News (updated August 23, 2007)Graduation Scheduled
We have scheduled the upcoming graduation ceremony for January 19, 2008 in Sacramento. Patti Erck, Director of Administration, will be contacting you to set up ordering and rentals of caps and gowns. Please reserve the date on your calendar. You may submit your petition to graduate form to us at: PSP, 3550 Watt Avenue, Suite 140, Sacramento, CA 95821 no later than December 1, 2007. (posted 8/23/07)
New Class Scheduling Format
Beginning with the Fall 2007 term we will be changing the method that students may enroll in classes. You may now select your classes from the main menu of courses listed under your degree program. You will no longer need to go to the scheduling by term page. You may contact Lisa Erck, Academic Case Manager with any questions or for assistance with this. (posted 8/16/07)
Updated Academic Calendar
We have updated the Academic Calendar for the 2007-2008 school year. Please check out the new dates! (posted 8/15/07)
Scope & Sequence Changes
Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year PSP has moved to a four term per year format. The Scope & Sequence for the courses has been revised. Please check out the new listing. (posted 8/8/07)
Degree Program Changes 2006
PSP is evaluating all degree programs and revising curricula to include remote learning delivery of some courses as well as extending the tutorial and independent study learning models to more programs. In June, all current students were sent a letter and annual progress information with details about these changes. All current students will be able to finish their contracted academic program, but no new MFT students will be admitted to PSP effective Summer 2006. Program descriptions for Clinical Doctoral Programs tailored to the licensed clinician working for advanced degree will become available Fall 2006. Students who would like to discuss changes or review current degree requirements may schedule an appointment with the President, Provost, or Registrar directly through the Course Registration section of the PSP Website.
Administrative Hours - Tuesday thru Thursday
Administrative hours of PSP are Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00-5:00. In keeping with the reorganization of PSP curricula to use technology to support remote delivery, likewise, PSP administrative support has been revised to provide services from off-site. Students may contact administrative staff by e-mail or phone, and will receive a reply quickly. Faculty will continue to have the option of having administrative support on Saturday for weekend courses at PSP. Questions about this change should be directed to Patti Erck, Office Manager.
Want News? Need E-mail!
Useful information is sent to students regularly about job opportunities, registration dates, and school news. The catch? You have to give us a current e-mail address to get this information! Student e-mails are routinely returned as undeliverable, or students simply report not getting information. Please send all new contact information (phone, e-mail, mailing address) to Registrar Lisa Erck to benefit from student updates If you are an alumni, please contact Director of Alumni Relations, Wendy Carney.
Psychological Assistant, Sacramento Practice
Michelina Regazzi, Ph.D. has been licensed since 1998, is a graduate of CSPP- Fresno, and has a private practice in Sacramento. She may have an opening this summer for a doctoral level psychological assistant working towards licensure. The position would be predominately psychological testing. If you are interested in this possible opening, you may contact Dr. Regazzi at 916-334-7933 or regazzi@softcom.net.
Psychological Assistants, Oakland Practice
PSP Alumnae Dr. Evelyn Sprick is interested in offering PSP students opportunities to work in her facility. She is interested in both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students and can supervise. She practices in the Downtown Oakland Clinic, 616 16th Avenue, which is part of Lifelong Medical Care Organization (lifelongmedicalcare.org). This is a community, outpatient clinic with a medical health facility interface. The patient community is often poor and homeless; typical issues including danger-to-self, personality disorder, PTSD, and substance abuse. Dr. Sprick also works with Physician Assistants, and there is the possibility of a post-doctoral student with DSM knowledge helping in this aspect of the work.
If you are interested, please call Dr. Sprick directly at 510-451-4270 ext. 4622 or esprick@lifelongmedical.org. Dr. Sprick is passionate about her work and highly interested in helping PSP students.
Dissertation Project Opportunity
Dr. Katherine Kilgore, a PSP Alumnae (1993), is looking for one or two students in need of a dissertation project. She has been in private practice since 1995, and focusing on ADD and OCD in adults. She is interested in developing further a three-page symptoms checklist diagnostic instrument. She is proposing a project that would involve developing a more standardized, functional tool.
If you are interested in exploring this option, please contact Dr. Kilgore, Ph.D, at 916-357-5999 or e-mail drkmkilgore@comcast.net.
Dissertation Format Manual Revision
The 2005 Manual had formatting errors in the appendix samples. If you have a copy of the Manual, please get this revised one. The revised manual also reflects minor changes based on 5th Edition of the APA Publication Manual.
Clinical Psychologist Alumni
For a variety of reasons, many of our current clinical students are having a very difficult time finding clinical psychologist supervisors. In some cases, our students have found adequate clinical work sites, but cannot find psychologists to supervise their work. New rules at the Board of Psychology allow clinical supervision to be off site -- the new regulations do not require the clinical psychologist supervisor to be on site 50% of the time as the old regulations stipulated. Clinical psychologist supervisors must complete the widely available six-hour supervision course before supervision can begin. The regulations continue to state that a psychologist supervisor cannot charge the supervisee for supervision, and must be an 'employee' of the work site (the issue for the Board is accountability, not compensation). Many work sites provide a stipend to a supervising psychologist.
If you are interested in giving back to the profession and helping our current PSP psychologist-bound students, please contact Provost Dr. Elizabeth Eubanks at (916) 641-6542 extension 3, or e-mail her at emeubanks@aol.com
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