Community Building and Service
On top of the major components of the CNPS Doctoral Program (coursework, clinical training, and research training), another key feature of the program is providing students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in networking, service, teaching, and mentoring through the following opportunities.
Applied Psychology Departmental Colloquium
The AP Department Colloquium, which meets monthly is required for all first-year students in the CNPS program and strongly encourage for more advanced students. This colloquium series is designed to introduce students to the Department and to the faculty across programs, to foster a sense of community among students, and to contribute to the scholarly and intellectual life of the Department. As a core component of the training program, this 1-year monthly series exposes students to critical work in the areas of theory, practice, research, and consultation. Through presentations by nationally recognized experts, faculty, and students, the colloquium will explore substantive, methodological, and professional issues in psychology.
CNPS Brown Bag Monthly Series
The Counseling Brown Bag series is a monthly forum for students and faculty to come together to learn about a variety of topics salient to the discipline, development, and profession of counseling and clinical psychology. These monthly forums are intended to bring together the counseling community and help develop collective knowledge on topics such as students' and faculties' ongoing clinical work, insights from clinicians from various healthcare settings, and exposure to a variety of therapeutic modalities and interventions.
Diversity Dialogues
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of NYU's Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology will be hosting monthly "Diversity Dialogues: to facilitate discourse on various diversity-related topics and issues relevant to researchers and practitioners in the field of psychology. Topics include:
- Understanding Intersectional Identities in Clinical Practice
Student Action Group
The Student Action Group (SAG) is a student-founded and student-run organization. The goal of SAG is to work towards the continued growth and development of the Counseling Psychology Program. The organization seeks to develop and maintain an ongoing working relationship with the faculty in an effort to strengthen our identity as a doctoral program and as counseling psychologists. SAG members are doctoral students from the Counseling Psychology program. Members attend SAG meetings, plan and attend social events, and help bring about changes in the Counseling Psychology doctoral program by working collaboratively with the faculty and administration.
Teaching Experiences & Mentorship
The ability to teach is an important aspect of the program's goal to produce scientist-practitioners who are capable of serving as professionals in academic institutions. Besides teaching the Individual Counseling Practice courses for the MA programs, students will have the opportunity for mentorship by teaching other courses at NYU. All students who teach courses at NYU are either paid hourly as TA's or per course as adjunct instructors. The department also offers students the opportunity to teach as Adjunct Faculty.
Doctoral Writing Accountability Group
The department hosts weekly writing groups to support:
- Individual student writing goals
- Provide opportunities to structure the writing process
- Community accountability for writing
- Co-writing time and collaboration
Before Counseling Psychology
Current student's experiences before entering the Counseling Psychology program (N= 12)
Undergraduate Degrees in:
- Art History
- Economics
- Korean Language and Literature
- Psychology
Completed Master's Degrees:
Completed a master’s degree before enrolling in Counseling Psychology.
- 75% Yes
- 25% No
Master’s Degrees in:
- Clinical/Counseling Psychology
- Human Development Studies
- International Education Policy
- Neuroscience and Education
- Prevention Science
- Public Health
- Public Policy
Full-time Job:
100% of all students had a full-time job before enrolling in Counseling Psychology.
Employment Areas:
Counseling Psychology Students who worked full-time held jobs in the following areas:
- Community Wellness Specialist
- Human subjects protections
- Project Assistant/Manager
- Research Assistant
- Research Coordinator
Average Age:
- 26 years old when applying
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Principal Advisor(s): Dr. William Tsai
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Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Shabnam Javdani
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Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Alisha Ali and Dr. Lisa Suzuki
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Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Sumie Okazaki
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Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Anil Chacko
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Principal Advisor(s): Dr. William Tsai
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Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Anil Chacko
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Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Sumie Okazaki
Raquel Rose
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Shabnam Javdani
Christina Wusinich
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Alisha Ali and Dr. Lisa Suzuki
Qingyi (Grace) Zhang
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. William Tsai