WEBVTT 00:00:06.240 --> 00:00:11.140 Today, we have with us Denise Funke, who is a very recent graduate from the MSP. 00:00:11.360 --> 00:00:15.375 I was very, very glad you could come and join us tonight. 00:00:15.995 --> 00:00:20.415 Denise, would you give a little background of where you are, what your work at ministry looks like? 00:00:20.955 --> 00:00:21.455 Sure. 00:00:21.755 --> 00:00:24.415 I'm a consecrated woman in Reagan Christie. 00:00:24.475 --> 00:00:30.110 So I have vows of poverty, trust, and obedience, and I get sent around the world to different ministry opportunities. 00:00:30.810 --> 00:00:37.610 And I'm currently assigned to a boarding school in about an hour South of Boston in Rhode Island, the Northern Part of Rhode Island. 00:00:37.610 --> 00:00:49.485 So working with sixth through eleventh grade girls who come from Latin American countries and Asia to study for one year, their regular school year, and, learn English as well. 00:00:49.485 --> 00:01:01.360 So it's a big challenge for them to be away from home, to detox from their smartphones and social media and all of that, to live with a bunch of other girls with the, individuality that there is now. 00:01:01.360 --> 00:01:03.520 So it's it's pretty challenging, but I love it. 00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:06.660 I actually love working more in a boarding school than in a day school. 00:01:07.520 --> 00:01:08.020 Wonderful. 00:01:08.655 --> 00:01:09.535 So that yeah. 00:01:09.535 --> 00:01:14.835 I can see, especially nowadays, that is not an easy ministry, but a very worthwhile ministry. 00:01:15.695 --> 00:01:22.595 Tell a little bit, you just finished the MSP this May, and it was lovely to meet at graduation, which is always so special. 00:01:24.340 --> 00:01:33.560 Tell us a little bit what are pieces of the MSP that was really helpful for your work at ministry as you work with these young or, you know, young women, young girls. 00:01:33.780 --> 00:01:34.280 Right. 00:01:34.820 --> 00:01:42.695 I think for me, it would be, like, on one hand is the knowledge and the skills that I received and was able to practice, and the other was personal growth. 00:01:42.695 --> 00:01:50.315 Because DMU focuses so much on the per you as a person growing, it makes a huge impact because it's not just theoretical. 00:01:50.535 --> 00:01:54.235 It's constantly integrating it into your person and into your ministry. 00:01:54.470 --> 00:02:02.710 Every single week, you're supposed to go through these exercises that if you do them, they're so, so helpful, because I was constantly analyzing how do I work. 00:02:02.710 --> 00:02:07.830 I had already worked in schools for twenty eight years before I took the MSP program. 00:02:07.830 --> 00:02:07.990 Right? 00:02:07.990 --> 00:02:12.045 So you kind of you get pretty good at what you're doing, and you kinda have your system. 00:02:12.425 --> 00:02:17.065 So it was really wonderful to question myself again and to say, why am I doing what I'm doing? 00:02:17.065 --> 00:02:18.365 Is what I'm doing working? 00:02:18.985 --> 00:02:21.465 Evidence based practices is a huge thing. 00:02:21.465 --> 00:02:27.970 First thing you'll learn in your first course, right, of is there evidence saying this is the most effective way to do this. 00:02:28.210 --> 00:02:29.990 So that was hugely helpful. 00:02:30.770 --> 00:02:43.895 And I would say if I could just give a quick top five things that I learned was intervention skills, absolutely, in intervening with people, how to how to speak to people, how to be empathetic, and all those things. 00:02:44.195 --> 00:02:55.660 Human development, excellent course, amazing, and the personal reflection that you go through that to really help you understand how you develop, which in schools is absolutely essential, right, in helping parents understand that. 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:04.200 And then the common psychological problems that I think I shared with all of my colleagues, like, we're encountering so many people who are struggling with mental health. 00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:11.365 And so to know what is that, how do I refer, how would I help somebody get help because I'm not a clinical psychologist. 00:03:11.505 --> 00:03:12.865 That was extremely helpful. 00:03:12.865 --> 00:03:15.825 I use that, I would say, literally every week. 00:03:15.825 --> 00:03:16.385 I use that. 00:03:16.385 --> 00:03:19.350 And the chart that I made in one of my courses, I'm still using. 00:03:20.070 --> 00:03:22.330 And then the psychology of groups was unexpected. 00:03:22.630 --> 00:03:25.370 I didn't expect that to be so, so helpful. 00:03:26.470 --> 00:03:29.290 And let me in a building full of women. 00:03:29.590 --> 00:03:33.255 And, the psychology of group and how that works has been really, really helpful. 