Psychology

Overview

Key facts about the Psychology program at the Fayetteville State University

• Human Growth and Development: Illustrate the major theories of individual and family development across the life span.
• Social and Cultural Foundations: Develop deeper awareness of self as a cultural being and how one's worldview impacts interaction with clients in counseling work.
• Helping Relationships: Describe the client characteristics of individuals served by institutions and agencies offering clinical mental health counseling services.
• Group Work: Explain the theories and interventions specific to the group counseling modality.
• Career and Lifestyle Development: Be able to explain career development theories and their application in career counseling.
• Appraisal: Develop skills for utilization and implementation of standardized and unstandardized assessment techniques in the identification of psychological outcomes to inform treatment.
• Research and Program Evaluation: Be able to formulate appropriate research questions and determine appropriate statistical analyses to answer particular said questions to understand psychological outcomes and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
• Professional Orientation and Ethics: Explain the roles, functions, and professional identity of clinical mental health counselors.