WEBVTT 00:00:06.880 --> 00:00:08.500 Welcome to the PsyD webinar. 00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:14.180 My name is Bradley Seifer, and I am the PsyD admissions adviser at Divine Mercy University. 00:00:14.675 --> 00:00:20.775 This afternoon, I'm joined by alumni relations quarter coordinator at Divine Mercy University, Michelle Drennan. 00:00:21.795 --> 00:00:39.430 And the way this webinar will proceed is we'll be going to begin with Michelle, giving some introductory remarks about, alumni, certain, activities that they've been up to, different jobs that they've had, and opportunities that would likely avail themselves to you as a, PsyD graduate of Divine Mercy University. 00:00:40.530 --> 00:00:49.405 If you're new to this if you're new to us, go ahead and put your questions in the chat box, and we will attend to them as they arise. 00:00:49.705 --> 00:00:58.860 In the chat box, you will also find my email, prior testimonials from Divine Mercy graduates, other webinars, and the Psy d application. 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:04.300 We are currently taking applications for the fall of two thousand and twenty four. 00:01:04.360 --> 00:01:06.860 So, Michelle, without further ado, take it away. 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:08.280 Hello, everyone. 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:14.105 Thank you so much for your gift of time joining our webinar today, and I'm delighted to be invited. 00:01:14.105 --> 00:01:22.685 I was in admissions for a long time with Divine Mercy University, and I tried to retire and Fogg Charles wouldn't let me because I had mentioned forming an alumni association. 00:01:23.220 --> 00:01:30.420 Well, the good news for you all, considering this degree is that the demand is higher than the number of students we have to fill them. 00:01:30.420 --> 00:01:35.480 And that's always a good thing as you're looking at an investment, a career change, adding to your career. 00:01:35.620 --> 00:01:44.865 So I thought I'd take just a few moments and, just give you some really interesting information regarding what direction our graduates go upon graduation. 00:01:46.445 --> 00:02:00.220 A major part of it is to share these opportunities with you, and I will say that a lot of times where a graduate takes their first role is with their clinical and their last portion of the degree. 00:02:00.440 --> 00:02:10.225 Then they may go on to open their own practices, sacred ground psychotherapy, dynamic healing psychotherapy, Catholic Psych Institute, Journeys Counseling Center. 00:02:10.525 --> 00:02:19.985 And an interesting little fact, many of our graduates, especially in PsyD, since it is, the on campus degree, have met their spouse and married. 00:02:20.045 --> 00:02:30.200 And the other piece is that several of our graduates now are in practice but continue to be closely allied being adjunct adjunct professors for other programs. 00:02:31.700 --> 00:02:36.200 I wanna just highlight some comments on a few graduates before we get started. 00:02:36.885 --> 00:02:39.065 One is doctor, Margaret Laracy. 00:02:39.765 --> 00:02:42.725 She recently said that our program was one of a kind. 00:02:42.725 --> 00:02:59.450 She was able to write her dissertation and on the beauty of psychotherapy, and she could, look at the topic from an interdisciplinary point of view without being confined to the social, scientific, and neurobiological theories of aesthetics, which she found to be inadequate. 00:02:59.910 --> 00:03:05.530 Doctor Margaret is in private practice and is one of our most wonderful graduates in the Maryland area. 00:03:07.545 --> 00:03:08.985 In closing, it was interesting. 00:03:08.985 --> 00:03:17.005 She says, you know, we're deep and complex beings, and all of our varied and often muddled and confused ways, we're still just trying to communicate. 00:03:17.465 --> 00:03:24.020 I hope what I do, and I believe I will want to keep doing this work as long as I listen, think, and talk. 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:26.020 And she's done some wonderful webinars. 00:03:26.320 --> 00:03:32.660 I actually work remotely for Divine Mercy University, outside the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky area. 00:03:32.800 --> 00:03:38.675 And one of our very esteemed graduates, doctor Andrew Sodergren, opened up Cincinnati. 00:03:39.215 --> 00:03:45.475 Ruah Woods has already hired two of our graduates, and he vets seminarians, b corp become priests. 00:03:45.775 --> 00:03:57.990 He works with individuals who have pornography addictions, all kinds of family counseling, and he even has branched out and hired individuals that teach in Catholic schools the theology of the body. 00:03:58.130 --> 00:04:06.395 He will be speaking in San Diego on the topic of becoming man and woman, And, it's the, healing and sexual identity. 00:04:06.455 --> 00:04:14.475 It is gonna be at the Catholic psychology conference in San Diego, twenty first through the twenty third, if I have any California people on here. 00:04:15.255 --> 00:04:18.715 One other graduate I'll tell you about was doctor Garrett Boyer. 