WEBVTT 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:07.680 Hello. 00:00:07.680 --> 00:00:10.580 Thanks so much for coming in for all those who are here. 00:00:11.120 --> 00:00:13.200 So quick, like, little introduction about me. 00:00:13.200 --> 00:00:14.820 My name is Charice Bennett. 00:00:15.415 --> 00:00:19.195 I actually have a bachelor's in engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. 00:00:20.775 --> 00:00:25.195 And I was an oil fill oil field engineer for several years after that. 00:00:25.735 --> 00:00:26.695 I was on rigs. 00:00:26.695 --> 00:00:31.770 I was all over The US, offshore, onshore, Alaska, Louisiana, you name it. 00:00:31.770 --> 00:00:32.590 I was everywhere. 00:00:33.290 --> 00:00:39.390 And then afterwards, I had discerned, two years in a religious community with the Carmelites. 00:00:40.090 --> 00:00:44.175 And after I discerned out, I actually worked at my parish. 00:00:44.175 --> 00:00:47.635 I worked with families and kids in sacrament. 00:00:48.175 --> 00:00:52.515 I taught infant baptism, Eucharist, confirmation, RCIA. 00:00:53.215 --> 00:00:56.195 You name it, anything sacraments related, I was there. 00:00:56.300 --> 00:00:59.600 And that was where I realized I needed more help in psychology. 00:01:00.460 --> 00:01:09.440 Having a background engineering helped me being to be analytical, helped me to be logical, helped me to approach things, with a problem solving mindset. 00:01:09.845 --> 00:01:13.925 But something that I realized along the way was, one, I need more soft people skills. 00:01:13.925 --> 00:01:23.785 I need to understand my family and the kids that I work with, as well as, helping create that more warm environment for them. 00:01:23.900 --> 00:01:32.140 Sometimes I come off fairly cold, and that's something I kind of realized in my studies that in order to help other people flourish, I need to learn to flourish myself. 00:01:32.140 --> 00:01:41.575 So I learned a lot about myself during this this program, and it really just taught me to help my family be in a better position to flourish themselves. 00:01:42.595 --> 00:01:51.830 So, again, if you had just arrived, please go ahead and state in the chat where you live, what is your current occupation, and why psychology. 00:01:51.970 --> 00:01:58.950 This will help me, gauge the webinar a little bit better so I can help answer your questions as well. 00:01:59.090 --> 00:02:02.790 Feel free to put anything in the q and a down below in the Zoom. 00:02:03.090 --> 00:02:03.590 K? 00:02:04.555 --> 00:02:07.855 Miss Sue and I want to, introduce miss Susie Ellington. 00:02:08.075 --> 00:02:10.795 Again, she works on my graduating class. 00:02:10.795 --> 00:02:13.855 Miss Susie, if you'd like to give a little introduction about yourself. 00:02:14.475 --> 00:02:15.515 I'd love to. 00:02:15.515 --> 00:02:20.350 And, wow, I especially like learning about your story because I learned a few new things about you. 00:02:20.350 --> 00:02:26.130 I don't know how you managed to accomplish all of that in your young life so far, but, wow, that's incredible. 00:02:26.190 --> 00:02:27.250 What what a journey. 00:02:29.070 --> 00:02:30.130 Where do I start? 00:02:30.190 --> 00:02:32.045 Well, I'm Susie Ellington. 00:02:32.105 --> 00:02:38.925 I live in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and I have three grown children, a husband of thirty two years, a new business. 00:02:39.625 --> 00:02:45.350 I am a Catholic life coach and a recent alum of DMU. 00:02:45.490 --> 00:02:59.905 But where this all began is when I was an undergrad, I was in finance, and I had an inkling that I just I love learning about people and what makes people tick, and I just had such an interest there. 00:02:59.905 --> 00:03:04.865 So I took a minor in psychology where that is really where my true passion was. 00:03:04.865 --> 00:03:08.885 I just didn't realize it until after college. 00:03:09.025 --> 00:03:13.205 And I was in a career, had three children, quit my job. 00:03:13.850 --> 00:03:29.845 And then at that point, I was so happy and thrilled because it's in intentional and purposeful, but had this nagging regret that I never studied psychology and my excuses piled on one on top of the other, why it wasn't even a possibility. 00:03:30.225 --> 00:03:31.345 Some of them made sense. 00:03:31.345 --> 00:03:32.405 Some of them didn't. 00:03:33.105 --> 00:03:39.425 And flash forward many years later, I was at Rosary, and it struck me. 00:03:39.425 --> 00:03:46.440 I really wanted to be a Catholic counselor, but I told myself it was too late. 00:03:46.440 --> 00:03:48.700 I was 51 years old. 00:03:49.000 --> 00:03:53.180 I've been out of college thirty years, but I thought, you know what? 00:03:53.240 --> 00:03:55.100 Let's just be curious. 00:03:55.895 --> 00:04:00.475 And before I knew it, I was talking to Greg who was like Charice. 00:04:01.975 --> 00:04:08.635 And all of my excuses started to fall away except for not believing in myself enough to do it. 00:04:09.100 --> 00:04:16.160 And I just decided to be humble and go for it, and it was really the best decision that I've made. 00:04:16.620 --> 00:04:18.400 And I just wanted one more thing. 00:04:18.700 --> 00:04:28.575 On that journey, I had discovered edicharism for encouragement, but in my mind, I created a negative impression of that. 00:04:28.575 --> 00:04:36.435 In other words, that was such a gift that was given to me, but I told myself this was my excuse for not doing things myself. 00:04:37.180 --> 00:04:44.560 This is me lifting everyone else up around me without having the courage to do what I needed to do, which was Mhmm. 00:04:44.940 --> 00:04:45.920 Not from God. 00:04:46.140 --> 00:04:56.005 And then I discovered later through my education that, in fact, this was my charism, and, DMU helped me put that to better use. 00:04:56.145 --> 00:05:03.685 In the meantime, before coming to Divine Mercy University, I have led many small groups for the last fifteen years in many different capacities. 00:05:05.260 --> 00:05:08.320 So it my whole journey kinda led me to this education. 00:05:10.220 --> 00:05:10.720 Perfect. 00:05:10.780 --> 00:05:12.320 Thank you so much, Susie. 00:05:12.620 --> 00:05:13.120 Mhmm. 00:05:13.340 --> 00:05:18.400 And I haven't actually finished the rest of my story because I realized I didn't talk about my journey to DMU. 00:05:18.860 --> 00:05:26.195 So funny enough, I actually learned about Divine Mercy University when I was a senior in college. 00:05:26.975 --> 00:05:31.395 So before I even graduated with my bachelor's, I heard about Divine Mercy. 00:05:31.775 --> 00:05:34.790 And I was like and I told I told myself I should have done psychology. 00:05:34.850 --> 00:05:35.570 I should have done it. 00:05:35.570 --> 00:05:37.750 I wanted something more people related. 00:05:38.210 --> 00:05:40.790 I wanted to help people in some form of way. 00:05:41.890 --> 00:05:47.990 And then Divine Mercy just kept coming back every couple years when I was a when I was a Oakland engineer. 00:05:48.465 --> 00:05:54.885 Even after, I was after I left, religious life, I divine mercy emailed me. 00:05:55.025 --> 00:06:07.170 So back in it god was slowly changing my heart towards really opening up, myself to a master's because I promised myself after engineering that I was never going to do graduate school. 00:06:07.170 --> 00:06:08.530 I was like, I'm done with school. 00:06:08.530 --> 00:06:09.990 I can't do school anymore. 00:06:10.210 --> 00:06:15.510 But then when you find something that you really love and enjoy learning, it was not a chore. 00:06:15.765 --> 00:06:27.625 It was actually a beautiful, time to learn not just about God, but also about myself and how I can help other people in a way that is not necessarily in a clinical setting. 00:06:28.770 --> 00:06:34.370 But thank you so much, Marissa and Carmen, for speaking up in the chat, and thank you so much, Susie, for your Mhmm. 00:06:34.530 --> 00:06:35.030 Intro. 00:06:37.250 --> 00:06:38.950 We will go ahead and get started. 00:06:39.490 --> 00:06:39.990 K? 00:06:40.385 --> 00:06:46.805 So this is Divine Mercy, a master's in psychology, which is 100% online and no GRE required. 00:06:47.185 --> 00:06:52.965 So I know that maybe some of you might be interested in a more clinical, graduate program. 00:06:53.345 --> 00:06:55.605 Master's in psychology is nonclinical. 