00:03:33.255 --> 00:03:37.575 I passed on a lot of things to my team to help us to know how to form the group. 00:03:37.575 --> 00:03:41.035 And then the leadership courses that we had were phenomenal. 00:03:41.255 --> 00:03:45.815 It has helped me immensely in leading my team because I lead the formation team. 00:03:45.815 --> 00:03:53.150 So just there wasn't a single course that wasn't useful, even your class on statistics, which was brutal, but necessary. 00:03:53.850 --> 00:03:54.670 They're excellent. 00:03:54.730 --> 00:03:55.230 Excellent. 00:03:56.170 --> 00:03:56.330 Yeah. 00:03:56.330 --> 00:03:56.890 I'm so glad. 00:03:56.890 --> 00:03:58.350 Thank you so much for sharing. 00:03:58.805 --> 00:04:02.505 So tell me the the the group the psychology of the groups. 00:04:03.365 --> 00:04:05.945 You're working in a group setting in the classroom. 00:04:06.725 --> 00:04:13.640 Is there, like, something on insight, something that really helps you, like, understanding the functioning of the person better? 00:04:13.640 --> 00:04:13.880 Right? 00:04:13.880 --> 00:04:17.820 It's a new way of placing behavioral phenomena that you see. 00:04:18.440 --> 00:04:22.060 Is it something that stood out that was really, like, oh, like, an uh-huh? 00:04:22.440 --> 00:04:23.340 I think groupthink. 00:04:24.200 --> 00:04:25.820 At the time we're studying it, no. 00:04:26.195 --> 00:04:36.755 They did a wonderful assignment comparing the Apollo disaster and crisis to the, Challenger, and we studied the transcripts and everything and tried to understand what was going on. 00:04:36.755 --> 00:04:45.120 And when I got to the classroom in summertime, to start setting up and the kids were arriving, seeing teenage girls and how groupthink affects. 00:04:45.420 --> 00:04:45.920 Unbelievable. 00:04:46.140 --> 00:04:55.840 So I've been able to really help this whole year we worked on as a team to kind of dissect that a little bit and try to break that apart and help the girls themselves be aware of, hey. 00:04:56.125 --> 00:04:57.105 What do you think? 00:04:57.485 --> 00:04:57.885 Right? 00:04:57.885 --> 00:04:59.645 And are you able to speak up? 00:04:59.645 --> 00:05:08.465 And to try to teach them how to create an environment where everybody feels free to speak up and everybody's heard and listened to and that we try to be rational in coming to conclusions. 00:05:08.605 --> 00:05:11.185 It was amazing to work on peer pressure, actually. 00:05:11.590 --> 00:05:13.210 It really, really was effective. 00:05:14.390 --> 00:05:14.710 Right. 00:05:14.710 --> 00:05:21.450 Well, that is wonderful insight and great that you were able to gain the skills, right, to to just be more effective. 00:05:21.910 --> 00:05:25.430 And then the other piece that you mentioned was the personal growth. 00:05:25.430 --> 00:05:25.930 Right? 00:05:26.305 --> 00:05:40.965 Especially if you're in a challenging work or ministry environment, self awareness and self growth and well-being is an essential part to being able to be effective in the ministry or in a work setting. 00:05:41.300 --> 00:05:43.480 And do you wanna share a thought related to that? 00:05:44.020 --> 00:05:44.340 Yeah. 00:05:44.340 --> 00:05:53.220 I think, when I when I started the program two and a half years ago, I finished my capstone in December, and so I wasn't expecting this ministry change. 00:05:53.220 --> 00:05:57.695 So I had actually I was much more in one on one spiritual direction, pastoral counseling. 00:05:58.155 --> 00:06:06.015 So all of my personal reflections was on that, and I was building how I wanted to be a better spiritual director, how I wanted to do better in, ministry of retreats. 00:06:06.315 --> 00:06:09.295 And so then when I had my change last summer, I was like, shoot. 00:06:09.355 --> 00:06:12.430 I did all this work, and now it's shifted. 00:06:12.970 --> 00:06:19.310 And I think the the leadership courses helped me most to really question how am I gonna lead this team. 00:06:19.610 --> 00:06:27.395 So I went back to my notes, and went back to some of the qualities of leaders that are evidence based, which was also very interesting. 00:06:27.395 --> 00:06:38.055 So there's so many books of leadership out there, so this was so refreshing because I had studied so many books on leadership, and this just really got to the core of things in the heart and wasn't a straight jacket. 00:06:38.870 --> 00:06:41.370 And so I use that very much to say, okay. 00:06:41.430 --> 00:06:42.410 Who am I leading? 00:06:42.710 --> 00:06:43.670 What are they like? 00:06:43.670 --> 00:06:44.490 Who am I? 00:06:44.710 --> 00:06:55.405 And what's the best way to have a good leader, follower, which is a word that we use in the course, which isn't like followers like we use in the world, but the people that are part of the team. 00:06:55.405 --> 00:06:55.885 Right? 00:06:55.885 --> 00:06:59.965 So, I was able to change completely how I leave meetings. 