Clinical Psychology

The Clinical Psychology program fromUniversity of Memphis in clinical psychology has been APA* accredited continuously since 1972.

Key facts

The Clinical Psychology program from University of Memphis was re-reviewed in 2016 by the Commission on Accreditation and awarded the maximum accreditation period of 7 years (until 2023). The program is guided by the scientist/practitioner model and places a particularly strong emphasis on research. Although diversity exists among the clinical faculty with respect to methods of inquiry and areas of study, there is unanimity in promoting scientific inquiry as the foundation of clinical psychology. Students with strong current research interests and corresponding career goals present the best fit with the clinical faculty and the educational opportunities available in our department. Our program also provides outstanding clinical training opportunities, including careful supervision by our faculty in our Psychological Services Center and a variety of paid clinical training opportunities in the Memphis Community.

The emphasis on scientific inquiry is indicated by the clinical program’s membership in the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science, which is an alliance of leading scientifically oriented doctoral training programs and internships in clinical and health psychology in the United States and Canada. Academy membership is open to doctoral programs with strong commitments to, and established records of, successful clinical science training.

Our program offers three broad areas of research focus within clinical psychology:

• Child and Family Studies,

• Clinical Health Psychology,

• and Psychotherapy Research.