00:06:56.360 --> 00:06:56.680 K? 00:06:56.680 --> 00:07:05.340 Well, we do have a master's in counseling, which is, to help you lead the licensure as a LPC, licensed professional counselor. 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:18.245 The master's in psychology is really geared for those who want in, and view more of of psych, psychological sciences in their work or maybe move into a more human services related career. 00:07:19.105 --> 00:07:19.425 K? 00:07:19.425 --> 00:07:20.625 I love this program so much. 00:07:20.625 --> 00:07:22.645 I actually came back to work for Divine Mercy. 00:07:22.865 --> 00:07:25.345 So, Charice, I think it's important I add something. 00:07:25.345 --> 00:07:27.540 I intended to go into counseling. 00:07:27.600 --> 00:07:28.080 Right? 00:07:28.080 --> 00:07:28.900 Oh, right. 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:40.080 But in that discussion and discernment process, I discovered I really want to get my master's of science instead because I was more interested in growth and helping in my as a helper. 00:07:40.080 --> 00:07:45.885 So I don't wanna lead anyone under the impression that this is the path to get your counseling degree. 00:07:45.885 --> 00:07:46.205 Right. 00:07:46.205 --> 00:07:48.525 And and yeah. 00:07:48.525 --> 00:07:53.265 So sorry about that if I misled anyone to that, but that's where I began my journey. 00:07:53.725 --> 00:07:54.225 Yes. 00:07:54.450 --> 00:07:59.970 So if you are still interested if you are interested in more of a clinical work, we again, we have our master's in counseling. 00:07:59.970 --> 00:08:04.870 You can still email me, and that'll be a different discussion from the master's in psychology. 00:08:06.450 --> 00:08:06.950 K. 00:08:07.505 --> 00:08:10.065 So a little bit of a background with Divine Mercy. 00:08:10.065 --> 00:08:17.685 We are a Catholic graduate university comprised of two schools, the Institute for the Psychological Sciences and the School of Counseling. 00:08:17.825 --> 00:08:24.370 We were founded in 1999, which means in December of this year, we have been around for twenty five years. 00:08:24.750 --> 00:08:25.730 Twenty five years. 00:08:25.870 --> 00:08:34.050 And in 2014, that was when they launched the online, masters of science in psychology, which was this program that we will talk about today. 00:08:35.245 --> 00:08:38.545 In twenty fifteen fifteen, they added the school counseling. 00:08:38.685 --> 00:08:43.425 So with two schools, we upgraded to university status. 00:08:43.725 --> 00:08:43.965 K? 00:08:43.965 --> 00:08:50.145 Divine Mercy is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. 00:08:51.380 --> 00:09:02.680 Same, the same, association from the Department of Education that accredits University of Texas, Auburn, University of Georgia. 00:09:02.900 --> 00:09:10.455 So, basically, it's the Southern Side of The US, and we, can award master's and doctorate degrees. 00:09:13.395 --> 00:09:15.955 What really makes our, oops. 00:09:15.955 --> 00:09:16.675 Excuse me. 00:09:16.675 --> 00:09:19.875 What really makes our program very unique? 00:09:19.875 --> 00:09:24.590 Number 100% online classes on your schedule. 00:09:24.650 --> 00:09:30.430 Susie, just because I'm curious, you know, from the pandemic, a lot of people got more used to online classes. 00:09:30.650 --> 00:09:34.350 What was your experience with the online, program? 00:09:34.855 --> 00:09:35.415 Oh, okay. 00:09:35.415 --> 00:09:35.915 Great. 00:09:35.975 --> 00:09:40.955 Well, I'm pretty tech I wouldn't say savvy, but I use Zoom for rosary. 00:09:41.735 --> 00:09:46.215 In my volunteer work, I've used the computer a lot, so that didn't intimidate me. 00:09:46.215 --> 00:09:55.090 But it's a case of I nevers, and I if you find me on Susie Ellington on Facebook, I tell the story about it. 00:09:55.390 --> 00:10:02.290 But one of them was my daughter is a high school English teacher, and she was on Canvas working with rubrics. 00:10:03.055 --> 00:10:06.815 And I looked at her this is well before DMU, and I said, wow. 00:10:06.815 --> 00:10:07.775 I'd never do that. 00:10:07.775 --> 00:10:14.815 I can't even imagine navigating through Canvas, working on a being graded by Rubric. 00:10:14.815 --> 00:10:15.375 Thank goodness. 00:10:15.375 --> 00:10:16.895 I didn't have that when I was growing up. 00:10:16.895 --> 00:10:25.370 Well, low and behold, I ended up loving Rubrics and, use Canvas and navigating that really well. 00:10:25.370 --> 00:10:28.510 Did you have a specific question for me about that? 00:10:28.890 --> 00:10:29.550 Oh, no. 00:10:29.610 --> 00:10:31.390 Or just about the online experience? 00:10:32.170 --> 00:10:32.670 Right. 00:10:33.565 --> 00:10:43.725 Usually, with the online experience, I I tend to say that, sometimes a lot of new students or prospective students feel that it is an isolating thing to do classes online. 00:10:43.725 --> 00:10:44.865 What do you think, Susie? 00:10:45.325 --> 00:10:54.110 I well, originally, that was one of the reasons why I thought, oh, maybe I can do this because in the time that I'd be traveling, I can study and read. 00:10:54.410 --> 00:11:01.070 And I did think it would be isolating, and I thought it would be kind of lesser than education, and it is not true at all. 00:11:01.385 --> 00:11:09.065 I have made friends with people from around the world, and the connections that you make are real and really supportive. 00:11:09.065 --> 00:11:10.505 Like, we supported each other. 00:11:10.505 --> 00:11:24.690 We have a group of people that all throughout our whole education, whether we were in each other's classes or not, support each other, and very fulfilling and satisfying for sure and easy to navigate and figure out. 00:11:24.690 --> 00:11:33.105 If I could figure it out twenty excuse me, thirty years out of undergrad, certainly, anybody can. 00:11:33.105 --> 00:11:33.605 Absolutely. 00:11:33.985 --> 00:11:42.225 I love to note too that the, Susie and I were started in the same cohort, but we still have our group chat from when we were students. 00:11:42.225 --> 00:11:44.865 We still talk about our lives on that group chat. 00:11:44.865 --> 00:11:45.845 We still connect. 00:11:46.280 --> 00:11:51.080 And beautiful again that we have international students as well because it is 100% online. 00:11:51.080 --> 00:11:55.100 We have that diversity, in our program. 00:11:55.880 --> 00:11:56.280 K? 00:11:56.280 --> 00:11:57.580 Thank you so much, Susie. 00:11:58.200 --> 00:11:58.520 Mhmm. 00:11:58.520 --> 00:12:01.975 Our program is also built on the integrative approach psychology. 00:12:02.595 --> 00:12:08.295 We have this wonderful, textbook called the Catholic Christian mental model of the person, the CCMMP. 00:12:08.915 --> 00:12:16.310 You can even find it on Amazon and go ahead and chapter one is available on our website as well, and it's an amazing read. 00:12:16.310 --> 00:12:21.370 I was super scared of it at first because it was, like, this thick, but it was so accessible. 00:12:21.830 --> 00:12:23.110 I really enjoyed it. 00:12:23.110 --> 00:12:30.125 Now come, secular psychology programs tend to focus more on what the symptoms are. 00:12:30.125 --> 00:12:32.605 This is what hap this is what you these are the symptoms. 00:12:32.605 --> 00:12:33.565 This is your disease. 00:12:33.565 --> 00:12:35.105 This is your treatment plan. 00:12:35.405 --> 00:12:38.605 But we don't really approach psychology in that way. 00:12:38.605 --> 00:12:40.910 We want the more holistic approach. 00:12:41.050 --> 00:12:46.990 So in this textbook, we see each person theologically, philosophically, and psychologically. 00:12:47.690 --> 00:12:55.755 We have, we each we were born and created in image and likeness of god, but we have rational thought and emotions. 00:12:55.755 --> 00:12:58.955 But then how does that play into living virtuous life? 00:12:58.955 --> 00:13:00.495 How does that play into flourishing? 00:13:00.875 --> 00:13:04.655 All of that you learn in this master program. 00:13:04.795 --> 00:13:12.140 So that way you can see the whole person, which is what DMU is always trying to teach the Catholic Christian model. 00:13:12.140 --> 00:13:16.160 The person is the DNA thread that runs through every class. 00:13:16.460 --> 00:13:21.280 Even the statistics report, which I will I found a lot more later. 