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Hey guys, I have been on this forum for years now and I generally know better than to make a "help me decide" thread, but I genuinely need help here to find the right program - so I will try and keep it short.
Quick back-story, I already have my MA in Pysch through a PsyD program. I am also licensed as a LPC in IL. Anyways, two months ago I got into a car accident that left me in the hospital for over a month. The bottom line is that my mandible was shattered (and plated back together), one of my vertebrae was fractured, and I had some mild diffuse axonal injury (brain damage). It all sounds worse than it actually is considering I am back to about 90% of my old self. I am sure some of you guys will have some kind words for me but this is not a sympathy thread, I just wanted to explain the background of my situation.
Basically, I am in Chicago now but need to head back to the West Coast to be near family. Where I move is dependent on where I can find a good PsyD school in California or Arizona (or somewhere nearby) with the one exception is that I will not live in Los Angeles or San Francisco/Sacramento. Lastly, I need a school: that is APA accredited, and will accept some graduate transfer credits, does not necessarily require GREs (my GRE scores are from almost 5 years ago so they may not be accepted). At this point, I am open to even Alliant and/or Argosy and I have looked into them a bit, but I just wanted some ideas of some other places I have not thought of yet.
If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. With all the types of therapies I need as well as dealing with my other responsibilities, I do not have the time nor energy for the school researching I did when I first applied to a PsyD school years ago. Again, I know the kindness of the people in this forum, so any guidance is much appreciated.
Quick back-story, I already have my MA in Pysch through a PsyD program. I am also licensed as a LPC in IL. Anyways, two months ago I got into a car accident that left me in the hospital for over a month. The bottom line is that my mandible was shattered (and plated back together), one of my vertebrae was fractured, and I had some mild diffuse axonal injury (brain damage). It all sounds worse than it actually is considering I am back to about 90% of my old self. I am sure some of you guys will have some kind words for me but this is not a sympathy thread, I just wanted to explain the background of my situation.
Basically, I am in Chicago now but need to head back to the West Coast to be near family. Where I move is dependent on where I can find a good PsyD school in California or Arizona (or somewhere nearby) with the one exception is that I will not live in Los Angeles or San Francisco/Sacramento. Lastly, I need a school: that is APA accredited, and will accept some graduate transfer credits, does not necessarily require GREs (my GRE scores are from almost 5 years ago so they may not be accepted). At this point, I am open to even Alliant and/or Argosy and I have looked into them a bit, but I just wanted some ideas of some other places I have not thought of yet.
If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. With all the types of therapies I need as well as dealing with my other responsibilities, I do not have the time nor energy for the school researching I did when I first applied to a PsyD school years ago. Again, I know the kindness of the people in this forum, so any guidance is much appreciated.