00:04:18.860 --> 00:04:21.980 He is a military guy, and I love what he said. 00:04:21.980 --> 00:04:28.560 He says, my current role is to serve as the deputy chief of the Department of Behavioral Health in all of Fort Stewart, Georgia. 00:04:29.020 --> 00:04:35.365 He feels that it's a job that was normally held by someone with more time and experience in the army. 00:04:35.365 --> 00:04:39.625 But because of his PsyD degree, he has gone to a very, very high level. 00:04:40.565 --> 00:04:46.280 We have graduates all over The United States, several internationally, Germany, Ireland, I believe. 00:04:46.500 --> 00:04:56.760 And so it's very important to know that once you come forward with Divine Mercy University, you are not only with people from your own states, but all over, and you make lifetime friendships. 00:04:56.980 --> 00:05:02.305 And we we work in cohorts, so you're together with these people for a very long time. 00:05:02.685 --> 00:05:08.065 You do write a dissertation, needless to say, as happens in all PsyD programs. 00:05:08.685 --> 00:05:11.805 And some of the titles, just really blow me away. 00:05:11.805 --> 00:05:16.920 I'll give you a couple of those before I have Bradley start to give you the rest of the interview. 00:05:18.020 --> 00:05:25.320 Things like hope as a mechanism of resonance, I think is a wonderful top topic by Patrick McNeely. 00:05:26.900 --> 00:05:28.600 A replication of the historic. 00:05:30.635 --> 00:05:31.355 What is that? 00:05:31.355 --> 00:05:38.255 The representation of the historic adult study of information as far as becoming a young woman. 00:05:39.435 --> 00:05:50.470 Things like, wilderness and spirituality program and the development of the mindfulness in that, a virtue of the secure attachment figure. 00:05:50.690 --> 00:05:52.370 So many of them are well thought. 00:05:52.370 --> 00:05:53.250 They are presented. 00:05:53.250 --> 00:05:59.990 We all get to hear them, and it is the crescendo to a wonderful, wonderful journey of education. 00:06:01.235 --> 00:06:05.495 So if you have questions, as Bradley said, we do have a chat box. 00:06:06.195 --> 00:06:08.295 I'm gonna let him go ahead and start. 00:06:08.435 --> 00:06:13.495 And then if we have questions or comments throughout, we will stop and and answer those questions. 00:06:13.555 --> 00:06:18.260 Thanks again for being aboard today, and we hope this might be an opportunity for you. 00:06:18.260 --> 00:06:19.000 Thank you. 00:06:19.140 --> 00:06:19.880 Thank you. 00:06:20.100 --> 00:06:21.720 Thank you, Michelle, for that. 00:06:22.100 --> 00:06:26.260 So as she mentioned, if you do have a question, during the presentation, please do so. 00:06:26.500 --> 00:06:28.455 Put it in the chat, and we can talk about it. 00:06:28.615 --> 00:06:29.335 Give me a second. 00:06:29.335 --> 00:06:31.595 I will upload, the presentation. 00:06:31.895 --> 00:06:33.835 We can get this started. 00:06:34.695 --> 00:06:39.515 So this is the overview of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Divine Mercy University. 00:06:41.590 --> 00:06:43.530 Welcome to Divine Mercy University. 00:06:43.910 --> 00:06:50.170 Divine Mercy is a Catholic graduate school of psychology founded in 1999 as the Institute of the Psychological Sciences. 00:06:50.710 --> 00:06:56.805 It's dedicated to the scientific study of of psychology with a Catholic Christian understanding of the person, marriage, and family. 00:06:57.265 --> 00:07:05.445 Its expansion from IPS to Divine Mercy occurred in 2016 to facilitate growth and added counseling program on the graduate level. 00:07:05.505 --> 00:07:09.790 So So as this diagram depicts what I've mentioned, it was founded in '99 as IPS. 00:07:09.850 --> 00:07:13.310 In 2014, we launched our masters in psychology program online. 00:07:13.530 --> 00:07:17.950 And then in 2015, IPS was named Divine Nursing University with the school counseling. 00:07:19.265 --> 00:07:22.305 So this, illustrates further that we're one school. 00:07:22.305 --> 00:07:23.585 We have two excuse me. 00:07:23.585 --> 00:07:24.545 We're one university. 00:07:24.545 --> 00:07:26.785 We have two distinct schools. 00:07:26.785 --> 00:07:40.700 The school of counseling is most, offers the master's program, which is mostly online, though we do have a hybrid dimension that our counseling students do come to campus, episodically for clinical instruction and time. 00:07:40.920 --> 00:07:51.945 We also have the Institute of Psychological Sciences, which houses both the residential doctorate, which we're talking about today, and the master's in psychology, which is offered exclusively online. 00:07:55.125 --> 00:08:10.220 Our mission is to provide students with an effective academic and educational environment that supports the integration of the psychological sciences and a Catholic Christian understanding of the person through teaching and learning both knowledge and critical skills. 