00:13:21.500 --> 00:13:22.000 K? 00:13:22.425 --> 00:13:37.400 But, our program allows for a sixteen month versus a twenty six month completion option, mean meaning that you can finish the whole program in sixteen months, which is two classes at a time, or twenty six months, which is just one class at a time. 00:13:37.400 --> 00:13:48.380 Perfect for our full time, full time workers or our stay at home moms or parents that need that that can only maybe give about ten to twenty hours of work every week. 00:13:49.415 --> 00:13:51.835 We have individualized feedback from faculty. 00:13:52.695 --> 00:13:59.575 Every week, the professor emailed you with feedback from your paperwork, reaching out to you, how you were doing. 00:13:59.575 --> 00:14:04.075 I thought that was a very beautiful way to keep in contact with all your professors. 00:14:04.460 --> 00:14:11.520 Because, I mean and when I was in undergrad, most of my feedback from my professors were in grade, and then that was it. 00:14:11.660 --> 00:14:12.460 But no. 00:14:12.460 --> 00:14:16.640 You get to really learn the faculty members in this program very well. 00:14:17.045 --> 00:14:18.905 Small student to faculty ratio. 00:14:19.285 --> 00:14:21.945 We also adapt to all five learning modalities. 00:14:22.325 --> 00:14:26.665 There's books, video, there's audio books as well. 00:14:26.965 --> 00:14:30.805 There's, time to meet with your professors and actually do office hours. 00:14:30.805 --> 00:14:36.500 It's actually really great in that way, as well as experience and supportive faculty. 00:14:37.360 --> 00:14:37.860 K? 00:14:38.480 --> 00:14:41.440 So there are many benefits to the master's in psychology program. 00:14:41.440 --> 00:14:44.740 Remember, again, that this is a nonlicensure program. 00:14:45.155 --> 00:14:45.475 K? 00:14:45.475 --> 00:14:52.935 But psychology is applicable to all life, to all occupations to wherever you are. 00:14:52.995 --> 00:14:56.375 Because psychology allows you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself. 00:14:56.755 --> 00:14:57.075 Right? 00:14:57.075 --> 00:15:01.040 Not just about yourself as well, but also how to help others. 00:15:01.180 --> 00:15:03.360 And this is why we term flourishing. 00:15:03.900 --> 00:15:04.540 Very important. 00:15:04.540 --> 00:15:06.320 It's a hot DMU term. 00:15:06.540 --> 00:15:07.920 We love flourishing. 00:15:08.620 --> 00:15:12.825 If you can flourish yourself, you can help others flourish as well. 00:15:12.825 --> 00:15:14.585 Do you love this term flourishing, Susie? 00:15:14.585 --> 00:15:18.285 How many times do you I named my company after it the flourishing zone. 00:15:18.745 --> 00:15:20.265 Can you tell us a little bit more about that? 00:15:20.265 --> 00:15:22.025 What do you what is the flourishing zone? 00:15:22.025 --> 00:15:47.075 Well, first of all, I just wanna add that professionally, this has helped me, but more so personally from my understanding of the beauty of the Catholic church and the understanding of the human person with dignity and to be able to express that to other people without because people will ask me what I'm doing, what is my school about, and I can evangelize in a way that's not threatening because I'm just telling them about my education. 00:15:47.135 --> 00:15:49.215 I'm telling them about what vocation means. 00:15:49.215 --> 00:15:55.660 And as they hear my voice, they hear how excited I am because I'm learning this more fully and understanding it more fully. 00:15:55.660 --> 00:16:02.320 And you can't lie about how moved you are, about how how beautiful it is, and you wanna share it with others. 00:16:03.500 --> 00:16:05.120 So there's that part of it. 00:16:05.235 --> 00:16:15.655 I just had a conversation with my daughter who's amazing, but she's had this little tendency of kinda picking on her fiance a little bit just in joking. 00:16:15.715 --> 00:16:30.480 And I, through my education, was able to have this most beautiful conversation with her in a nonthreatening way of just the beauty of communication and how she's can you know, she's developing her faith so wonderfully. 00:16:30.700 --> 00:16:37.505 But now is a chance for her to develop her communication skills so that when she's parenting, she can parent better than I did. 00:16:37.505 --> 00:16:37.905 You know? 00:16:37.905 --> 00:16:40.865 And and and she's like, oh, you're a great parent. 00:16:40.865 --> 00:16:46.785 But I said, I've learned so much from and and you're growing in these ways too. 00:16:46.785 --> 00:16:52.200 So it just you're able to if you have young children, it it would be a lot. 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:56.060 I'm not for me, it was, but maybe if you're younger, it won't be as much. 00:16:56.200 --> 00:17:10.195 But even if it's not now, if it's another time, it helps you to really understand understand how to communicate better and more optimistically and hopefully than just getting stuff done in that moment. 00:17:10.195 --> 00:17:18.170 You have a more intentional, broader vision of your child's development and your vocation as a mom or as a business person. 00:17:18.390 --> 00:17:21.990 And if you gave me the throne, I would just keep talking for five hours. 00:17:21.990 --> 00:17:31.050 So I better let you lead it, but I like, it there's just so much you can get out of this other than, yes, you many careers you could do training. 00:17:32.045 --> 00:17:32.525 Oh, yes. 00:17:32.525 --> 00:17:32.885 Absolutely. 00:17:33.245 --> 00:17:37.885 Things in training that I've interviewed for that I actually turned down to do my business. 00:17:37.885 --> 00:17:44.545 But there's a lot but more in human relationships and understanding how Absolutely. 00:17:45.290 --> 00:17:48.570 Relationships are so essential to growth and purpose. 00:17:48.570 --> 00:17:49.550 So yeah. 00:17:49.930 --> 00:17:50.430 Absolutely. 00:17:51.370 --> 00:17:54.990 So if you're able to understand yourself, you can help other people flourish. 00:17:55.370 --> 00:17:55.690 Right? 00:17:55.690 --> 00:17:56.090 Mhmm. 00:17:56.090 --> 00:18:03.085 And I think for me, one of the greater benefits, as I mentioned before, I used to be an engineer, and I thought analytically. 00:18:03.225 --> 00:18:06.525 I thought logically, but I needed the soft skills. 00:18:06.585 --> 00:18:10.365 There are classes where they help you develop excellence in communication. 00:18:11.060 --> 00:18:16.420 They taught you, not just like, what is the difference between sympathy and empathy? 00:18:16.420 --> 00:18:17.780 How can I tend to the person? 00:18:17.780 --> 00:18:21.160 What is my nonverbal communication like in front of other people? 00:18:21.220 --> 00:18:25.125 You're constantly reflecting on yourself. 00:18:25.265 --> 00:18:35.985 And it was, like, a beautiful moment to really be to really understand who you are, what you're able to give, your gifts, that you can offer to other people and the communities around you. 00:18:35.985 --> 00:18:37.045 So it was amazing. 00:18:38.420 --> 00:18:40.820 I also ran sacrament programs at my parish. 00:18:40.820 --> 00:18:52.820 That was a so with my master's, I was able to evaluate the programs a little bit better, create surveys to be able to understand, like, what people are really looking for and maybe improve my programs a lot more. 00:18:52.820 --> 00:18:54.955 So a lot of benefits to this Yeah. 00:18:55.115 --> 00:18:56.815 In Can I add one more thing? 00:18:57.035 --> 00:18:57.515 Yeah. 00:18:57.515 --> 00:19:05.700 I relied I felt like I had a very strong intuition about helping people, and I had my own understanding of that. 00:19:05.780 --> 00:19:17.240 And I did a lot of volunteer I still do a lot of volunteering with people that come from brokenness, and I shifted my mindset toward from before as I'm gonna help be in relationship to fix people. 00:19:17.700 --> 00:19:34.410 And my education helped me understand that my approach needed to be unbiased and from where they are in gentle and just more of a listening reflective thing as opposed to me leading, that it's really taking people where they are. 00:19:34.410 --> 00:19:38.030 You will learn so many skills even if you're amazing with people. 00:19:40.250 --> 00:19:40.750 Yeah. 00:19:41.050 --> 00:19:41.370 No. 00:19:41.370 --> 00:19:41.870 Absolutely. 00:19:42.410 --> 00:19:42.810 Mhmm. 00:19:42.810 --> 00:19:44.250 Thank you so much, Susie. 00:19:44.250 --> 00:19:44.750 Mhmm. 00:19:45.635 --> 00:19:53.495 So these are the track that we have in our master in psychology, program. 00:19:54.595 --> 00:20:01.015 If you could take the time to, to write out which track you're interested in, I will definitely focus on on those. 