UAF-UAA Psychology Ph.D.

Ph.D. Program in Clinical-Community Psychology Offered Jointly by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Anchorage


The UAF-UAA Ph.D. Program in Clinical-Community Psychology is a scientist-practitioner program in clinical psychology that seeks to educate scholars and clinicians, who have strong commitments to research, evaluation, clinical practice, and community-based action, solidly grounded in the cultural contexts of all affected stakeholders. The program integrates clinical, community, and cultural psychology with a focus on rural, indigenous issues and an applied emphasis on the integration of research and practice. Through combining the spirit of clinical and community psychology, the program promotes contextually-grounded and culturally appropriate research, evaluation, prevention, clinical service, community work, and social action, relevant to individuals, groups, families, and communities. The Ph.D. Program in Clinical-Community Psychology with Rural, Indigenous Emphasis is a program jointly delivered and administered by the Departments of Psychology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Anchorage. All program courses are co-taught across campuses via videoconference and all program components are delivered by faculty at both campuses. The program is designed such that the student experience is as similar as possible regardless of residence (Fairbanks or Anchorage). The program is on the forefront of creative and enriching knowledge dissemination that is relevant to rural communities; focuses on public service, the uniqueness of rural environments; and the celebration of diversity. The program has many unique features that combine to make for a rigorous training experience that requires a student's full-time commitment. Individuals interested in additional detail about the program are encouraged to peruse the Student Handbook. The program maintains and regularly updates a Policy and Procedure Manual. Student rights and grievance procedures are covered in detail in the Student Handbook. The program also regularly collects outcome data from students and other sources. Students are asked at the end of every academic year to fill out the Student Satisfaction and Cultural Competency Surveys and in October the Outcomes Committee collates the Student Admissions, Outcomes and Other Data. All outcomes data are used to document progress toward the Program's Outcomes Goals, Objectives, and Benchmarks and the Program's Process Benchmarks. The program encourages active student engagement and student faculty interaction as related to program administration. This interaction is exemplified by student representation on almost all program committees. The UAF-UAA Ph.D. Program in Clinical-Community Psychology is approved by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities as a doctoral degree granted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The program is in the process of preparing its self study in an effort to apply for accreditation as a clinical psychology program through the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (202-336-5979; http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/). Updates about the program's progress toward seeking APA accreditation will be posted as they become available.		FACULTY RECRUITMENTS Assistant Professor @ UAF (PCN 204435) Term Associate Professor @ UAF (PCN 411113) ANNOUNCEMENTS November 21-23, 2011 The program is scheduled to have its American Psychological Association (APA) Accreditation Site Visit. To learn more about APA Accreditation click here. December 2011 Newsletter February 2011 Newsletter June 2009 Program was approved as a Western Regional Graduate Program. To learn more click here. EVENTS Spring 2012 Class Schedule Spring 2012 Texts Student Handbook Course Descriptions
University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Psychology P.O. Box 756480 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775 telephone 907.474.7012 fax 907.474.5781	University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Psychology 3211 Providence Drive, SSB 303 Anchorage, Alaska 99508 telephone 907.786.1640 fax 907.786.1669

Ph.D. Program in Clinical-Community Psychology

Offered Jointly by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Anchorage