Northeastern PhD program in School Psych

[schoolpsych1]

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http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/programs/mschoolpsych/pschoolpsych.html

Has anyone looked into this new program? I was googling combined programs in counseling/psych and saw they disbanded that and now have 2 PhD programs. It looks like their GRE scores are higher with this move....I wonder if the funding will be too! (only 25% before for full)

 

[futureapppsy2]

I believe one negative of this move are that both programs are now no longer APA accredited and will have to reapply after they graduates their first classes.

 

[schoolpsych1]

Yes, that's true but they were accredited with NASP and APA, so I'm sure they will be again. I don't know if it will be quick or not, I'm not sure how it works when they just split a program, not start it from scratch.

 

[futureapppsy2]

My guess is that they will apply for--and probably get--accredition 5 years from now (I'm assuming they can't count Combined graduates as graduates of their programs). It's a bet, but I would think, just based on their previous accredition, that it'd be a fairly safe one. My only concern would be if they were accredited when I/you would be applying for internship, assuming you would want to apply through APPIC, especially if you were aiming for an APA-accredited site.

 

[schoolpsych1]

That's true.....was a little surprised to see they did that, but they must feel seperated, they are stronger programs. What do you think of combined programs overall? Interested in any?

 

[futureapppsy2]

I've looked at SUNY-Buffalo (good research match), but I don't know if it would really be worth the application fee, honestly, just due to the competitiveness. I like combined programs in theory, but from what I've heard from students in them, they seemed to be less combined in practicve than they are in theory--the school people go into school practica, internships, and settings, while the counseling people go into counseling practica, internships, and settings. This probably isn't true across the board, however, and I may put in an app to SUNY, especially given my interests in doing a split school/clinic thing professionally. I'll see what kind of response I get from POI inquires this fall and go from there.

You?

 

[schoolpsych1]

I feel like you do, with what little research I did, the programs seemed together, but seperate. Would be a wonderful idea if they did combine them better though. If my memory is correct, I noticed the GRE scores went up about 100 points with the new program vs the combined.
I am still looking for good matches with EdS and PhD programs. I am looking more at the EdS right now, because of my limited research experience. I have a cognitive research project I'm continuing next year, but this summer, has only some volunteer work, my "regular job" is not pysch related, but I need to work for $$ to help pay for my tuition and books,etc.and I couldn't be fussy in this economy.
For me, because of the money to apply, visit if necessary, and all the rest, I want to try to make sure most of them are at least in the ball park and then apply to one that is a real reach, but "what the hell". : )
I am also looking at multi-cultural programs and hope to find one that is a good match, have a few on my list, but need to look into it a bit more. Now that exams are over and classes, I have more time to study, read and doubt my choices at least a few more times!

 

[Salsybabe]

I've looked at SUNY-Buffalo (good research match), but I don't know if it would really be worth the application fee, honestly, just due to the competitiveness. I like combined programs in theory, but from what I've heard from students in them, they seemed to be less combined in practicve than they are in theory--the school people go into school practica, internships, and settings, while the counseling people go into counseling practica, internships, and settings. This probably isn't true across the board, however, and I may put in an app to SUNY, especially given my interests in doing a split school/clinic thing professionally. I'll see what kind of response I get from POI inquires this fall and go from there.

You?

I'm a doctoral student in SUNY-Buffalo's program. What research match are you looking at there? The program really isn't a "combined" program. You do either school psychology or counseling psychology. The school psychology track focuses more on children and early adolescents while the counseling psych track focuses more on older adolescents and adults. There are some classes in common between the two tracks, but often we don't take those classes together (the cohort that enters together). For school psych, we do school practicas, but also advanced practicas in non-school settings. A few students even work with adults in these type of settings so that's an option as well. They also do practicum in psychiatric hospital settings. So it's not always your traditional school setting. And some counseling psych students do prefer to work with children. A big difference is we get much more assessment experience than the counseling psych track.