00:06:59.965 --> 00:07:04.205 I've never led meetings in the way that I have this year, and it was really, really good. 00:07:04.205 --> 00:07:11.810 And I got very good feedback at the end of the year of how effective it was and how it helped for them in personal growth and reflection as well as a team and as individuals. 00:07:12.990 --> 00:07:13.490 Fantastic. 00:07:13.870 --> 00:07:19.655 Well, thank you so much for sharing that, and I'm glad it was such a great blessing. 00:07:19.795 --> 00:07:24.615 And we'll we'll look through the, overview of the program, quickly. 00:07:24.995 --> 00:07:31.555 I will share my screen on, just kinda looking at, right, the the main parts. 00:07:31.555 --> 00:07:36.610 And and, Denise, you can kinda kinda reflect on those things as well as we get to different places. 00:07:38.030 --> 00:07:39.070 A little bit the history. 00:07:39.070 --> 00:07:39.310 Right? 00:07:39.310 --> 00:07:44.770 We are incredible credited with SACSCOC, as a graduate institution. 00:07:45.230 --> 00:07:58.025 Important because it sets our standard and quality of education as well as the guidelines of how we and how much work has to be in each course, how we teach certain assessment pieces as well. 00:07:58.485 --> 00:08:06.860 And DMU really started with this need for a Catholic Christian vision of the person in the mental health field. 00:08:07.160 --> 00:08:15.180 The recognition of pea people are kinda walking all over the place without being deeply grounded in a in a healthy anthropology. 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:20.015 So so that's kind of that need kinda start at the school. 00:08:20.315 --> 00:08:24.655 Then, 2014, we started the online programs. 00:08:25.275 --> 00:08:28.655 Now added the, masters in counseling online. 00:08:28.955 --> 00:08:32.415 So that's how the school has developed over the last twenty years. 00:08:33.730 --> 00:08:35.330 Then it's just a background. 00:08:35.330 --> 00:08:36.530 I'm Julia Klaus here. 00:08:36.530 --> 00:08:37.570 I'm the program director. 00:08:37.570 --> 00:08:39.010 I've loved being program director. 00:08:39.010 --> 00:08:41.030 It's a great program and love our faculty. 00:08:41.410 --> 00:08:44.390 It's a privilege to work with the DMU people. 00:08:44.610 --> 00:08:47.375 So it's it's a real wonderful privilege. 00:08:48.635 --> 00:08:50.875 Kinda thinking, right, how is the MSP unique? 00:08:50.875 --> 00:08:54.555 There's a lot of masters in psychology programs out there. 00:08:54.555 --> 00:09:01.050 And I think, Denise, thank you so much for sharing, kind of part of those pieces that stood out to you. 00:09:01.210 --> 00:09:02.910 But it is it is fully online. 00:09:02.970 --> 00:09:06.590 It is very adaptable to our different schedules. 00:09:06.970 --> 00:09:11.870 And, right, probably for you working in a boarding school, in the classroom. 00:09:12.490 --> 00:09:14.750 We have people who live all over the world. 00:09:14.835 --> 00:09:20.135 We just had somebody in we have somebody who's in Melbourne, Australia, and we have somebody in Canada and South America. 00:09:20.915 --> 00:09:30.510 And so being flexible and being able to accommodate people's work and ministry schedules, is is important to us because that's the kind of people who are coming to us. 00:09:32.030 --> 00:09:44.930 The other thing is, kinda like Denise you mentioned, we are desiring to help build a deeper understanding of the person that is very well integrated from psychology, theology, and philosophy. 00:09:45.855 --> 00:09:49.315 And, Yasim, you'll be a head start with your doctorate in philosophy. 00:09:49.615 --> 00:09:52.995 But, right, a lot of people do psychology. 00:09:53.135 --> 00:09:53.295 Right? 00:09:53.295 --> 00:10:06.220 But I think to to really get a good understanding of the human person, of when does the human person do well, It really helps to have this integrative deeper approach and understanding of the person. 00:10:06.360 --> 00:10:15.020 So I think that really, makes our program very unique, all the DMU programs very unique because you have the opportunity to to go further. 00:10:15.765 --> 00:10:26.265 Psychology is wonderful, and evidence based psychology is wonderful and very, very important, but you need that more holistic, integrative approach to gain a deeper understanding of the person. 00:10:27.685 --> 00:10:41.210 The other thing I think where the program is very, unique, and as a faculty, we've really worked over the last few years to keep growing and learning from our students and graduates, that we're really trying each faculty member to connect with students. 00:10:41.210 --> 00:10:42.570 Everybody has an adviser. 00:10:42.570 --> 00:10:46.430 We meet one on one with our advisees several times throughout the program. 00:10:48.625 --> 00:10:50.005 Love having those relationships. 