00:20:02.330 --> 00:20:02.490 Okay? 00:20:02.490 --> 00:20:04.730 Go ahead and write which track you're interested in. 00:20:04.730 --> 00:20:11.310 We have marriage and family, human services, leadership, CPHD, self design, and bioethics. 00:20:12.170 --> 00:20:12.670 K? 00:20:12.970 --> 00:20:16.970 So I would just like to point out to the you know, when they made this presentation oops. 00:20:16.970 --> 00:20:17.470 Sorry. 00:20:17.505 --> 00:20:19.345 When they made this presentation, look. 00:20:19.345 --> 00:20:21.525 There's Emily right here and me. 00:20:22.545 --> 00:20:26.325 Oh, that's awesome. 00:20:26.865 --> 00:20:27.765 I love it. 00:20:28.865 --> 00:20:29.625 That's great. 00:20:29.825 --> 00:20:32.210 That I graduated, but I think I'm in the present. 00:20:32.210 --> 00:20:33.170 What are you gonna tell them? 00:20:33.170 --> 00:20:35.670 We went to school together, but I wasn't in that picture. 00:20:36.610 --> 00:20:38.050 I took a little break and graduated. 00:20:38.050 --> 00:20:39.190 You took a little break. 00:20:39.330 --> 00:20:39.650 Yeah. 00:20:39.650 --> 00:20:43.585 I graduated that fall and walked to the next May. 00:20:43.585 --> 00:20:44.625 But Yes. 00:20:44.625 --> 00:20:44.945 Yeah. 00:20:44.945 --> 00:20:45.105 Okay. 00:20:45.105 --> 00:20:47.685 We got bioethics, marriage and family. 00:20:48.865 --> 00:20:49.365 K. 00:20:50.065 --> 00:20:53.205 So you can get, get a master's in leadership. 00:20:53.825 --> 00:20:58.670 You can get your thesis done, bioethics, Oops. 00:20:59.290 --> 00:21:00.990 Pre PhD or self design. 00:21:01.210 --> 00:21:02.590 Applied Bayesian analysis. 00:21:02.970 --> 00:21:03.470 Okay. 00:21:04.410 --> 00:21:04.730 Great. 00:21:04.730 --> 00:21:06.350 Thank you so much for answering. 00:21:06.570 --> 00:21:08.430 This really helps me a little bit. 00:21:09.450 --> 00:21:16.185 So within the MSC, we have 11 total courses, and these are the eight core courses. 00:21:16.725 --> 00:21:17.205 K? 00:21:17.205 --> 00:21:26.085 The introduction course, the Catholic Christian approach to psychology, developmental psychology, whether you go through each age group every week. 00:21:26.085 --> 00:21:32.880 I mean, we went from infancy all the way to elderhood, and they tell you what's happening physically, emotionally, cognitively. 00:21:33.820 --> 00:21:35.340 It was amazing. 00:21:35.340 --> 00:21:36.800 I really enjoyed this course. 00:21:37.900 --> 00:21:49.895 Psychopathology with risk and resilience where you're learning more about the abnormal psychology, you know, eating disorders, substance abuses, schizophrenia, all of those kinds of pathologies. 00:21:50.915 --> 00:21:54.375 Cognition, emotion, and motivation, which I call the brain class. 00:21:54.675 --> 00:21:58.455 How does the brain work or what do we know of how the brain works? 00:21:59.840 --> 00:22:04.420 How emotion comes out, what motivates people, how people make decisions. 00:22:05.120 --> 00:22:14.775 We have the one philosophy course, the Catholic Christian vision of flourishing based on vocations and virtues, because it's good to have all this psychological knowledge. 00:22:14.775 --> 00:22:22.075 But if you're not helping people flourish by living out their vocations and living out virtuous lives, we're missing something in terms of flourishing. 00:22:22.615 --> 00:22:23.115 K? 00:22:23.255 --> 00:22:29.930 Specific course, as you said, probably earlier, but one of my favorite courses as an engineer. 00:22:30.630 --> 00:22:32.410 The math course was was great. 00:22:33.430 --> 00:22:34.330 But don't worry. 00:22:34.470 --> 00:22:36.070 It's not heavily math. 00:22:36.070 --> 00:22:40.855 It's really more about can you interpret the data rather than doing the math itself. 00:22:41.315 --> 00:22:41.955 You can do it. 00:22:41.955 --> 00:22:42.915 It's not yes. 00:22:42.915 --> 00:22:43.155 Yeah. 00:22:43.155 --> 00:22:43.355 Agree. 00:22:43.355 --> 00:22:44.115 It's not bad. 00:22:44.115 --> 00:22:44.855 It's okay. 00:22:45.235 --> 00:22:52.375 Social psychology with groups and diversity, how do groups, act as well as how the diversity play into groups. 00:22:52.590 --> 00:22:56.770 And then the research methodology and design where you go over program assessment. 00:22:57.390 --> 00:23:02.770 And, Susie, what was your favorite class, or which one stood out to you the most? 00:23:04.430 --> 00:23:07.535 Well, when we started, we didn't really have the concentrations. 00:23:08.075 --> 00:23:08.795 Like Right. 00:23:08.875 --> 00:23:13.135 They they kinda transitioned, so I kinda got to dabble in all of them. 00:23:13.995 --> 00:23:19.295 And quite honestly, I just love them all and how they all kind of fit together for the big picture. 00:23:19.675 --> 00:23:25.760 But I really did like the cog cognition, emotion, and motivation class. 00:23:27.020 --> 00:23:33.200 But I think what drove me the most was just the whole flourishing and the history of psychology. 00:23:34.140 --> 00:23:37.040 And the progression of psychology is very amazing. 00:23:37.875 --> 00:23:44.215 So no matter what, take a look at that because it's very fascinating how psychology's evolved. 00:23:45.075 --> 00:23:55.320 Even in the secular world of positive psychology, it's very aligned even if they don't use the same language with Catholic Christian vision of the person. 00:23:55.460 --> 00:24:03.240 And as psychology has moved along these decades, it keeps moving more and more to the understanding that we're other centered. 00:24:03.940 --> 00:24:05.640 So it's that's pretty cool. 00:24:05.775 --> 00:24:16.115 And so all just all these classes, everything coming together with faith and philosophy intermixed is just it's such a unique time to get a psychology education. 00:24:16.735 --> 00:24:23.260 And in a way, I'm grateful that I never got to pursue that when I was younger because I I would have never experienced this education. 00:24:23.320 --> 00:24:41.115 I think it is the top psychology education you could ever have if you're a especially if you're a Catholic or Christian because to see the whole person from this perspective is you you have to experience, I guess, to understand what I'm talking about, but it is incredible. 00:24:41.975 --> 00:24:42.795 So yeah. 00:24:43.495 --> 00:24:43.995 Awesome. 00:24:44.055 --> 00:24:45.195 Thank you so much. 00:24:45.655 --> 00:24:47.995 And then we're gonna go over the track. 00:24:48.135 --> 00:24:48.615 K? 00:24:48.615 --> 00:24:52.470 So as I as I mentioned before, we have 11 total courses. 00:24:52.930 --> 00:24:57.810 Eight of those are four courses, which everyone takes, then you have three electives to take. 00:24:57.810 --> 00:24:58.310 K? 00:24:58.530 --> 00:25:11.865 Marriage and family is really to help students, encourage couples and families towards flourishing in variety of settings, such as marriage prep, enrichment relationship, education programs, training mental couples. 00:25:12.085 --> 00:25:14.520 And these are the three electives for that. 00:25:14.600 --> 00:25:23.160 The Catholic Christian marriage and human sexuality, which is another philosophy course, and then the two psychology courses on interventions as well as systems theory. 00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:25.160 Which one did you you took one of these courses? 00:25:25.160 --> 00:25:26.120 Did you take that? 00:25:26.120 --> 00:25:29.995 Because you also you also go through folk, if they still do this. 00:25:29.995 --> 00:25:32.895 They go through focus training, and I'm focused certified. 00:25:33.675 --> 00:25:37.035 So then you leave with this yeah. 00:25:37.035 --> 00:25:41.935 So focus is your facilitator for pre marriage or marriage. 00:25:42.075 --> 00:25:51.970 It's not counseling, but you facilitate that discussion, between couples before they get married, or there's also a marriage retreat one. 00:25:51.970 --> 00:25:56.370 I don't personally do that right now, but I could pursue that if I wanted to. 00:25:56.370 --> 00:26:01.895 I have that accreditation, through the school, and the school paid for it, well, through our tuition. 00:26:01.955 --> 00:26:02.455 Yes. 00:26:02.515 --> 00:26:07.015 So that that's part of that education if it still is, Charice, I hope. 00:26:07.235 --> 00:26:07.395 It is. 00:26:07.395 --> 00:26:08.515 Because that was just this year. 00:26:08.515 --> 00:26:09.015 Okay. 00:26:09.075 --> 00:26:09.235 Yes. 00:26:09.235 --> 00:26:09.715 It is. 00:26:09.715 --> 00:26:11.895 So you can become a marriage prep facilitator. 