DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM HISTORY & HIGHLIGHTS

Program History

The Ph.D. training program in Clinical Psychology has been continuously accredited by the American Psychological Association since February 1, 1948, when the accreditation process first began. Among 165 doctoral programs in clinical psychology, there are only 8 programs that have been accredited as long as the CWRU program.

Former Notable Faculty:

E.L. Thorndike - learning theory
Irv Weiner - editor, Journal of Personality Assessment, president SPA
Dennis Drotar - editor, Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Milton Strauss - editor, Journal of Abnormal, Psychological Assessment
Donald Freedheim - editor, Journal of Abnormal Psychotherapy, Professional Psychology
George Albee - APA president 1970

Former Notable Students:

Al Mahrer - famous for Experiential Therapy
William Glasser - famous for Reality Therapy
Morris Parloff - part of NIMH Treatment of Depression Collaborative

Brief findings from the 2007-08 external review of the CWRU Psychology Clinical Doctoral Program:

The CWRU Clinical training program has been rated highly, coming in at 19th among 217 rated programs in the US and Canada. Click here for a complete listing

Of students currently enrolled in our graduate training program:

100% belong to APA/APAGS
93% have attended a national convention
88% have presented at a national convention
88% have served as first author on a convention presentation
83% have collected psychologicical data on medical or psychiatric patients
60% have published a psychology journal article
40% have taught college level courses on psychology
33% have received grant funding (47% applied for funding)

Internship Information

During the past 2 years, students have averaged their top 1.5 choice in internship match
Over the last 7 years, 97% of graduate students felt themselves to be better prepared than their fellow interns
90% thought their clinical skills and experiences were better than their peers
Overall, 97% felt their graduate education helped them become better prepared than their peers upon graduation from the program

**an external review of the Case Ph.D. Psychology program is conducted every 8 years. The next review will take place in 2014