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:19.995 It also assists students intellectually and professionally as they prepare themselves to respond to their vocation as mental health professionals or as men and women in helping professions. 00:08:23.735 --> 00:08:24.135 Okay. 00:08:24.135 --> 00:08:27.115 So we are located outside of Washington DC. 00:08:27.655 --> 00:08:30.075 We're it's more specifically in Sterling, Virginia. 00:08:30.375 --> 00:08:40.820 And this is, being a, a native of this area, I can I am partial to it, but I I can say that is, despite that, a wonderful place to live and to work and to study? 00:08:41.600 --> 00:08:46.020 We have easy access to city life if you enjoy urban environments. 00:08:46.185 --> 00:08:52.205 So Washington DC is probably, forty five minutes to an hour away, at most from us. 00:08:52.345 --> 00:08:57.325 So, of course, there's all kinds of artistic and cultural opportunities in in in the big city. 00:08:57.385 --> 00:09:09.030 If you're more of a country type and you enjoy outdoorsy activities, or athletic things outside, we have the whole western, side of Loudoun County that is available to you as well. 00:09:09.490 --> 00:09:12.450 And, also, of course, the Blue Ridge Mountains, you know, to the west of that. 00:09:12.450 --> 00:09:20.505 So if you enjoy hiking or camping or canoeing or you love vineyards, things of this nature, that is also certainly on offer. 00:09:20.965 --> 00:09:24.565 And, I this this is you know, it depicts the ski slope. 00:09:24.565 --> 00:09:35.350 And while we don't receive tons of snow in this area, if you are an avid ski, a skier or snowboarder, that that is within a few hours away often, you know, in Pennsylvania or in West Virginia. 00:09:35.410 --> 00:09:41.350 So while we're not exactly Colorado, if you would like to ski, that can that can work here too. 00:09:43.695 --> 00:09:44.015 Okay. 00:09:44.015 --> 00:09:50.675 In terms of our accreditation, we're institutionally accredited by SACS, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. 00:09:50.895 --> 00:09:58.600 SACS is recognized as an accrediting agency by the Department of Education, and Tavon RC voluntarily participated in this accreditation process. 00:09:59.060 --> 00:10:02.680 And in met and in doing so met or exceeded all standards and thorough evaluation. 00:10:03.780 --> 00:10:08.760 We're also approved to operate by SHEV, the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia. 00:10:09.275 --> 00:10:17.695 And the Psydu programs been recognized in 2006 as a national registered designation program by the Association of State and Provisional Psychology Boards. 00:10:18.235 --> 00:10:27.790 And probably most notably of all is that the Psydu programs been accredited by the APA, the American Psychological Association since 2016 we're very proud of that. 00:10:27.850 --> 00:10:33.290 And Zona Mercy has also been approved to participate in the National Council for State Authorization of Suprisey Agreement. 00:10:33.290 --> 00:10:38.755 So as you can see we're thoroughly and utterly accredited at every level possible. 00:10:42.255 --> 00:10:52.755 As a therapist or a practitioner in the mental health lens, you'll be able to perform psychological assessment and testing and diagnosis, journeying with your clients toward flourishing and healing. 00:10:53.170 --> 00:11:03.670 Now a key differentiating attribute of a clinical psychologist in particular, which is what you would be, if you went through our PsyD program, is precisely the ability to conduct psychological assessment and testing. 00:11:03.810 --> 00:11:09.195 So a doctorate in psychology certainly involves additional training and supervision in diagnosis and treatment. 00:11:13.575 --> 00:11:13.895 Okay. 00:11:13.895 --> 00:11:16.395 So this slide is is a rather important one. 00:11:17.095 --> 00:11:21.275 It is gives you a nice overview of our program in general. 00:11:21.500 --> 00:11:24.320 And as you can see, it is a five year program total. 00:11:24.540 --> 00:11:31.100 It's a hundred and twenty two credit hours, which does include a master's of psychology in passing on route to the doctorate. 00:11:31.100 --> 00:11:39.155 So in other words, after successful completion of years, one and two, you'll be awarded a master of psychology degree on route to the doctorate. 00:11:39.535 --> 00:11:44.835 And so two years to the master's an additional three for a total of five all told for the doctorate. 00:11:45.215 --> 00:11:48.755 And this, of course, will prepare you for licensure as a clinical psychologist. 00:11:49.410 --> 00:11:53.170 Now in year one let let me break down each of these for you. 00:11:53.170 --> 00:12:00.630 Now in year one, the major task is to complete your core science classes in psychology at the graduate level, of course. 00:12:01.330 --> 00:12:05.715 The other major task is to get begin your preliminary search for your dissertation. 