Clinical Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Purpose

The Forensic Psychology Concentration provides students with training in the area of psychology that interacts with the judicial system.  Students in the concentration will be exposed to theory, research and application of psychological knowledge that impacts legal decisions making.  Emphasis will be on ethically appropriate and culturally sensitive evaluation of adults, children, and families involved in legal proceedings.

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Consideration

• Graduates will understand selected fundamental principles in assessment of individuals involved in both criminal justice and civil legal proceedings.
• Graduates will become familiar with topics of emerging significance in the areas of suitability assessments of police and governmental personnel.
• Graduates will be conversant with the role of diverse background factors in the assessment of forensic related populations.

Course Requirements

The Forensic Psychology concentration requires the satisfactory completion of the PsyD in Clinical Psychology Program semester credit hour, Professionalization Group, Comprehensive Examination, five Clinical Competency tasks, and internship requirements listed under “Program Requirements” earlier in this section. Students in this concentration are required to fill the electives requirements portion of the program with the following courses:

Advanced Intervention Elective Requirement — Students Are Required to Take the Following

• PP8181 Advanced Forensic Assessment - 3 credits
• Advanced Intervention Elective Requirement - 3 credits

Diversity Elective Requirement — Students Are Required toTake the Following

• PP8624 Criminal Psychology - 3 credits
• Diversity Elective Requirement - 3 credits

General Elective Requirement — Students Are Required toTake the Following

• PP8626 Civil Law and Psychology - 3 credits
• General Elective Requirement   - 3 credits

Professional Practice Elective Requirement — Students Are Required to Take the Following

• PP8625 Child and Family Forensics - 3 credits
• Professional Practice Elective Requirement - 3 credits

Clinical Training:

Practicum

Forensic concentration students will be encouraged to enroll in practicum that are in forensic settings such as jails, juvenile detention centers, and selected practice groups which are primarily engaged in forensic work. Students will be encouraged to enroll in seminars with faculty members familiar with forensic assessment and intervention.

Internships

Students enrolled in the Forensic concentration are encouraged to intern at a site with a primary forensic focus in terms of population and assessment techniques.

Clinical Research Project

Students in this concentration are required to investigate a topic related to Forensic Psychology.

Core Faculty	Adjunct Faculty
Kathleen O’Brien, Ph.D., Coordinator

***PLEASE CONTACT CONCENTRATION COORDINATOR at kobrien@argosy.edu or 312-777-7691 with questions.