00:26:12.540 --> 00:26:17.760 You can become a director of family life in your parish or even help out with marriage and family office. 00:26:18.060 --> 00:26:18.380 Mhmm. 00:26:18.540 --> 00:26:25.600 All of this is really all these classes are aimed to help you understand how marriage and family work and help them towards flourishing. 00:26:25.740 --> 00:26:25.980 Yeah. 00:26:25.980 --> 00:26:31.225 So I'll also offer this too if I know there's someone interested in possibly pursuing this. 00:26:31.365 --> 00:26:40.885 So also in this class, you do design your own retreat, which is not difficult, but that's part of it's pretty much the how the class moves. 00:26:40.885 --> 00:26:49.050 You go through preparing this retreat, and you also get your focus certification as part of it. 00:26:49.350 --> 00:26:50.570 So yeah. 00:26:50.870 --> 00:26:52.790 FOCUS is f o c c u s. 00:26:52.790 --> 00:26:56.250 It's one of the marriage prep, program out there. 00:26:57.115 --> 00:26:57.615 K. 00:26:58.315 --> 00:26:58.815 Awesome. 00:26:59.515 --> 00:27:01.695 So this is the human services concentration. 00:27:01.915 --> 00:27:04.815 This includes, counseling courses. 00:27:05.275 --> 00:27:06.975 And I took two of these courses. 00:27:07.035 --> 00:27:19.560 It's really intended for those who are working with with you know, in in a nonclinical setting, but probably in a clinical setting, but not actually as a clinic as a person working in clinical occupation. 00:27:20.260 --> 00:27:25.785 So, the electives for this one are relationship and intervention skills theory and application. 00:27:26.325 --> 00:27:36.585 You actually had to talk to a lot of people about like, you had to record yourself one on one interacting, and you got to really see yourself and how you interacted with this was, like, one of our early our earlier courses. 00:27:36.805 --> 00:27:41.470 I don't know if you remember, but it was I thought I learned a lot from this course. 00:27:41.530 --> 00:27:42.410 So did I. 00:27:42.410 --> 00:27:42.910 Yeah. 00:27:43.450 --> 00:27:44.270 It was good. 00:27:44.410 --> 00:27:44.650 Yes. 00:27:44.650 --> 00:27:45.710 It was really good. 00:27:45.770 --> 00:27:50.890 Personality, individual differences, and intelligence, I'll a lot of students love this course. 00:27:50.890 --> 00:27:53.470 Doctor Cusumano teaches it, and he's amazing. 00:27:53.985 --> 00:28:00.485 You go through a lot of personality theories and how personality develops, as well as group counseling and group work. 00:28:00.545 --> 00:28:04.325 I actually did this course, and I would say it was one of my hardest courses. 00:28:04.865 --> 00:28:07.185 You had to be you had to work in a group. 00:28:07.185 --> 00:28:15.440 You had to record yourself as well as do some self reflection, practice, and improve every week on counseling. 00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:16.640 It was it was so difficult. 00:28:16.640 --> 00:28:17.680 It was so good. 00:28:17.680 --> 00:28:21.380 Are you guys again, you get to really learn a lot about yourself during this course. 00:28:22.315 --> 00:28:25.695 So with this particular concentration, you can use case management. 00:28:25.755 --> 00:28:34.495 If you're an administrator or a grief and loss counselor, for example, there's a lot of human services professionals that could really benefit with this track. 00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:41.380 The leadership, concentration is really for those who lead want to lead people, programs, and organizations. 00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:48.020 A leadership cycle, this is really more for those who are in leadership or want to help others, in their leadership. 00:28:48.425 --> 00:28:48.825 K? 00:28:48.825 --> 00:28:56.845 So the these are the three electives, transformational leadership, leading people, programs, organizations, plus applied leadership skills. 00:28:57.065 --> 00:29:05.920 So we're hoping to work towards a human resources, certification with this concentration, as well as if you're maybe a career coach or an executive. 00:29:05.980 --> 00:29:11.020 We actually, surprisingly, have executives and VPs in our programs as well. 00:29:11.020 --> 00:29:16.160 They kinda give a different kind of, perspective and on leading people. 00:29:16.540 --> 00:29:21.975 I think I took leading people programs and organization or actually transfer one of them. 00:29:21.975 --> 00:29:28.395 I took one of them and it was it taught me what kind of leader I am and how I can create other leaders as well. 00:29:29.735 --> 00:29:32.075 I think that was with doctor Derby. 00:29:32.800 --> 00:29:34.020 Oh, there was k. 00:29:34.320 --> 00:29:34.640 Sorry. 00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:35.540 One more sec. 00:29:36.480 --> 00:29:41.700 The self design concentration is if you want to choose the electives that you want to take. 00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:42.420 K? 00:29:42.720 --> 00:29:52.675 So, you can choose one from marriage and family, one from, human services, or one from, the the leadership track. 00:29:52.735 --> 00:29:59.155 So the first three tracks I mentioned, you can choose an elective from each or maybe choose the three that really works best for you. 00:29:59.730 --> 00:30:00.210 K? 00:30:00.210 --> 00:30:02.610 So I think I did relationship intervention skills. 00:30:02.610 --> 00:30:06.150 Oh, transformational leadership as well as group counseling. 00:30:06.690 --> 00:30:12.790 So this is really good for those who are in ministry because maybe it's more applicable to the ministry that you're doing. 00:30:13.055 --> 00:30:22.275 If you're working for the, you know, federal government, you can really, again, work towards the track towards the classes that you would like to take, something that's more related to your profession. 00:30:23.535 --> 00:30:24.035 K? 00:30:24.495 --> 00:30:28.030 Did you see Lashana's, chat here? 00:30:28.030 --> 00:30:29.810 She has an MS in psychology. 00:30:30.830 --> 00:30:43.285 Oh, I'm just wondering if you saw it because I'm fascinated about her interest, and I was wondering myself, once you already have your masters and you want additional education, what does that look like? 00:30:43.285 --> 00:30:43.685 Okay. 00:30:43.685 --> 00:30:44.405 That's perfect. 00:30:44.405 --> 00:30:45.545 That's a great question. 00:30:45.685 --> 00:30:58.470 So the tracks are actually designed so you can actually just, apply and choose if you already have your masters in psychology, you can already just, you can chew you can do courses for credit. 00:30:58.470 --> 00:31:00.730 Choose the courses that you would like to take. 00:31:00.790 --> 00:31:10.335 Maybe take the ones that again, you're more interested in the addiction field, so maybe the more human services related courses work best for you. 00:31:10.955 --> 00:31:19.055 For those who are already graduated with our masters in psychology at Divine Mercy, you can actually already take track on your own. 00:31:19.515 --> 00:31:20.015 K? 00:31:20.315 --> 00:31:28.370 For example, I'm actually I graduated over a year ago, but I will be going back to do the pre PhD track, which I will explain here shortly. 00:31:28.670 --> 00:31:32.690 The tracks are meant to really add on to your masters in psychology. 00:31:33.550 --> 00:31:34.030 K? 00:31:34.030 --> 00:31:42.245 Hopefully, we don't have an addiction certification yet, but we are actually working towards gaining an addictions, track ourselves. 00:31:42.705 --> 00:31:47.365 So, hopefully, we will get that, fairly soon. 00:31:48.945 --> 00:31:53.940 For those who are interested in research, this is the one for you, pre PhD concentration. 00:31:54.880 --> 00:31:59.300 So our masters in psychology does not necessarily end with a thesis. 00:31:59.840 --> 00:32:02.580 Well, everyone has to do a gets to do a capstone. 00:32:03.725 --> 00:32:04.945 Brief fairly briefly. 00:32:05.085 --> 00:32:11.505 A capstone project is something that you start from your first, class and you develop it all the way through your program. 00:32:11.645 --> 00:32:30.010 And it's essentially you're identifying a need, in your community or in the work that you're doing, and you're creating a solution, you are researching solutions for that problem as well as presenting it, not as a defense, but presenting it at the end of your program. 