Counseling Psychology is a specialty emphasizing normal and optimal human functioning across the lifespan with a strength-based approach to facilitating change. The program is an APA-accredited 5-year full-time scientist-practitioner doctoral program that prepares graduates for careers as health service psychologists. The program’s training mission reflects our commitment to multiculturalism, social justice, and advocacy. As health service psychologists, students provide evidence-based to culturally relevant services in a variety of research and practice settings to meet the needs of diverse cultural and linguistic communities in Georgia and across the nation.
Director of Graduate Studies Brandee Appling, Associate Professor bappling@uga.edu Dr. Rosemary Phelps Counseling Psychology Director of Training cpphd@uga.edu https://coe.uga.edu/directory/counseling-and-human-development-services/ https://coe.uga.edu/academics/degrees/phd-counseling-psychology/
107 hours or more
Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: -Master’s degree (can be in progress when applying, but must be completed by enrollment) -3 Letters of recommendation -CV -Counseling Psychology Supplemental Application -Statement of Purpose (emphasizing goals, objectives, and research ideas) -Unofficial transcript (if admitted, official transcripts are required prior to enrollment) -International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Students will also have to show certificate of finances upon acceptance to the program. Application completion deadline is December 1 for the following fall. Program admits once per year.
The PhD in Counseling Psychology provides training and coursework in discipline-specific knowledge, profession-wide competencies in psychology, and social justice and advocacy coursework.
| ECHD 8000 | Applied Project in Counseling and Human Development Services | 1-3 |
| ECHD(EPSY) 8010 | History of Psychology and the Evolution of Contemporary Practice | 3 |
| EPSY(ECHD) 8080 | Development Across the Lifespan for School/Counseling Psychologists and Educators | 3 |
| ECHD 8610 | Fundamentals of Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
| ECHD(PHRM) 8900 | Psychopharmacology | 3 |
| ECHD 9000 | Doctoral Research | 1-12 |
| ECHD 9002 | Social Psychology and Counseling | 3 |
| ECHD 9050 | Career Development and Research | 3 |
| ECHD 9060 | Advanced Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| ECHD 9110 | Approaches in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies | 3 |
| ECHD 9300 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1-12 |
| ECHD 9600 | Foundations of Counseling Psychology | 1 |
| ECHD 9610 | Theories of Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| ECHD 9620 | Assessment in Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| ECHD 9630 | Advanced Psychodiagnosis | 3 |
| ECHD 9650 | Consultation in Human Systems | 3 |
| ECHD 9680 | Process of Counseling Psychology Supervision | 3 |
| ECHD 9710 | Ethics and Professional Issues | 1-3 |
| ECHD 9760 | Practicum in Counseling Psychology | 1-6 |
| ECHD 9770 | Doctoral Assessment Practicum | 1-3 |
| ECHD 9860 | Internship in Counseling Psychology | 1-12 |
| ECHD 9920 | Research Methods in Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| ERSH 8310 | Applied Analysis of Variance Methods in Education | 3 |
| ERSH 8320 | Applied Correlation and Regression Methods in Education | 3 |
Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:
| AFAM(PSYC)(ECHD) 4170/6170 | Introduction to Black Psychology | 3 |
| ECHD(LACS) 4660/6660 | U.S. Latino/a Mental Health: An Introduction | 3 |
| ECHD 8026 | Integrating Religion/Spirituality into Psychotherapy | 3 |
| ECHD 8125 | Introduction to Health Psychology | 3 |
| ECHD 8126 | Biopsychosociocultural Approach to Health and Illness | 3 |
| ECHD 9070 | Preparing Students to Teach | 3 |
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STAT 4230/6230
Analytical Thinking
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Applied Regression Analysis | 3 |
| GRSC 7001 | GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar | 1 |
Students are expected to maintain a high grade-point average (3.0 or better on the 4-point scale); this is considered the benchmark for satisfactory progress with respect to coursework. Students who earn grades below a B- (2.33) in a course will need to retake the course to earn a higher grade.
Students are required to demonstrate proof of student liability insurance prior to beginning practicum.
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.
Most program graduates pursue licensure as a psychologist and pursue careers in a variety of clinical settings (e.g., private practice, university health centers, VAs, counseling centers, academic medical centers, hospitals) as well as institutions of higher education as faculty members and researchers.
While our recommendation of admission does not include funding, we will share opportunities to apply for assistantships as they are brought to our attention. We also encourage students to search for assistantship opportunities throughout the university.
Students are expected to complete a total of 12 credit hours in ECHD 9860 in an APA-approved internship site. Students will register for practicum courses while they are engaged in clinical work that includes counseling, conducting assessments, and/or supervising master’s students.
Counseling Psychology Student Association (CPSA) aims to provide all graduate students in the counseling psychology program a place for supportive and growth-oriented opportunities for activities and discussion on issues pertinent to their academic and professional development.
Other programs in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, include: MEd in College Student Affairs Administration (Athens Campus only) MEd in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in Mental Health Counseling (Athens Campus only) MEd and EdS (students graduate with 2 degrees) in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in School Counseling (MEd) and Professional School Counseling (EdS) (Athens Campus only) EdS in Professional Counseling (Gwinnett Campus only) EdD in Student Affairs Leadership (Griffin Campus only) PhD in Education with an emphasis in Counselor Education and Supervision (Gwinnett Campus only) PhD in Education with an emphasis in College Student Affairs Administration (Athens Campus only)