00:12:06.495 --> 00:12:14.255 Now here, you want to sort of think of a topic that, is one that would be, doable, but also one that you're interested in. 00:12:14.255 --> 00:12:22.040 So something that's, entry equate it to enter to address a question that's intriguing to you, but also one that, you know, that hasn't been done right. 00:12:22.040 --> 00:12:31.420 Because, I mean, they're really the the essence of a a doctoral level education, is completing a dissertation and contributing to the preexisting field of psychology. 00:12:31.480 --> 00:12:49.210 So, more than simply, synthesizing or regurgitating or reformulating preexisting knowledge, as a doctor of psychology, you'll be expected to to kind of push the barriers of that knowledge, right, to to think of a new and creative idea, in psychology. 00:12:49.590 --> 00:12:55.830 And I should I should add here that there we distinguish between two different types of dissertation here at Divine Mercy. 00:12:55.830 --> 00:12:59.850 There's theoretical dissertations, and then there's empirical dissertations. 00:13:00.070 --> 00:13:09.815 So theoretical dissertations are often more philosophical in nature in the sense that they typically engage our philosophical and theological dimension of our curriculum. 00:13:10.355 --> 00:13:18.560 But that said, they're also want to take those ideas, the the way in which we understand the human person, and apply that to a therapeutic setting. 00:13:19.180 --> 00:13:30.480 So it can't simply be a philosophy dissertation or a theology dissertation, but it certainly would often does include those ideas and apply them to, therapeutic practice. 00:13:31.325 --> 00:13:36.365 The other type of dissertation, the empirical dissertation, is often more quantitative in nature. 00:13:36.365 --> 00:13:48.820 And by this, I mean, the student will often make greater use of statistics and psychological experimentation to to drive a more of a data driven kind of thesis. 00:13:49.680 --> 00:14:01.925 Now to kind of give you some further sketch of those two projects, the the theoretical dissertations, the more philosophical based ones, tend on average to be longer. 00:14:02.145 --> 00:14:02.465 Right? 00:14:02.465 --> 00:14:07.665 So, oftentimes, a theoretical dissertation will be 150 pages. 00:14:07.665 --> 00:14:12.180 I've seen that up to 400, in some cases, 300, 400 pages. 00:14:13.140 --> 00:14:14.500 But quantitative excuse me. 00:14:14.500 --> 00:14:20.180 Empirical dissertations are often, shorter in in in total length. 00:14:20.180 --> 00:14:26.895 So they have a lot more, empirical data in them, but that lends themselves to kind of a shorter paper. 00:14:26.895 --> 00:14:32.115 So those can and in fact, some of those are less than a 100 pages, as I've seen, you know, in our library. 00:14:32.895 --> 00:14:33.375 Okay. 00:14:33.375 --> 00:14:46.690 So that's the big that's the big two things in the first year is the is thinking about your dissertation, getting a director, getting a topic, figuring out the the broadway of the land, and then also your your coursework, kind of getting your your feet wet in the graduate realm of psychology. 00:14:47.070 --> 00:14:47.390 Okay. 00:14:47.390 --> 00:14:52.770 So in year two, the the big thing is that your courses will continue on a full time basis. 00:14:53.625 --> 00:15:05.725 But the big thing here that shifts is that you're actually gonna start seeing clients on our on campus clinic on a on a part time basis, mind you, because, again, the major task remains the the coursework. 00:15:06.940 --> 00:15:10.560 But this is a great, first foray into your work as a clinician. 00:15:11.420 --> 00:15:13.740 You're going to be it's not like you're going at it alone. 00:15:13.740 --> 00:15:17.280 You're certainly gonna be supervised by our, stellar faculty. 00:15:17.980 --> 00:15:22.995 And all of all of your sessions will be recorded, and you'll have postmortems conducted on all of them. 00:15:22.995 --> 00:15:24.435 So consider okay. 00:15:24.435 --> 00:15:26.675 So what did you do really well in the therapy session? 00:15:26.675 --> 00:15:33.095 What could you have said that would be more helpful and more insightful to lead the to lead the client so, healing and flourishing? 00:15:34.035 --> 00:15:34.535 Okay. 00:15:34.640 --> 00:15:38.960 In years three and four, it does shift somewhat in terms of its folk focus. 00:15:38.960 --> 00:15:44.260 So you're still going to have courses on campus, but it will be more on a part time basis. 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:48.960 And then your clinical work that you started in the second year will augment. 00:15:48.960 --> 00:15:49.200 Okay? 00:15:49.200 --> 00:15:56.155 So you're gonna have you're gonna divide your time, pretty evenly between courses and clinical, hours. 00:15:56.855 --> 00:16:02.795 I should also add that your clinical hours will likely be spent on an off campus but local clinic. 00:16:02.855 --> 00:16:03.255 Okay? 00:16:03.255 --> 00:16:10.280 So your assignment and your clinic will depend, in part on your own sort of area of psychology. 