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Clinical Psychology

The goal of the University of Waterloo Clinical Psychology Program is to offer our students fully integrated training in psychological research and clinical practice. Important features of our program are our in-house Centre for Mental Health Research, which serves as our main site for clinical training, and the close involvement of all our clinical faculty in clinical supervision and the teaching of clinical-skills courses, as well as academic courses and research. Another unusual feature of our program is its lifespan emphasis: we train all our students in the clinical assessment and treatment of both children and adults. Consistent with a Scientist-Practitioner Model of Training, our program promotes an integrated understanding of theory, research, and practice in all seminars, research lab activities, and clinical services, bolstered by the combined research and clinical service careers of our faculty. In addition, we endeavour to provide training that is mindful of developmental and cultural variations, and that is founded on a broad base of psychological knowledge, including relevant understanding of social, cognitive, and developmental psychology, neuroscience, and research design, statistics, measurement theory, and program evaluation. With this solid foundation, many of our graduates continue active research careers in either academic or service settings.