Forensic Degrees
This is the doctoral-level degree at The Chicago School that is designed to prepare students for clinical licensure and practice.
What is the Psy.D. Clinical Forensic Psychology?
Along with Internship, this is the essential field-based training component that students in clinical programs must complete.
What is Practicum?
This foundational course, often titled Diagnosis of Maladaptive Behavior, surveys mental disorders and enables students to appropriately diagnose for treatment.
What is Psychopathology?
The Trauma and Crisis course specifically reviews the impact of trauma on this professional group that works alongside the incarcerated population.
Who are correctional officers?
This where you can find registered courses of a particular FSD in EdCloud.
What is the SIS tab?
This master's degree is a non-licensure, fully online track that prepares students for careers in policy, law enforcement, and research.
What is the M.A. Applied Forensic Psychology?
The M.A. Professional Counselor Licensure track requires students to accrue a minimum of this many hours of total clinical training.
What is 700 hours?
The field of forensic psychology is defined as the application of the science and profession of psychology to this overarching system.
What is the law and the legal system?
This highly specialized course is offered in the online Applied Forensic Psychology program and focuses on a specific category of homicide perpetrator.
What is Serial Killers by Type, Motives, Methods & Victims?
Every applicant ready for file review must have what listed.
What is a contingency (even if it is "file is complete")?
This program incorporates the eight content areas outlined by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) for master's-level licensure eligibility.
What is the M.A. Forensic Psychology: Professional Counselor Licensure track?
This course addresses theoretical and practical skills related to information gathering, rapport building, and the assessment of mental status for diagnostic purposes.
What is Diagnostic Interviewing?
This training model framework, emphasizing the integration of academic theory with essential practical skills, is adopted by The Chicago School's forensic programs.
What is the Practitioner-Scholar Model?
This specialized concentration is available for students in the M.A. Forensic Psychology Licensure track at the Los Angeles/Irvine campus, adding six credit hours to the program.
What is Police Psychology?
An applicant is in this status when all documents are uploaded.
What is "Completed" status?
Students in the Psy.D. Clinical Forensic Psychology program must pass this rigorous two-part examination covering therapy and assessment before graduation.
What is the Clinical Forensic Competency Examination (CFCE)?
Of the minimum 700 training hours required for the M.A. Licensure track, at least 280 hours must be this type of contact, which includes individual, group, or family therapy.
What is direct client contact?
This specific course examines appropriate documentation methods for court and includes experiential activities in the area of expert testimony.
What is Forensic Documentation, Report Writing, and Testifying?
Optional focus areas that students in the M.A. Applied Forensic Psychology (online) track can pursue, leading to policy-focused roles.
What are Corrections or Criminology?
The Individual Application ID may be altered but not the Opportunity Name. [True/False]
What is False?
These two California campuses are the primary on-ground locations where the Psy.D. Clinical Forensic Psychology program is offered.
What are Anaheim and Los Angeles?
The curriculum consistently emphasizes critical thinking, ethical principles, and sensitivity to this demographic concept, often through dedicated coursework.
What is cultural diversity or cultural competence?
This course explores the landmark legal cases that have shaped the activities and civil rights responsibilities of mental health professionals in the legal arena.
What is Law and Psychology?
These are three examples of professional forensic settings where graduates are prepared to apply their skills, often including forensic units and correctional facilities.
What are Child Welfare Agencies, Jails/Prisons, and Family Courts?
Each applicant regardless of program is entitled to an interview with the Department Chair. [True/False]
What is False?