00:16:10.900 --> 00:16:26.915 Though it could also be the case that you could get an assignment where you're you're stretched to include a clientele, that sort of forces you to engage, sort of other psychotherapeutic modalities that maybe you would have used, differently in another sort of situation. 00:16:27.455 --> 00:16:27.775 Okay. 00:16:27.775 --> 00:16:36.150 So then in year five, the this is where things take a a quite a different turn that you're actually going into your internship. 00:16:36.450 --> 00:16:36.950 Okay? 00:16:37.490 --> 00:16:46.070 So what that means is it's similar in in some sense to a medical residency and that you are something to which you apply in your fourth year. 00:16:46.175 --> 00:17:00.995 So in your fourth year, you apply to internships in your fifth year, and these internships could be, all over the country depending on where you apply, where you're accepted, in what psychological specialties that you wanna become invested in, that kind of those kinds of things. 00:17:01.135 --> 00:17:08.570 Now these are a few, areas that are local to us, that are internship sites. 00:17:08.570 --> 00:17:13.550 So Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in DC, the Psychiatric Hospital of Washington, the Virginia Medical Center. 00:17:14.490 --> 00:17:26.395 So all of those are are frequently, are frequent, you might say sites that our many of our graduates have gone to and with great success that are local in our area. 00:17:26.395 --> 00:17:29.615 But, certainly, if you didn't want to stay in the area, you wouldn't have to. 00:17:29.830 --> 00:17:32.650 You could apply again to anywhere, in the country. 00:17:33.670 --> 00:17:36.950 I should also add that, this year, we've had a 100%. 00:17:36.950 --> 00:17:46.845 All of our, PsyD students, excuse me, were admitted to APA accredited internship sites or APIC membership sites. 00:17:46.845 --> 00:17:49.505 In the year before last year, we also had a 100%. 00:17:49.725 --> 00:17:51.985 In the year before that, we had ninety eight percent. 00:17:52.845 --> 00:18:03.470 So the chances of you getting into a rock solid, distinguished internship in your fifth year from for coming from our program is very high. 00:18:03.470 --> 00:18:03.970 K? 00:18:04.030 --> 00:18:15.295 And this is will only benefit you because that will often set you set yourself up for a great deal of success moving into your supervised year after graduation just prior to licensure. 00:18:16.155 --> 00:18:24.795 Now, this is, you know, one of the great benefits, you know, coming from Duvalier University being APA accredited is just this. 00:18:24.795 --> 00:18:38.060 Is that is the transition from being a doctoral student, being a doctoral candidate to becoming a fully fledged licensed clinical psychologist is made so much easier by coming from a a program that's fully APA accredited like our own. 00:18:38.200 --> 00:18:46.215 Unfortunately, you know, without that, the the road to becoming a licensed a licensed professional can be somewhat more difficult. 00:18:46.215 --> 00:18:53.575 So there can be more red tape put up in your, in your view, and and that can be sort of, frustrating to say the least. 00:18:53.575 --> 00:18:57.680 So Bradley, if I can interject one thing, and congratulations to Bradley. 00:18:57.680 --> 00:19:00.100 He just completed his own doctoral degree. 00:19:00.320 --> 00:19:00.720 Thank you. 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:13.595 We feel so strongly about those choices of the dissertation topics that what I was reading from you later is actually we print the topic of your dissertation in your graduation program. 00:19:14.215 --> 00:19:24.795 So it is definitely, as I say, a wonderful crescendo to many years of hard work that the outcomes are opportunities that are beyond your belief because of being APA accredited. 00:19:25.130 --> 00:19:29.850 And that's why I say the demand for graduates is stronger than I have graduates to fill them. 00:19:29.850 --> 00:19:32.970 So that's a a good investment from that vantage point. 00:19:32.970 --> 00:19:33.290 Thanks. 00:19:33.290 --> 00:19:34.910 That was great information, Bradley. 00:19:35.210 --> 00:19:35.450 No. 00:19:35.450 --> 00:19:35.950 Absolutely. 00:19:38.905 --> 00:19:39.385 Alright. 00:19:39.385 --> 00:19:42.985 So these are some questions to consider in terms of your own discernment. 00:19:42.985 --> 00:19:45.485 We know whether this ID is right for you. 00:19:45.785 --> 00:19:47.405 Do you want to help people flourish? 00:19:47.465 --> 00:19:49.885 Are you interested in the science behind human behavior? 00:19:50.105 --> 00:19:53.140 Do you want to become an instrument of healing through the psychological sciences? 00:19:53.600 --> 00:19:58.660 Are you interested in performing psychological tests and assessments to diagnose your clients and create a treatment plan? 00:19:58.720 --> 00:20:03.700 Are you looking to start a career as a licensed mental health professional and specifically as a clinical psychologist? 00:20:04.275 --> 00:20:10.375 And do you have the ability and desire to work with all types of clients from acute care to more challenging long term client cases? 