00:10:50.705 --> 00:10:59.605 Love meeting with my advisees because I feel I'm always learning, something new with the capstone project they're interested in or they work in ministry settings where they are. 00:11:00.705 --> 00:11:09.740 We have this kinda formative, continuous learning approach where you read every week, you write every week, you get individualized feedback every week. 00:11:09.800 --> 00:11:27.205 So it's really this step by step formative growth process that we feel is kind of the best way of learning, not just acquiring knowledge, but having also a transformative process while you're in the program. 00:11:27.205 --> 00:11:32.405 And I think, Denise, it was really helpful you spoke to that that it was helpful, not just the knowledge you gained. 00:11:32.405 --> 00:11:40.160 That was great, but but also that you had time and space to think about your own well-being and functioning and how you do things. 00:11:42.220 --> 00:11:42.720 Yeah. 00:11:42.940 --> 00:11:44.700 If you have do you have a thought, you wanna add to that? 00:11:44.700 --> 00:11:45.980 Or Yeah. 00:11:45.980 --> 00:11:48.700 I mean, everything that's on this slide is absolutely true. 00:11:48.950 --> 00:11:55.315 As as far as the the way to learn was really, really helpful to and and it's you get into that rhythm. 00:11:55.315 --> 00:11:59.235 In the beginning, it's a little overwhelming, but then you get into the rhythm of how it all works. 00:11:59.235 --> 00:12:01.795 And since every course is the same, it's really helpful too. 00:12:01.795 --> 00:12:07.420 It's not that you have to learn a different format with each professor or a different, approach. 00:12:07.420 --> 00:12:10.220 It's all, on the same same platform. 00:12:10.220 --> 00:12:17.265 So that was really, really helpful too and, being able to have the integrated approach, like you said. 00:12:17.585 --> 00:12:27.285 But, obviously, I have a theology background and philosophy, but, bringing it all together just makes it so complete and gives a a holistic vision. 00:12:28.305 --> 00:12:28.805 Excellent. 00:12:28.945 --> 00:12:29.445 Yeah. 00:12:30.545 --> 00:12:35.280 Then, and in general, right, why why would you get a master's in psychology? 00:12:36.620 --> 00:12:47.395 I think one is, and, Janice, you kinda mentioned that you gain a deeper understanding of yourself as well of others in professional settings or ministry settings. 00:12:47.615 --> 00:12:47.855 Right? 00:12:47.855 --> 00:12:54.755 And I think part of it is you are able to have a psychological explanation of behavioral phenomenon. 00:12:55.215 --> 00:12:55.615 Right? 00:12:55.615 --> 00:13:01.310 Stuff in the classroom is not that the girls are mean or they are not interested. 00:13:01.310 --> 00:13:01.630 Right? 00:13:01.630 --> 00:13:05.090 There's something going on while they're acting the way they're acting. 00:13:05.230 --> 00:13:09.170 And do we have a paradigm and do we have an understanding of human functioning? 00:13:09.790 --> 00:13:16.605 All of a sudden, behaviors we see, we're like, oh, that actually it's very logical within itself. 00:13:16.825 --> 00:13:19.705 It's maybe not healthy or not good for the person or the group. 00:13:19.705 --> 00:13:20.025 Right. 00:13:20.025 --> 00:13:22.105 But it's very, very logical within themselves. 00:13:22.105 --> 00:13:25.485 So you get the opportunity to develop new explanations. 00:13:25.785 --> 00:13:26.285 Right? 00:13:26.345 --> 00:13:26.665 Right. 00:13:26.665 --> 00:13:29.840 Or And that's been so helpful for my team. 00:13:29.840 --> 00:13:30.080 Right? 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:34.580 Because so many times teachers can get just frustrated and angry at students' misbehavior. 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:45.085 So being able to give insight to them to help them understand this is what's happening with this girl and makes it opens their heart to a heart of mercy, right, and under standing just like you were saying, Hozemine. 00:13:45.465 --> 00:13:54.765 Like, once you understand the person, it's so much easier to see them with the heart of God as well and with much more desire to help instead of just to punish and to try to change behavior. 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:56.400 Yeah. 00:13:56.400 --> 00:13:57.220 Very helpful. 00:13:57.680 --> 00:14:12.725 And the other thing is but it's that ability and that's that evidence based approach and and also being very research oriented is you develop the ability to have innovative solutions for problems, right, that may before you kinda keep hitting a barrier. 00:14:13.185 --> 00:14:17.765 But you have another paradigm, another way of what exactly is the goal? 00:14:17.985 --> 00:14:19.745 Are we actually reaching the goal? 00:14:19.745 --> 00:14:22.165 How would I know if we're reaching the goal? 00:14:22.250 --> 00:14:28.890 Having those skills to be able to assess that, I think, is hugely helpful both in ministry and professional settings. 