00:32:30.070 --> 00:32:34.145 But But if you're in a pre PhD concentration, it actually culminates in a fee. 00:32:34.525 --> 00:32:41.485 Instead of the three electives, two of those are taken up with thesis writing, and then you also get one free elective to take. 00:32:41.485 --> 00:32:41.725 K? 00:32:41.725 --> 00:32:53.680 For those who want to do the pre PhD track, it's really for those who either want to move up into the PhD world or maybe want to teach psychology, perhaps in a community college or in high school. 00:32:54.700 --> 00:33:03.925 I know someone that actually became an adjunct professor at her community college local to her, and she now teaches, some counseling courses. 00:33:04.545 --> 00:33:11.185 So this is really great, again, for those who want to move up into the PhD field. 00:33:11.185 --> 00:33:13.285 Really, again, more research based. 00:33:14.500 --> 00:33:15.000 Okay? 00:33:16.580 --> 00:33:19.080 We now have also a bioethics concentration. 00:33:19.620 --> 00:33:20.100 K? 00:33:20.100 --> 00:33:23.000 As I mentioned before, you do have those three electives. 00:33:23.380 --> 00:33:26.520 Those three electives are actually taken as four modules. 00:33:26.735 --> 00:33:27.555 Very confusing. 00:33:27.855 --> 00:33:35.075 But it's, through the National Catholic Bio Bioethics Center, NCBC, where you take four modules. 00:33:35.375 --> 00:33:45.590 This is really best for those who are encountering a lot of ethical, issues, whether in their health care field, because the models are really built for those. 00:33:45.590 --> 00:33:45.830 Right? 00:33:45.830 --> 00:34:04.945 So ethical challenges at the beginning of life, at the end of life, vaccines and research, these are amazing, modules, actually, from the people I've heard talk about it, it's a it's a it opens up your eyes about the medical field and how the Catholic teaching actually fits in, in that world. 00:34:05.485 --> 00:34:05.985 K? 00:34:06.765 --> 00:34:11.725 Are there any questions about if there are any questions about tract at this point, go ahead and just write it out. 00:34:11.725 --> 00:34:14.760 I will be going back and forth and answering your question. 00:34:17.060 --> 00:34:17.560 K? 00:34:18.980 --> 00:34:22.920 So the learning experience, I know Susie mentioned it a little bit earlier with Canvas. 00:34:23.460 --> 00:34:29.885 Our, some people some people may know Blackboard or other learning management systems, but we use Canvas. 00:34:30.345 --> 00:34:33.085 And you have continuous access to this platform. 00:34:33.225 --> 00:34:35.245 You can the ability to work anywhere. 00:34:35.385 --> 00:34:38.925 So I don't know, Susie, if you remember, but one time I was on a cruise. 00:34:39.020 --> 00:34:40.960 I actually brought work with me. 00:34:41.100 --> 00:34:46.720 I was able to an access Canvas on my phone, and I was able to bring in work. 00:34:46.780 --> 00:34:51.040 Like, it was crazy, but you do get continuous access to this platform. 00:34:51.535 --> 00:34:51.775 Yeah. 00:34:51.775 --> 00:34:53.935 I don't count on doing your degree on your phone, though. 00:34:53.935 --> 00:34:54.655 It's not Yeah. 00:34:54.655 --> 00:34:54.895 Yeah. 00:34:54.895 --> 00:34:56.735 You're still doing your whole degree on your phone. 00:34:56.735 --> 00:35:00.115 But if you're traveling, you still get the ability to use Internet. 00:35:00.335 --> 00:35:00.655 Right? 00:35:00.655 --> 00:35:02.035 If you have the It is wonderful. 00:35:02.255 --> 00:35:02.735 Mhmm. 00:35:02.735 --> 00:35:03.235 Yes. 00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:10.160 I mean, as I mentioned earlier, you have five different learning way learning modalities, videos, books. 00:35:10.160 --> 00:35:14.980 You have, professor the professor sometimes teaching in a in an office hour. 00:35:15.120 --> 00:35:16.000 There are audio books. 00:35:16.000 --> 00:35:17.860 So there are different ways to learn. 00:35:18.455 --> 00:35:21.355 And, again, that weekly individualized feedback from professors. 00:35:21.495 --> 00:35:24.315 Did you find that Canvas is fairly accessible, Susie? 00:35:24.935 --> 00:35:25.255 Yes. 00:35:25.255 --> 00:35:25.895 It was great. 00:35:25.895 --> 00:35:30.935 I also felt like the professors were very ready to answer any questions. 00:35:30.935 --> 00:35:40.910 I rarely had to I rarely had to wait more than half a day, and sometimes it was just hours to ask a question and very, very helpful and accessible. 00:35:41.610 --> 00:35:42.110 Yes. 00:35:42.330 --> 00:35:42.830 Amazing. 00:35:43.210 --> 00:35:47.235 And our professors were were all great. 00:35:47.235 --> 00:35:50.615 So this is That makes me smile when I see their faces. 00:35:50.915 --> 00:35:51.735 Me too. 00:35:51.795 --> 00:35:52.775 They're so nice. 00:35:53.155 --> 00:35:55.635 This is the core faculty at Divine Mercy. 00:35:55.635 --> 00:36:00.740 I actually had a course with every professor on on this Me too. 00:36:01.020 --> 00:36:03.340 On this slide, and they were all amazing. 00:36:03.340 --> 00:36:05.180 I had a great time each one of them. 00:36:05.180 --> 00:36:14.000 When you start with the master's in psychology, you actually get assigned an academic adviser, and mine was doctor, doctor Williamson, doctor Angela. 00:36:14.365 --> 00:36:22.465 And we talked a lot about how, about improving my capstone, how I felt about the courses so far, if I had any questions or concerns. 00:36:23.005 --> 00:36:28.145 I mean, I was very surprised, again, as an online course, how accessible the professors were. 00:36:28.360 --> 00:36:28.840 Mhmm. 00:36:28.840 --> 00:36:30.860 Who was your academic advisor, Susie? 00:36:31.720 --> 00:36:32.700 Doctor Anna. 00:36:32.760 --> 00:36:33.820 Doctor Anna Pecoraro. 00:36:34.120 --> 00:36:42.060 And she helped me because I was I volunteer in the city, and I had very big ideas of one thing. 00:36:42.515 --> 00:36:45.335 And it had to do with it was just very complex. 00:36:45.955 --> 00:36:58.070 And then another with teenagers, and she didn't discourage me, but she said, you need to probably try to keep this simple because you're gonna have to flesh out and research of the aspects of this. 00:36:58.290 --> 00:37:02.550 So she was very helpful, and and then she also helped me throughout. 00:37:03.170 --> 00:37:07.190 She's also an encouragement to help me find spiritual direction. 00:37:07.490 --> 00:37:16.345 She wasn't my spiritual director, but she helped me understand how to look for spiritual directors and also suggested people she knew in my area. 00:37:17.125 --> 00:37:21.065 She's just very kind and helpful and supportive throughout my whole education there. 00:37:21.445 --> 00:37:21.945 Yes. 00:37:22.350 --> 00:37:22.850 Absolutely. 00:37:23.310 --> 00:37:29.090 And doctor Julia Clousley is our the program director, and you can email her about anything. 00:37:29.230 --> 00:37:32.510 And she can all she will always respond back to you. 00:37:32.510 --> 00:37:37.150 And about again, I've always I was very surprised by how accessible these professors Yes. 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:38.525 Were to us. 00:37:39.385 --> 00:37:41.065 I had all of them were really great. 00:37:41.065 --> 00:37:47.485 I had great experiences with doctor Gross, who was our philosophy professor, and doctor Cusimano. 00:37:48.265 --> 00:37:53.580 She was the only extroverted professor in a sea of introverted students. 00:37:53.580 --> 00:37:56.720 So she just made the course so much more fun. 00:37:57.980 --> 00:38:00.220 The our professors are very experienced. 00:38:00.540 --> 00:38:06.320 Their biographies, I think, are on our website, and they all have experience and done research on variety of topics. 00:38:08.835 --> 00:38:12.135 So let's talk about the acceptance requirements for the MSP program. 00:38:12.515 --> 00:38:14.295 Must have a bachelor's degree. 00:38:14.755 --> 00:38:14.995 K? 00:38:14.995 --> 00:38:18.375 We need to have the official transcript sent over to Divine Mercy. 00:38:18.710 --> 00:38:23.610 Has to be recognized by the Department of Education or must be an internationally recognized institution. 00:38:24.390 --> 00:38:27.690 Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA to be admitted. 00:38:28.150 --> 00:38:34.170 Though we did say no GRE is required, if you have less than 2.5, a GRE score might help, your application. 00:38:35.135 --> 00:38:46.205 Two letters of recommendation, for, either an academic or professional, source. 