Carlos Albizu Psyd

[ikibah]

Can anyone give me info on this place?

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[cara susanna]

Their APA match rate isn't very encouraging--last year's was 20%. It did have in the 60th percentile a few years before that, but anything below 80% isn't great.

 

[MCParent]

Pay over a hundred thousand, plus living expenses in Miami. Have a WAY-below average chance to match for internship. Have a poor chance of passing the EPPP after that. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.asppb.net/resource/resmgr/EPPP_/2012_ASPPB_Exam_Scores_by_Do.pdf.

Sounds like a bad decision to me.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

I have run across a couple of students from that program and I was not impressed. They were definitely from the "stats and research are icky" crowd.

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

I have run across a couple of students from that program and I was not impressed. They were definitely from the "stats and research are icky" crowd.

Don't go OP. Don't go there, the forest institute, alliant, or argosy.

 

[ClinPsychEnthus]

I hear it is standard there to apply at least 2 years for internship, with many taking a third year. From what I hear, almost no-one matches on their first attempt. (Can you imagine that being the expectation?!?!)

 

[PHD12]

If you can guarantee that you will be in the top 1% of your cohort, then by all means enroll.

 

[Sanman]

I hear it is standard there to apply at least 2 years for internship, with many taking a third year. From what I hear, almost no-one matches on their first attempt. (Can you imagine that being the expectation?!?!)

You with your silly expectations of completing a degree in a timely manner. Come on, 2-3 yrs of being unable to work while paying tuition is the fun part.

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

You with your silly expectations of completing a degree in a timely manner. Come on, 2-3 yrs of being unable to work while paying tuition is the fun part.

Everyone loves to gamble. Lets call it a gentlemans wager.😉

 

[EllieD]

Can anyone give me info on this place?

I am a proud graduate of their program. Contrary to what others on this thread are stating, I matched to my #1 choice for internship on my first attempt. A few of my closest peers also matched to their first choices on their first attempt. I recommend CAU's program to anyone.

 

[EllieD]

I hear it is standard there to apply at least 2 years for internship, with many taking a third year. From what I hear, almost no-one matches on their first attempt. (Can you imagine that being the expectation?!?!)

You were misinformed. That is not an expectation of the graduates. I graduated in 2011 from CAU and I guarantee that my internship was one year, not two.

 

[WisNeuro]

Bottom line, last reported 10 year match rate was 67%, most recent 5 year was 58.6%. Both are absolutely terrible and moving in the wrong direction. EPPP pass rates reported most currently was 39%, that is downright abysmal. This is one of the programs that the APA hopefully shuts down in the future.

 

[AcronymAllergy]

You were misinformed. That is not an expectation of the graduates. I graduated in 2011 from CAU and I guarantee that my internship was one year, not two.

To clarify, I believe the post you quoted was stating that the expectation of students was/is to apply to internship two years in a row, not to attend a two-year internship.

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

Bottom line, last reported 10 year match rate was 67%, most recent 5 year was 58.6%. Both are absolutely terrible and moving in the wrong direction. EPPP pass rates reported most currently was 39%, that is downright abysmal. This is one of the programs that the APA hopefully shuts down in the future.

To put that 39% pass rate into perspective....the national average pass rate is 76.4%. They have the 2nd lowest passing rate for any clinical program in the nation, next to Argosy (Dallas).

Source: http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.asppb.net/resource/resmgr/EPPP_/2012_ASPPB_Exam_Scores_by_Do.pdf

 

[erg923]

To put that 39% pass rate into perspective....the national average pass rate is 76.4%. They have the 2nd lowest passing rate for any clinical program in the nation, next to Argosy (Dallas).

Source: http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.asppb.net/resource/resmgr/EPPP_/2012_ASPPB_Exam_Scores_by_Do.pdf

But students keep recommending the program to others because....apparently they do not understand statistics? If I can do it, so can you. That's a fantastic attitude for a psychologist. Goodness, what a joke...

 

[JeyRo]

I lost over 200 pounds on the ice cream diet. If I can do it, so can you.

 

[Member1928]

I recommend CAU too. My friend Miss Cleo told me it was a reputable school.

 

[ClinPsychEnthus]

To clarify, I believe the post you quoted was stating that the expectation of students was/is to apply to internship two years in a row, not to attend a two-year internship.

Correct, I was referring to at least 2 years of applying for internship, so I'd like to know if the person from CAU matched to their top choice their first or second year of applying.

Also, I hear that many people do Literature Reviews and do not conduct research as part of a dissertation. If that is true, that frustrates me.

 

[MCParent]

Also, I hear that many people do Literature Reviews and do not conduct research as part of a dissertation. If that is true, that frustrates me.

Yes; this is the case at many FSPS. Lit reviews or treatment guidelines documents.

I can't think of a worse person to write a lit review or treatment guidelines than someone who thinks research is icky.

 

[erg923]

Yes; this is the case at many FSPS. Lit reviews or treatment guidelines documents.

I can't think of a worse person to write a lit review or treatment guidelines than someone who thinks research is icky.

The skills/competencies needed to complete a literature review are at the very bottom of research-related competencies pyramid. And these schools are using this as the "capstone"/seminal project of doctoral training. What a joke!

 

[MCParent]

The skills/competencies needed to complete a literature review are at the very bottom of research-related competencies pyramid. And these schools are using this as the "capstone"/seminal project of doctoral training. What a joke!

But a real lit review would require intimate knowledge of research design and stats to appropriately evaluate the quality of an entire body of work, was my point. Otherwise it's a glorified essay.