00:20:10.835 --> 00:20:16.135 So if the answer to most or all these questions is yes, then you probably come to the right place. 00:20:18.740 --> 00:20:19.240 Okay. 00:20:19.540 --> 00:20:25.480 These are the major areas of competency that we do aim to inculcate in our students over the course of their five years. 00:20:26.340 --> 00:20:35.005 These first five, foundations in psychological science and research, integrity and practice, assessment and diagnosis, therapeutic intervention professionals. 00:20:35.065 --> 00:20:43.805 Those are all rather common goals for a lot of APA programs that that are, approved by the APA. 00:20:43.865 --> 00:20:47.540 The sixth, however, is quite unique to our to our school. 00:20:47.940 --> 00:20:51.560 Clinical practice from a Catholic integrative perspective. 00:20:52.260 --> 00:20:58.365 It really is what differentiates us from so many other, excellent, PsyD programs out there. 00:20:58.525 --> 00:21:13.790 But we're different in that we we take all of the best science, and we integrate that with the Catholic vision of the human person, that that the human person is made in god's image likeness and therefore is the subject of of compassion and love and and rights and all of these things. 00:21:14.330 --> 00:21:18.810 And so this this is it really creates a wonderful harmony between faith and reason. 00:21:18.810 --> 00:21:21.470 So, let's get into each of these in turn. 00:21:22.170 --> 00:21:22.490 Alright. 00:21:22.490 --> 00:21:25.630 So the first is foundations in psychological science and research. 00:21:26.010 --> 00:21:39.565 Graduates will attain foundational psychological science knowledge of biological, cognitive, effective, social, and developmental aspects of the human person as well as history and systems of psychology, psychological measurement, research design, and statistical method. 00:21:39.810 --> 00:21:43.190 Graduates will have the skills necessary to conduct their own psychological research. 00:21:43.890 --> 00:21:45.010 Two, integrity and practice. 00:21:45.010 --> 00:21:52.310 Graduates be knowledgeable in the areas of diversity and ethics, display critical thinking, software and reflective practice, and self care. 00:21:52.445 --> 00:21:58.625 Graduates will demonstrate responsiveness of supervision, collegiality, and professional comportment and professional practice. 00:22:01.565 --> 00:22:03.025 Three is assessment and diagnosis. 00:22:03.245 --> 00:22:18.950 Graduates be able to conduct clinical interviewing, perform intake evaluation, demonstrate knowledge and administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychological assessment, integrate multiple sources of test data and clinical interview information into a report, diagnose and develop a treatment plan. 00:22:19.170 --> 00:22:20.710 Four is therapeutic intervention. 00:22:21.095 --> 00:22:32.235 Graduates will be able to to demonstrate case conceptualization, treatment planning, building and maintaining a therapeutic relationship, psychotherapy skills, crisis management of urgent and special circumstances, and discharge planning. 00:22:35.030 --> 00:22:44.730 By these professional roles, GradTools will be able to function in a variety of required roles for professional psychologists to include consultant, educator, supervisor, practice manager, and program evaluator. 00:22:45.190 --> 00:22:48.570 They'll be able to work collaboratively within ISBRA teams and clients. 00:22:49.485 --> 00:22:52.705 Six, clinical practice from a Catholic and integrative perspective. 00:22:53.165 --> 00:23:02.865 Graduates will develop a Catholic understanding of human flourishing in the individual person and marriage and family life and be able to integrate this with the psychological sciences and clinical practice. 00:23:06.590 --> 00:23:06.910 Okay. 00:23:06.910 --> 00:23:13.650 So as Michelle mentioned, in sort of our poll going on to this, there are so much diversity in clinical psychology. 00:23:14.270 --> 00:23:22.615 There are so many different fields in psychology and so many areas in which you could, function and thrive and flourish as a clinician. 00:23:23.315 --> 00:23:34.780 So for that reason, I in the interest of time, I I can't get into all of them here, but I do want to highlight the main goal of this program is this first one, becoming a licensed clinical psychologist. 00:23:34.920 --> 00:23:35.420 Okay? 00:23:35.640 --> 00:23:52.515 So all of our curricula is really, ordered to this to this main task is to to get you that LCP, after your name, to become a fully fledged psychologist, a doctor of psychology being requisite for for this licensure in The United States. 00:23:54.255 --> 00:24:07.570 Now with this highest level of training in psychology, lots of opportunities will likely avail themselves to you, not just in terms of diversity that I mentioned before, but also in terms of leadership positions. 00:24:07.570 --> 00:24:14.050 So if you're the type of person that wants to take on the helm of leadership within psychology, this is the degree for you. 00:24:14.050 --> 00:24:24.295 It's very much likely that if you want to, you could certainly become, you know, a clinic director, employing, different master's level clinicians, counselors, social workers, and the like. 00:24:24.295 --> 00:24:30.635 Or, you know, if you wanted if you're more medically inclined and you wanted to work in traditional medical establishment, there will also be an offer. 00:24:30.900 --> 00:24:37.300 In in that case, you'll be working alongside, MDs, psychiatrists, and and things of this nature. 00:24:37.300 --> 00:24:41.160 So lots of opportunity, with this ID. 00:24:42.835 --> 00:24:43.335 Okay. 00:24:43.555 --> 00:24:48.535 Now we've had just legions of students come to us and truly flourish at our school. 00:24:49.635 --> 00:24:57.390 Divine Mercy is is what we might call, like, a very much of a, cooperative and nurturing environment in the sense that we really want all of our students to succeed. 00:24:57.390 --> 00:25:03.970 And that ethos pervades, not just the student cohorts, but also certainly with the professors as well. 00:25:04.030 --> 00:25:07.470 And by that, I mean, all the students want every other student to succeed. 00:25:07.470 --> 00:25:12.225 This is not, you know, a cutthroat environment where, you know, people are trying to one up each other. 00:25:12.225 --> 00:25:24.005 Rather, it's it's each student that's really trying to help each other, find their place in psychology and to become the healer that that they can the best healer they can possibly be. 00:25:24.540 --> 00:25:29.440 And, certainly, the mentorship, part of faculty facilitates just that kind of process. 00:25:29.900 --> 00:25:34.300 Now these are a few testimonials people who have come to us and, said the following. 00:25:34.300 --> 00:25:35.440 So James Baldisch. 00:25:35.660 --> 00:25:39.855 In our clinical psychology program, the training is healing is focused on healing the whole person. 00:25:40.815 --> 00:25:41.055 Person. 00:25:41.055 --> 00:25:46.675 Kristen Law, I was drawn to the program and desire to serve others in more profound way than in previous positions offered. 00:25:46.975 --> 00:25:54.600 Timothy White, the school is not afraid to teach you what it means to be human at every level, psychologically, philosophically, and theologically, and that's why I like it. 00:25:54.840 --> 00:25:57.260 And Kirsten Curtis, I'm so thankful for DMU. 00:25:57.320 --> 00:26:02.140 The faculty members are very supportive, and I received lots of hands on and clinical experience. 00:26:05.160 --> 00:26:05.480 Okay. 00:26:05.480 --> 00:26:06.940 This is a video testimonial. 00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:11.305 This one is from one of our current third year doctoral students. 00:26:11.925 --> 00:26:19.305 William Johnston has done work with, PTSD and combat veterans himself having come from a military background. 00:26:28.100 --> 00:26:28.260 Hi. 00:26:28.260 --> 00:26:36.920 My name is William Johnston, and I'm a PsyD student at Divine Mercy University, currently approaching the end of my third year in the program. 00:26:37.665 --> 00:26:45.425 Military service runs in my family, and, and so both my grandparents served. 00:26:45.425 --> 00:26:46.805 My parents both served. 00:26:47.425 --> 00:27:02.460 This door, the PsyD program at Divine Mercy University University opened the opportunity for me to continue to get back, to conduct research, and hopefully implement a more robust program to treat PTSD as it relates to combat veterans. 00:27:03.320 --> 00:27:25.040 DMU has certainly provided the integration that I saw in terms of my formation, both the philosophy and theology core, in addition to the psychology curriculum, has provided me growth in terms of my faith, and my role as as a husband and father and, of course, a psychological clinician. 00:27:26.300 --> 00:27:36.405 So in essence, the Catholic Christian meta model of the human person is is why I'm here, both for my own sake as well as the sake of my future clients. 00:27:42.465 --> 00:27:54.210 We we hear that time after time that even after the very first coursework, people start to say, I was amazed at how it impacted me personally, and then I knew it was gonna impact me professionally. 00:27:54.750 --> 00:28:09.735 And I think that's a great thing to think about in the kind of PsyD program that you go into is the ability to not only serve, their needs, their mental health needs, but also that whole human person. 00:28:09.735 --> 00:28:11.035 So that's a great point. 00:28:11.415 --> 00:28:11.915 Absolutely. 00:28:13.975 --> 00:28:14.455 Okay. 00:28:14.455 --> 00:28:16.695 This is, yet another video testimonial. 00:28:16.695 --> 00:28:19.120 This one from my recently graduated alumna. 00:28:24.700 --> 00:28:32.505 I would say that being a student at DUI Mercy University or DMU is one of the best things that happens to me. 00:28:32.965 --> 00:28:38.185 I really appreciate a great support from faculty members and also classmates. 