00:14:28.890 --> 00:14:31.470 And we hear from our graduates that that is really helpful. 00:14:32.970 --> 00:14:36.705 Then also, we are not a clinical mental health program. 00:14:36.705 --> 00:14:36.945 Right? 00:14:36.945 --> 00:14:41.845 We don't train for one on one and week after week counseling interventions. 00:14:42.385 --> 00:14:47.685 For us, I always have the paradigm is like larger interventions for larger groups of people. 00:14:47.905 --> 00:14:49.045 It's kind of the paradigm. 00:14:49.400 --> 00:14:58.220 And part of that is the ability to create environments and cultures that foster flourishing and minimize risk. 00:14:58.840 --> 00:14:59.080 Right? 00:14:59.080 --> 00:15:08.585 The ability to think and be very intentional on how do I create a positive, create a resilient environment that can foster flourishing. 00:15:08.885 --> 00:15:15.385 And I think the ability to do that and create those cultures and environments is is a huge asset in in having the program. 00:15:16.020 --> 00:15:26.180 So so kind of the new content, we've added concentrations over the last few years mainly because our students and graduates bring needs to us. 00:15:26.180 --> 00:15:27.540 Like, I'm doing this. 00:15:27.540 --> 00:15:28.980 Can you offer something in that area? 00:15:28.980 --> 00:15:30.520 And we're like, well, we'll try. 00:15:31.005 --> 00:15:32.285 So, well, it's great. 00:15:32.285 --> 00:15:34.865 We've been able to adjust the program the last few years. 00:15:35.005 --> 00:15:39.825 So we're offering American family studies concentration, human services. 00:15:40.045 --> 00:15:48.390 And we'll talk more about these other concentrations in the MENA leadership, a pre PhD in a self design for those who wanna pick and choose there like this. 00:15:49.010 --> 00:15:52.870 But all probably under that umbrella of applied psychology. 00:15:53.250 --> 00:15:59.670 How do I use psychology to be a benefit and blessing to others in all kinds of settings? 00:16:01.305 --> 00:16:08.205 So so with that, first of all, we want people to have a really solid core knowledge of psychology. 00:16:08.905 --> 00:16:09.385 Right? 00:16:09.385 --> 00:16:11.225 You need to be psychologically literate. 00:16:11.225 --> 00:16:12.265 It's kinda how we say it. 00:16:12.265 --> 00:16:12.765 Right? 00:16:12.985 --> 00:16:15.440 Basic human growth and development. 00:16:15.500 --> 00:16:20.320 Am I able to see the person developmentally and where they are in the lifespan? 00:16:21.580 --> 00:16:23.920 Do I have a basic understanding of psychopathology? 00:16:24.700 --> 00:16:25.920 What are risk factors? 00:16:25.980 --> 00:16:27.440 What increases resiliency? 00:16:28.635 --> 00:16:30.495 Can I recognize and refer? 00:16:30.635 --> 00:16:30.875 Right? 00:16:30.875 --> 00:16:40.095 We're not gonna treat, TSM five level, things that come up, but we need to be able to recognize and know when to refer. 00:16:40.340 --> 00:16:42.280 And very, very important to have that skill. 00:16:42.740 --> 00:16:50.440 Cognition, emotion, and motivation, we added that course a few years ago because it's such a foundational understanding of the functioning of the individual. 00:16:52.020 --> 00:17:01.085 We have the philosophy course, which is kind of that understanding how we support flourishing of the person through a view of vocations and virtues. 00:17:01.785 --> 00:17:03.005 And we have stats. 00:17:04.265 --> 00:17:04.985 I love the class. 00:17:04.985 --> 00:17:06.025 I teach the class. 00:17:06.025 --> 00:17:19.000 And it really is that class that moves you from a lay consumer of psychology that you see in a magazine, on a website, to the ability to go to the research literature and go to the source so you become the expert. 00:17:20.180 --> 00:17:25.415 Takes a little bit of effort, but very, very worthwhile and effort in my opinion. 00:17:26.035 --> 00:17:38.000 Then we do social psychology, understanding groups, understanding culture, understanding diversity, and how being created in the image of God and being from different places of this world. 00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:41.540 How do we maneuver those and understand those differences and similarities? 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:49.380 And then we do research methodology and design, ability to evaluate programs, from an evidence based background. 00:17:49.840 --> 00:17:51.860 So that's, like, the core everybody does. 00:17:52.135 --> 00:17:53.595 Then we do have electives. 00:17:54.135 --> 00:17:55.995 One is our mayors and family. 00:17:56.055 --> 00:18:00.635 We have people who work in their coordinators of family life at parishes. 00:18:00.855 --> 00:18:14.460 We have directors of mayors and family offices at the diocesan level, people who do sheltered education programs at diocese, parishes, and just secular in the, you know, professional settings. 