians.