July 2004

Psych program renews accreditation
UM’s doctoral program in clinical psychology has received a seven-year renewal of its accreditation from the American Psychological Association. The APA is the main accrediting body for the field of clinical psychology.

“The renewal is the longest period that the APA awards,” said Nabil Haddad, psychology department chair. “I think this speaks well of the caliber of our program here at UM.”
Accreditation is based on a rigorous review process conducted by three outside experts.

The psychology department also completed a self-study in the summer of 2003 and went through a site visit by the three reviewers in the fall.

Haddad said the site visitors commended the program for the quality of its training and noted excellent quality of faculty-student relationships.

In their report the site visitors said, “According to all available information, and particularly according to the students, the program faculty is accessible to students, perhaps to a degree uncommon in many Ph.D programs. It is obvious that faculty members spend inordinate time with individual students ...”

UM’s clinical psychology program has been accredited since 1965.

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