The Michigan School of Psychology (MSP), formerly the Michigan School of Professional Psychology and the Center for Humanistic Studies, is a private

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, which specializes in

clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...

. It offers three programs of study: the

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

(M.A.) in clinical psychology, which is offered in a one-year full-time or a two-year part-time format; the

Doctor of Clinical Psychology The degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy/DClinPsych/ClinPsyD) is a professional doctorate in clinical psychology, awarded mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The degree has both clinical and research components, and qualifies th ...

(Psy.D.) degree, a full-time, minimum four-year, post-masters program; and a Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a two-year certificate that can be completed concurrently with the MA program in clinical psychology.

History

In 1980,

Clark Moustakas Clark E. Moustakas (May 26, 1923 – 10 October 2012) was an American psychologist and one of the leading experts on humanistic psychology, humanistic and clinical psychology. He helped establish the Association for Humanistic Psychology and the ...

founded the Center for Humanistic Studies in

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, continuing a Masters-level psychology program which had been offered at the Merrill-Palmer Institute. In 2003, the campus moved to

, and in 2006, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, it changed its name to the Michigan School of Professional Psychology. In 2018, the school updated its mission statement and again changed its name to the Michigan School of Psychology. In 2021, the school opened a new building which houses the Michigan School Psychological Clini

Curriculum

As a school founded in the Humanistic psychology, humanistic tradition of psychology, the Michigan School of Psychology was created specifically to generate a learning climate that reflects the school's mission and its emphasis on growth and potential. Its classes encourage

experiential learning Experiential learning (ExL) is the process of learning through experience, and is more narrowly defined as "learning through reflection on doing". Hands-on learning can be a form of experiential learning, but does not necessarily involve students ...

and self-reflection as students develop their therapeutic skills and become culturally competent clinicians.

Accreditation

The Michigan School of Psychology is accredited by the

Higher Learning Commission The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an institutional accreditor in the United States. It has historically accredited post-secondary education institutions in the central United States: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa ...

and the American Psychological Association. The Behavior Analyst Certification Board has designated the courses in the Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis as a Verified Course Sequence. It is approved by the State of Michigan Board of Education to grant graduate degrees in clinical psychology and is an associate member of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology.

Campus

The Michigan School of Psychology is located in a wooded, four-acre campus in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The campus includes the Moustakas Johnson Library, Wilkinson Research Center, Joan S. Snyder Clinical Lab, a spacious atrium for gathering, and many spaces for reflection, such as the Diane Sklar Blau Sculpture Garden.

Students

MA students enter the program with academic preparation in psychology - many also have related work experience. PsyD students enter the program with a graduate degree and have a background of study in psychology or related field. ABA students enter the program with a graduate degree and have a background of study in psychology, social work, or education or they can enter as part of the MA program with an ABA concentration

Student profile

Students for Fall 2018: * 109 MA students *6 ABA Certificate students * 66 PsyD students * 77% Women * 23% Men * 0% International students * 31% Students of color

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michigan School of Psychology Farmington Hills, Michigan Private universities and colleges in Michigan