00:38:47.390 --> 00:38:56.050 Your resume, including your current employment or any significant volunteer history, a personal statement indicating how your goals align with the goals of the program. 00:38:56.510 --> 00:39:11.575 If you are, if your bachelor's degree was from an international was from international, something outside of The US or outside of a English speaking country, then a toll court I look for might be, might be required with your application. 00:39:11.715 --> 00:39:16.615 And there's also a mandatory virtual orientation prior to starting the first course. 00:39:18.230 --> 00:39:25.690 So if, I know the big question right here is always when the rubber meets the road, can I afford grad school? 00:39:25.830 --> 00:39:26.150 K. 00:39:26.150 --> 00:39:29.770 Because we are accredited, we do participate in the in federal aid. 00:39:29.830 --> 00:39:33.855 You can, gain student loans as a graduate student. 00:39:33.915 --> 00:39:40.175 And just so you know, graduate level student loans work differently from undergrad student loans. 00:39:40.475 --> 00:39:40.955 K? 00:39:40.955 --> 00:39:53.250 So graduate, student loans are capped at a certain amount every year, but our tuition actually fits under that maximum, that the government's able to, give you for a graduate loan. 00:39:54.910 --> 00:39:57.170 You can ask your employer for any tuition reimbursement. 00:39:57.710 --> 00:40:01.390 We are actually approved for veteran funding through the GI Bill. 00:40:01.390 --> 00:40:01.630 Yeah. 00:40:01.630 --> 00:40:03.935 We are Yellow Ribbon School, etcetera. 00:40:04.315 --> 00:40:10.155 All of these scholarships and grants, which are located on our website, we have, our merit scholarship. 00:40:10.155 --> 00:40:22.690 If you do decide to do, like, let's say, a full time enrollment, you can, apply to our merit scholarship, which is up to 50% and a 25 tuition discount. 00:40:24.430 --> 00:40:26.510 Alternative financing oops. 00:40:26.510 --> 00:40:27.410 Excuse me. 00:40:27.950 --> 00:40:33.335 Which are, for example, private fund, parish, and diocesan support. 00:40:33.875 --> 00:40:41.575 I've actually had students ask their parish or their priest or their local church to support support, and they were able to give them some kind of funding. 00:40:42.115 --> 00:40:45.175 We actually match fund with, many nonprofits. 00:40:45.480 --> 00:40:50.360 So if you find any a nonprofit in your area that's able to match funds, please connect them with us. 00:40:50.360 --> 00:40:52.940 We might be able to match funds with them as well. 00:40:53.560 --> 00:40:54.460 CAC plan. 00:40:54.680 --> 00:40:56.460 So this, I thought, was very important. 00:40:56.520 --> 00:41:01.915 So I was a single person doing a master's in psychology. 00:41:03.095 --> 00:41:11.195 I actually did a third student loan, a third out of my out of pocket, and a third, through scholarships. 00:41:12.150 --> 00:41:18.710 So the ones the part that was out of pocket, through Divine Mercy University, you can set up cash plans. 00:41:18.710 --> 00:41:27.165 You can set up monthly payment plans, interest free through the school, and that's something that the school will work with you to do monthly payment plans. 00:41:27.165 --> 00:41:31.905 And that really was really helpful because then it didn't it didn't hit the wallet quite as far. 00:41:32.125 --> 00:41:32.625 K? 00:41:33.005 --> 00:41:34.285 So that was super helpful. 00:41:34.285 --> 00:41:47.760 I was able to sacrifice a little bit to save up because even a few 100 or, you know, a few $100 a a month was able to fund my my, my graduate work. 00:41:47.760 --> 00:41:53.140 So it's definitely absolutely doable to to afford grad school. 00:41:54.335 --> 00:41:58.275 So these are the direct costs, the for the program. 00:41:58.495 --> 00:42:03.635 From 2024 and 2025, the tuition is 876 per credit. 00:42:03.775 --> 00:42:05.875 As I mentioned before, 11 courses. 00:42:06.335 --> 00:42:11.050 Each course is three credit hours, comes down to thirty three credit hours. 00:42:11.910 --> 00:42:16.890 With a tech fee and a residency fee, the residency, I will talk about in a in a second. 00:42:16.950 --> 00:42:22.810 It all comes down to 29,708, but that supports an estimate a lot. 00:42:23.725 --> 00:42:30.765 The the fees I feel like that won't there aren't associated with this maybe are application fees and graduation fees. 00:42:30.765 --> 00:42:37.070 Other than that, this is a fairly, good estimate of what the whole program cost. 00:42:37.210 --> 00:42:39.310 Remember, it's not all upfront either. 00:42:39.690 --> 00:42:48.510 You we have fall shifts in grants that we usually try to find a grant for every student, and, you can do monthly payment plans as well. 00:42:51.775 --> 00:42:52.495 Oh, I apologize. 00:42:52.495 --> 00:42:54.435 There's a q and a question here. 00:42:56.655 --> 00:42:57.875 How long are the courses? 00:42:57.935 --> 00:42:58.975 Are they self paced? 00:42:58.975 --> 00:42:59.475 Okay. 00:42:59.615 --> 00:42:59.935 Sorry. 00:42:59.935 --> 00:43:01.795 I must say I didn't answer that earlier. 00:43:02.180 --> 00:43:04.200 So each course is eight weeks. 00:43:04.420 --> 00:43:10.920 We have eight week terms at BMU, and we have two in the fall, two in the spring, and one in the summertime. 00:43:11.300 --> 00:43:15.320 So if you only did one course per year, you have five courses per year. 00:43:15.825 --> 00:43:16.325 K? 00:43:16.465 --> 00:43:20.565 A lot of it is self paced, but there are weekly due dates. 00:43:20.945 --> 00:43:24.805 Outside the weekly due dates, you can really learn on your own time. 00:43:25.185 --> 00:43:34.060 And especially for those who, let's say, are going on vacation for a certain amount of time or, you know, need to miss need to move a due date here and there. 00:43:34.060 --> 00:43:40.480 You can always talk to the professors, and they are generally, fairly lenient if you tell them early. 00:43:41.020 --> 00:43:41.520 K. 00:43:42.515 --> 00:43:45.795 There was anonymous attendee who said, I have a master's of science in nursing. 00:43:45.795 --> 00:43:47.735 I've always been interested to do a field of psychology. 00:43:48.115 --> 00:43:51.575 Do I need a master's of science in psychology to obtain a PhD in psychology? 00:43:52.435 --> 00:43:52.935 Yes. 00:43:52.995 --> 00:44:00.550 Either you do need a master's in psychology or the PhD program you apply to already has a master's built in it. 00:44:00.930 --> 00:44:05.270 So either way, you need to go through master's and then PhD. 00:44:05.650 --> 00:44:08.390 So go ahead and look for PhD programs. 00:44:08.795 --> 00:44:12.175 We do have one here at DMU, but it is in person. 00:44:15.595 --> 00:44:20.335 So whether or not you're going to do let's say, as I mentioned before, we have terms. 00:44:20.475 --> 00:44:32.640 If you're gonna do one class at a time, that's all part time, enrollment, that that will take you twenty six months to complete, or you take two classes per term, and you will finish in sixteen months. 00:44:33.180 --> 00:44:33.660 K? 00:44:33.660 --> 00:44:36.480 So these are the two completion options I mentioned earlier. 00:44:36.725 --> 00:44:40.505 If you finish in sixteen months, there is a slight discount on four courses. 00:44:40.885 --> 00:44:47.065 So the total tuition is estimated around 27,000 versus the twenty six months, which is 29,000. 00:44:50.080 --> 00:44:52.820 So, Cindy, what was your main takeaway from the program? 00:44:54.080 --> 00:44:56.740 What was the best thing you learned? 00:44:58.960 --> 00:44:59.620 My goodness. 00:44:59.760 --> 00:45:01.440 I know that doesn't feel like much. 00:45:01.440 --> 00:45:04.855 I mean, I I think I I understand myself better. 00:45:04.855 --> 00:45:09.495 We had this flourishing development plans that we needed to do every term. 00:45:09.495 --> 00:45:13.595 I think that helped me grow personally and understand myself better. 00:45:14.215 --> 00:45:25.450 But just career wise, it really once you go through it and you understand yourself better and you're excited to head in this direction, so there's something drawing you here. 00:45:25.510 --> 00:45:27.850 It will come to you throughout this education. 00:45:27.910 --> 00:45:31.245 It's so comprehensive, that something will speak to you. 00:45:31.245 --> 00:45:37.745 For instance, Charisse and I had the same pretty much the same class experience, but we were, like, completely different directions. 