00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:24.745 So people who just want to understand, a, the family's assistant, but also very concrete interventions applicable to marriage and families. 00:18:25.285 --> 00:18:30.585 So we have we have an extra philosophy course in that, this Catholic Christian marriage and human sexuality. 00:18:31.205 --> 00:18:38.560 That is a philosophy course where we really think through, the philosophy of and theology of merit. 00:18:40.300 --> 00:18:45.180 Then we have, our human services and track. 00:18:45.180 --> 00:18:52.695 And that is really I would say, if you love to help people overcome adversity by connecting them to resources. 00:18:52.915 --> 00:18:54.855 That's kinda my paradigm for human services. 00:18:55.235 --> 00:19:01.335 You're working with people, peep working on people who wanna be addictions counselors. 00:19:01.475 --> 00:19:02.115 That's me. 00:19:02.115 --> 00:19:07.050 Like, you start, with, you know, clinical hours and work yourself up. 00:19:07.270 --> 00:19:12.170 You can be a human service professional, rehabilitation work, case management. 00:19:13.030 --> 00:19:13.990 Really, really helpful. 00:19:13.990 --> 00:19:15.670 You have the skills class. 00:19:15.670 --> 00:19:22.295 You have group counseling class and very helpful program for people who wanna work in that field. 00:19:23.395 --> 00:19:27.395 Then we have the leadership and, three different courses. 00:19:27.395 --> 00:19:36.770 We come from that, transformational leadership approach, virtuous leadership, not the crackdown from the top approach. 00:19:36.830 --> 00:19:48.585 We really have a SEO model as you grow and virtue yourself and see the person you are leading, and you can create healthy environments and change and lead companies. 00:19:48.965 --> 00:19:52.745 We have quite a few people who are executives of nonprofit agencies. 00:19:53.365 --> 00:19:58.345 They like they come and and tend to take this program and human resource management. 00:19:59.280 --> 00:20:00.820 You can do the SHRM certification. 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:02.740 It's just an exam based certification. 00:20:03.840 --> 00:20:12.740 And overall psychology degrees are liked in the area of human resources or organizational consultant. 00:20:13.295 --> 00:20:22.255 So this is when you are we have some people who are project management in Silicon Valley, and they have come to us and, like, I just know computers. 00:20:22.255 --> 00:20:23.795 I don't know anything about people. 00:20:24.015 --> 00:20:25.075 Can you help us? 00:20:25.230 --> 00:20:28.050 So if that's your place, then this is a great concentration. 00:20:28.670 --> 00:20:42.175 If you are head of a large parish that also includes a Catholic school and a ministry setting and you have quite a big staff, we have priests who come to us who are like, I'm actually in charge of a lot of people, and I would like some leadership skills. 00:20:42.795 --> 00:20:44.975 They have found this very helpful and beneficial. 00:20:46.475 --> 00:20:50.095 And then soft design, a lot of people in ministry choose this. 00:20:50.715 --> 00:20:53.215 They just want a look pick and choose. 00:20:53.490 --> 00:21:04.150 One family marriage family, one applied leadership, one skills class so that opportunity is there, for people to choose different electives. 00:21:06.625 --> 00:21:11.905 And then, this, this is our pre PhD. 00:21:11.905 --> 00:21:13.025 Is this our pre PhD? 00:21:13.025 --> 00:21:13.265 Sorry. 00:21:13.265 --> 00:21:14.145 I can't see. 00:21:15.425 --> 00:21:18.165 And this is we've added this actually just this year. 00:21:18.950 --> 00:21:20.230 We have a growing number of people. 00:21:20.230 --> 00:21:21.370 They finished their undergrad. 00:21:21.430 --> 00:21:33.370 They wanna go on for doctoral studies, but they wanna have an integrative approach, to psychology, and they wanna set themselves up to getting into better doctoral little more competitive doctoral programs. 00:21:33.735 --> 00:21:41.515 If you come with a thesis, especially if you've been able to publish it, it just it's a little it's just helpful to get into certain doctoral programs. 00:21:41.975 --> 00:21:46.375 So students in this program, concentration do a full research project. 00:21:46.375 --> 00:21:50.930 They have to defend their proposal, defend their thesis, collect data, analyze data. 00:21:51.630 --> 00:21:57.650 They take six one credit courses over fourteen months as they walk through the steps of a research project. 00:21:57.950 --> 00:22:15.865 So if you like, you know, being a research assistant, research associate, I worked several years at University of Texas at Dallas just in a research lab for, parent child interaction analysis, which I learned so much about the family, about parents talking to their kids, was was really, really helpful. 00:22:16.725 --> 00:22:18.505 So that's the pre PhD. 00:22:19.490 --> 00:22:20.790 So those are the concentrations. 00:22:20.930 --> 00:22:24.690 If you have questions about any of the concentrations, follow-up with Joe. 00:22:24.690 --> 00:22:27.350 He knows and has more information on each of that. 00:22:28.370 --> 00:22:33.830 Little bit on the learning experience is, I think it is very, very flexible. 00:22:35.015 --> 00:22:43.195 Even though we do have due dates every week, and we get feedback every week, but there's continuous access to all the information in Canvas. 00:22:43.575 --> 00:22:49.380 There's media and there's readings, and there's the possibility to listen now to all the readings through Canvas. 00:22:49.380 --> 00:22:51.560 We've just added an audiobook feature. 00:22:52.420 --> 00:22:54.840 So you can have different ways to go through the material. 00:22:55.860 --> 00:23:03.880 And there's very, very ready feedback and interaction possibilities with the instructors and professors. 00:23:05.695 --> 00:23:06.095 Yes. 00:23:06.095 --> 00:23:08.355 Just an overview of our wonderful faculty. 00:23:08.495 --> 00:23:12.175 All of them super committed and just wonderful people to work with. 00:23:12.175 --> 00:23:17.315 And I think everyone just loves the students that the lord brings to this program. 00:23:17.375 --> 00:23:18.835 It's just a huge privilege. 00:23:19.800 --> 00:23:24.860 And, I wanna hand it over to Joe just to what are the steps of getting into the program? 00:23:25.880 --> 00:23:26.280 Okay. 00:23:26.280 --> 00:23:30.380 So thank you, Julia, doctor Julia and, Denise. 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:48.405 And, you know, you have to have a bachelor's degree with a 2.5 or better grade average, and then two letters of recommendation from, you know, people who you work for and, maybe your spiritual advisors or instructors. 00:23:49.420 --> 00:23:55.280 But, it is not a big I mean, they they they don't have to write a letter. 00:23:56.060 --> 00:23:58.640 They answer a questionnaire and read you. 00:23:58.780 --> 00:24:01.040 You you stay consistent on that. 00:24:01.675 --> 00:24:08.895 You know, your your resume, which tells us about your past and, your present. 00:24:10.155 --> 00:24:12.255 Then a written statement of intent. 00:24:12.875 --> 00:24:14.095 This is your future. 00:24:14.555 --> 00:24:23.730 And, you know, it's a 300 to 500 word essay on how master degree in psychology will help you achieve your goal. 00:24:24.430 --> 00:24:28.770 And if English is not your first language, you may have to take a TOEFL. 00:24:29.185 --> 00:24:38.965 However, if you have taken classes in The US, you know, college level, you know, doctor Klausley would certainly look at that. 00:24:39.665 --> 00:24:57.790 And then we do have a virtual, man it is mandatory or required virtual orientation, and that is we have one coming up seventeenth and the August 19, and it's a it's a big Zoom meeting. 00:24:58.205 --> 00:25:02.225 You know, with you and your future classmates, doctor Klawsely. 00:25:02.765 --> 00:25:07.805 It's a question answering, and doctor Klawsely will tell you more about this. 00:25:07.805 --> 00:25:16.260 I mean, she's told you a lot about it now, but, you know, this is it's a it's a forty five minute program assistant. 00:25:16.260 --> 00:25:19.080 Well, it's a place to ask all your other questions. 00:25:19.220 --> 00:25:21.960 Oh, how do I move forward and get ready for the program? 00:25:22.020 --> 00:25:27.160 So people always and that's why we're adding have added it because they're always sold so many questions. 00:25:27.255 --> 00:25:32.982 So it's and we said, you may as well all sit together and answer all the questions together. 00:25:32.982 --> 00:25:36.599 I think it's a more joyful way of moving through those pieces. 00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:38.407 But but but it's very important. 00:25:38.407 --> 00:25:40.216 Virtual, orientate is very important. 00:25:40.216 --> 00:25:47.650 And as far as, you know, it's school affordable, well, you know, when you get to the graduate level, you know, they we don't have grants. 00:25:48.270 --> 00:25:52.610 I mean, they don't have grants for master degree program for doctors. 00:25:53.470 --> 00:25:59.475 But by Mercy, tries to level the playing field with, you have different scholarships. 00:26:00.975 --> 00:26:14.030 You know, they got $1,500 early admission scholarships to scholarships you write for, and, you know, and maybe affiliation through what we call memorandums of understanding. 00:26:14.330 --> 00:26:32.725 But, you know, that's something you have to, you know, once you get it applied, not necessarily be accepted, we wanna get you with financial aid to make sure it's affordable for me because, you know, we do not want to, have any undue hardship financially for you. 00:26:34.065 --> 00:26:34.565 Okay? 00:26:35.905 --> 00:26:42.680 And this is our tuition, and it's a fifty credit hours for thirty credit hours. 