00:45:38.765 --> 00:46:03.195 And, yeah, I I would say my favorite experience was understanding psychology, understanding vocations, and how just just how flourishing happens, and that it happens when we are called to holiness, but that we don't do that alone, that we're all interconnected and our vocations get us there. 00:46:03.195 --> 00:46:14.490 And I could like I said, there's so much richness richness to this education that it's hard to encapsulate, but it has really lit me on fire to help other people. 00:46:14.490 --> 00:46:22.430 And originally when I came in, I wanted to help people from brokenness to get to a place of being okay in this world. 00:46:22.745 --> 00:46:24.825 And then I realized that's not my calling. 00:46:24.825 --> 00:46:38.950 That's someone else's in counseling, which is now why I'm a coach because I take people that maybe won't pursue counseling that might be doing just fine, might not have to revisit the past, but need help with the future. 00:46:38.950 --> 00:46:40.010 Maybe they're stuck. 00:46:40.150 --> 00:46:45.430 They don't understand spiritual direction even though I'm not a spiritual director. 00:46:45.430 --> 00:46:46.890 God's always a part of everything. 00:46:47.350 --> 00:46:50.310 They might need to under uncover something that they've buried. 00:46:50.310 --> 00:46:59.605 For instance, like me, that I buried my desire to get a psychology education, those kind of things that help us flourish and help other people. 00:47:00.385 --> 00:47:05.925 So I think just better understanding and clarity of my own purposefulness and how I can use it. 00:47:06.385 --> 00:47:07.205 Sound perfect. 00:47:07.880 --> 00:47:08.040 Yes. 00:47:08.040 --> 00:47:09.500 Thank you so much, Judy. 00:47:09.720 --> 00:47:10.220 Mhmm. 00:47:11.560 --> 00:47:20.920 Personally, for me I mean, in terms of flourishing, sometimes people enter this program thinking, oh, I'm actually in a good place. 00:47:20.920 --> 00:47:21.240 You know? 00:47:21.240 --> 00:47:23.660 I don't why I'm I wanna help other people. 00:47:23.875 --> 00:47:33.655 But then when you con when you're constantly self reflecting and seeing how you can better yourself, there's always ways to better flourish. 00:47:34.195 --> 00:47:34.695 Right? 00:47:34.755 --> 00:47:41.582 Not not just for yourself, but you can teach others how to flourish as well, which is what I love to hear about Susie and coaching. 00:47:41.582 --> 00:47:41.898 Mhmm. 00:47:41.898 --> 00:47:43.159 I think that's amazing. 00:47:43.474 --> 00:47:51.043 I know another student that does career coaching as well, and I think that's a beautiful outcome of the math here in psychology program. 00:47:51.043 --> 00:47:52.935 So really think about your goal. 00:47:53.015 --> 00:47:54.135 What are your goals? 00:47:54.135 --> 00:47:57.915 What do you want to gain, from math and psychology? 00:47:58.455 --> 00:47:59.755 Will it fit this program? 00:48:00.135 --> 00:48:04.555 Do you feel like there's enough flexibility for you to complete this program? 00:48:04.695 --> 00:48:07.995 The sixteen month track is fairly is fairly rigorous. 00:48:09.020 --> 00:48:11.600 You're talking about maybe thirty hours a week. 00:48:11.980 --> 00:48:18.400 And then if you're just taking one class at a time, again, really perfect for our full time workers or stay at home mom, parents. 00:48:19.340 --> 00:48:20.460 For me, it was just perfect. 00:48:20.460 --> 00:48:23.920 It was maybe another twelve to fifteen hours a week of work. 00:48:26.355 --> 00:48:30.055 And it was it was just right for me as a person who was working full time. 00:48:30.515 --> 00:48:34.055 I mean, we have a lot of financial aid, options. 00:48:34.595 --> 00:48:45.030 And once I do receive, an application, I do connect with financial aid, and you can have a deeper conversation with them about what scholarships and grants are available for you. 00:48:45.410 --> 00:48:47.990 And, really, we want you to complete the program. 00:48:48.370 --> 00:48:48.610 Right? 00:48:48.610 --> 00:48:58.615 It's very important for us, that you want to be here, that you want to successfully complete it, not just take a chance and say, oh, you know, this sounds interesting. 00:48:58.615 --> 00:48:59.015 Like, no. 00:48:59.015 --> 00:49:00.055 Do you want to flourish? 00:49:00.055 --> 00:49:01.755 Do you wanna help other people? 00:49:01.895 --> 00:49:04.695 This is the right program for you. 00:49:04.695 --> 00:49:06.315 I would I would just add. 00:49:06.930 --> 00:49:12.230 So I know that worked for you, that you could zip along, and I I do think it's very doable. 00:49:12.530 --> 00:49:25.005 I think if you have other obligations, that faster pace, you wanna make sure that you are able to absorb things, that you're able to learn because it is such a gift. 00:49:25.005 --> 00:49:28.865 This education is not about getting your MS in psychology. 00:49:29.085 --> 00:49:31.005 It's it's bigger than that. 00:49:31.005 --> 00:49:35.870 And for me, it took longer than Charice, but I'm slower to comprehend things. 00:49:35.870 --> 00:49:39.410 But I also I didn't do the minimum. 00:49:39.550 --> 00:49:42.430 I I dove into and I'm not saying Charisse did. 00:49:42.430 --> 00:49:43.070 She didn't. 00:49:43.070 --> 00:49:45.645 She's just a little bit sharper than I am. 00:49:45.965 --> 00:49:52.525 But I dove into a lot, and I spent a lot of time in my writing and reflecting, and that was a gift in itself too. 00:49:52.525 --> 00:50:09.530 So depends on what you're if you want this degree or if you really wanna savor it and immerse yourself in it, I suggest a class at a time is nice unless unless you have about thirty hours to do that. 00:50:10.310 --> 00:50:10.630 Yes. 00:50:10.630 --> 00:50:14.815 Shauna Lashana said I did my MS online online working two jobs and being single mom. 00:50:14.815 --> 00:50:15.555 It's possible. 00:50:15.615 --> 00:50:16.115 Absolutely. 00:50:16.255 --> 00:50:16.655 Awesome. 00:50:16.655 --> 00:50:17.215 You go. 00:50:17.215 --> 00:50:18.195 I mean, wow. 00:50:18.575 --> 00:50:19.055 That's amazing. 00:50:19.295 --> 00:50:20.355 Definitely is. 00:50:21.455 --> 00:50:23.715 You like, definitely doable. 00:50:23.935 --> 00:50:27.695 When you love what you're learning, you don't it doesn't feel like a chore at all. 00:50:27.695 --> 00:50:28.195 No. 00:50:28.640 --> 00:50:30.640 And, actually, I I failed to mention this. 00:50:30.640 --> 00:50:32.100 But, again, I was an engineer. 00:50:32.240 --> 00:50:38.980 I had maybe one writing course in my entire life, and then I entered into a program that was heavy on writing. 00:50:39.440 --> 00:50:39.760 Yes. 00:50:39.760 --> 00:50:40.040 It is. 00:50:40.240 --> 00:50:43.220 Loved it so much that this person turned me into a writer. 00:50:44.275 --> 00:50:44.395 Yes. 00:50:44.395 --> 00:50:45.815 It's an amazing time. 00:50:46.995 --> 00:50:47.495 K? 00:50:47.555 --> 00:50:48.375 For sure. 00:50:48.835 --> 00:50:50.595 So this is my info. 00:50:50.595 --> 00:50:51.635 Go ahead and jot it down. 00:50:51.635 --> 00:50:54.855 You can always email me, call me. 00:50:54.995 --> 00:51:01.920 Now we do have our next start is coming up because August 21, but there is still about two weeks left to apply. 00:51:02.300 --> 00:51:04.940 So if you are still interested, please go ahead and email me. 00:51:04.940 --> 00:51:15.875 I'm happy to give you the code to waive the application fee as well as a potential admission scholarship, and we can discuss that once you email me for the code. 00:51:16.095 --> 00:51:16.495 K? 00:51:16.495 --> 00:51:20.435 If there are any other questions here, I'm here for, like, just maybe a few more minutes. 00:51:20.655 --> 00:51:23.075 But, Susie, any final thoughts? 00:51:23.810 --> 00:51:24.710 Are you good? 00:51:25.170 --> 00:51:25.490 No. 00:51:25.490 --> 00:51:31.670 I'm just I'm happy for all of you that you're pursuing this and really discern it because it's a great education. 00:51:32.050 --> 00:51:34.230 You'll definitely grow at this education. 00:51:35.010 --> 00:51:35.510 Absolutely. 00:51:36.175 --> 00:51:36.415 Mhmm. 00:51:36.655 --> 00:51:39.295 For any of those students, go ahead, again, email me. 00:51:39.295 --> 00:51:40.815 Thank you so much for coming tonight. 00:51:40.815 --> 00:51:43.395 And, again, I'll stay here for just maybe a few more minutes. 00:51:44.255 --> 00:51:45.715 Thank you so much for coming. 00:51:46.335 --> 00:51:47.475 Have a great evening.