00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:46.120 And, comes out twenty eight zero five o. 00:26:46.120 --> 00:26:51.100 That's very, very reasonable unless many, you know, state colleges, public companies. 00:26:52.285 --> 00:26:55.825 Now the technology fee is $50.50 dollars per class. 00:26:56.205 --> 00:27:00.785 That's for your Canvas, which is our online learning platform. 00:27:01.405 --> 00:27:05.345 And then we have a residence fee of $250. 00:27:05.405 --> 00:27:14.870 And this is a 100% online, but there are two days where it's mandatory you are online. 00:27:15.410 --> 00:27:21.965 It's, usually in a Friday or Saturday before you end your first term, your first day of your term. 00:27:22.585 --> 00:27:29.165 And, it's on Friday from ten to five, and a Saturday from ten to five. 00:27:29.705 --> 00:27:36.410 And, it is a big, like I said, a big Zoom meeting with all your classmates, all the instructors. 00:27:36.410 --> 00:27:46.110 You break into, you know, discussion groups, and it's it it really cements, you know, your your first class. 00:27:46.970 --> 00:27:53.135 And then we do have a $55 application fee that could be waived, for you. 00:27:54.955 --> 00:27:55.455 Okay? 00:27:55.835 --> 00:28:03.215 And then we do have the sixteen month option, which is you're taking two classes at a time. 00:28:03.930 --> 00:28:09.070 On the twenty six month option, you take one class per term. 00:28:09.290 --> 00:28:18.590 But, you know, the difference is is if you do the sixteen months, it it will save, you know, around $3,000 in two years. 00:28:20.125 --> 00:28:22.465 That's that's significant in my book. 00:28:23.005 --> 00:28:25.425 And I call these the big four questions. 00:28:25.725 --> 00:28:33.265 And will the completion of this in master's degree in psychology online help you obtain your goals? 00:28:33.565 --> 00:28:38.590 Well, gotta know what your goals are, and will this work for you? 00:28:39.210 --> 00:28:40.970 Will the scheduling work for you? 00:28:40.970 --> 00:28:50.975 You know, if you take, you know, one class at a time on the twenty sixth You're looking about fifteen hours per week of study. 00:28:51.515 --> 00:28:55.375 We call, research, reading, writing, and reflecting. 00:28:56.395 --> 00:29:09.300 And the nice thing is is that, you know, we have to be I do a lot of writing, but we do have a service that, if you send a paper into them, in twenty four hours, they'll have it back to you with some suggestions. 00:29:09.600 --> 00:29:14.980 And, you know, I don't like certain criticism, but I prefer it. 00:29:16.095 --> 00:29:19.475 And whether, you know, the financial options work for me. 00:29:19.775 --> 00:29:22.595 You don't know that you don't know that TNC Financial. 00:29:23.455 --> 00:29:26.735 And, you know, if you start the program, complete it. 00:29:26.735 --> 00:29:31.840 And then anything you do, there's there's gonna be I call it bumps in the road. 00:29:31.840 --> 00:29:32.340 What? 00:29:32.800 --> 00:29:42.580 I mean, we have some students, they are, in the reserves or national guards where they're gonna be deployed for two weeks every summer. 00:29:43.175 --> 00:29:44.075 And you know what? 00:29:45.415 --> 00:29:52.555 When they're deployed, it doesn't they're not, deployed during our break time. 00:29:52.695 --> 00:29:57.835 So but with, you know, cases like that, you know, you do what you can to get ahead. 00:29:58.250 --> 00:30:01.150 When you come back, you do what you can to get. 00:30:02.410 --> 00:30:03.450 So you know? 00:30:03.450 --> 00:30:06.670 And there could be other things like that, and that's me. 00:30:07.130 --> 00:30:08.430 Oh, there you go. 00:30:10.010 --> 00:30:10.330 Great. 00:30:10.330 --> 00:30:11.290 Thank you so much. 00:30:11.290 --> 00:30:16.355 So And we'll all, thank you so much for that overview. 00:30:16.655 --> 00:30:18.195 Yasim, do you have any questions? 00:30:18.975 --> 00:30:21.795 I know you'll follow-up with Joe as well afterwards. 00:30:22.415 --> 00:30:28.720 Well, thank you so much, Denise, for sharing your experience and talking about the program together. 00:30:28.720 --> 00:30:32.260 Really, really appreciate your time, and always nice to see you too. 00:30:32.320 --> 00:30:32.800 Fantastic. 00:30:32.800 --> 00:30:38.180 And, so wish everybody a good night, and thank you so much for coming. 00:30:38.525 --> 00:30:39.665 And good to see everybody. 00:30:40.205 --> 00:30:40.525 Thank you. 00:30:40.525 --> 00:30:41.085 Thank you. 00:30:41.085 --> 00:30:41.965 Thank you so much. 00:30:42.845 --> 00:30:44.925 Julia, and Denise. 00:30:44.925 --> 00:30:46.925 Thank you, and we'll all be in touch. 00:30:46.925 --> 00:30:47.565 Thank you. 00:30:47.565 --> 00:30:47.965 Okay. 00:30:47.965 --> 00:30:48.625 Bye bye.