00:28:38.725 --> 00:28:46.505 I have gained a great deal of knowledge in all aspects of clinical practice, research, and also professional development. 00:28:47.410 --> 00:28:55.110 DMU not only provides students with strong academic skills, but also prepares them for a career in psychology. 00:28:55.970 --> 00:29:02.150 I personally benefit from mentorship with academic advisor and clinical supervisor. 00:29:02.815 --> 00:29:14.595 As a person, what I most appreciate from DMU is that its mission helped broaden my perspectives in understanding a human person through the lens of Catholicism. 00:29:15.500 --> 00:29:25.040 Catholic principle, especially in hope, love, and faith are very valuable and certainly helped me become a better clinician. 00:29:33.095 --> 00:29:47.670 So we have a generalist program in psychology, which means that we have faculty with expertise in every area within the psychological discipline, everything from abnormal psychology to developmental child psychology, personality psychology, social psychology. 00:29:47.890 --> 00:29:54.130 Moreover, you're going to be exposed to all the major fields within psychotherapeutic, healing. 00:29:54.130 --> 00:30:05.955 So things like CBT, you'll be trained in CBT therapy, psychodynamic and attachment theory, e EBT, DBT, IFS is also, here as well. 00:30:06.335 --> 00:30:12.190 Also humanistic theories and access and existential, strength based, the Seligman School. 00:30:12.250 --> 00:30:22.190 So, really, you're wanting to get exposed to every, major psychotherapeutic school of psychotherapy here at Divine Mercy University. 00:30:22.475 --> 00:30:25.755 These are a few among many of our, wonderful professors. 00:30:25.755 --> 00:30:28.495 So this is doctor Lisa Kulwicki, who's our program director. 00:30:28.635 --> 00:30:31.455 She's a specialist in adolescent adult and couples therapy. 00:30:31.755 --> 00:30:33.435 To her right is doctor Diane Graves. 00:30:33.435 --> 00:30:37.960 She's our assistant program director and a specialist in child and developmental psychology. 00:30:38.580 --> 00:30:43.080 To her right, doctor Anna Piccaroro is a specialist in addiction and trust. 00:30:46.980 --> 00:30:57.665 And the three gentlemen at the bottom here, doctor Scruffani the well, I should say, first of all, all these three gentlemen were the founding faculty members of our school back in the late nineties. 00:30:59.245 --> 00:31:06.930 So doctor Scruffani is a specialist in CBT and group therapy, doctor Nordling in child marriage and family, and doctor Biss's work. 00:31:07.310 --> 00:31:12.530 Doctor Biss's work is sort of situated at the the nexus between Catholic theology and modern psychology. 00:31:12.670 --> 00:31:19.695 So his work is very much, foundational for our integrative approach to, psychology. 00:31:23.275 --> 00:31:23.675 Okay. 00:31:23.675 --> 00:31:24.175 Licensing. 00:31:24.315 --> 00:31:26.415 So is licensing required? 00:31:26.475 --> 00:31:26.875 Yes. 00:31:26.875 --> 00:31:39.290 A license to practice is certainly required by you state or jurisdiction where one might practice is a psychologist when licensing begins after the student, completes the practicum internship and officially graduates from DMU. 00:31:40.710 --> 00:31:43.850 States can often do have additional and different requirements. 00:31:44.445 --> 00:31:51.185 So students are responsible for checking the state requirements that plan to work and adhere them, and these typically include national and state exams. 00:31:51.405 --> 00:31:56.145 So DME will provide general information related to licensure during student experience. 00:31:56.820 --> 00:31:58.040 Who initiates licensing? 00:31:58.260 --> 00:32:08.600 Licensing is a student driven process, so it's important for the students to begin research or licensing requirements in the state that he or she intends to work in as early in the program as possible. 00:32:09.315 --> 00:32:12.935 Now will students be fully licensed, immediately after graduation? 00:32:13.075 --> 00:32:13.575 No. 00:32:13.795 --> 00:32:19.255 Graduates must work about a year in a supervised clinical environment in addition to other state requirements to be licensed. 00:32:19.475 --> 00:32:25.980 So the graduate may be required to obtain a provisional license for an entire year period, so be sure to check your state for individual requirements. 00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:32.960 So this is somewhat of a long way of saying that getting the doctor doesn't immediately confer licensure as a psychologist. 00:32:33.500 --> 00:32:50.155 It does, however, provide provide the the needed degree and, of course, the training that comes with that degree to get into a supervisor in the year after graduation and, of course, to successfully pass, your exams, become a clinical psychologist. 00:32:50.855 --> 00:33:05.350 So in in that sense, it's not unlike, you know, if you went to medical school or went to law school, getting those degrees doesn't mean that you can practice immediately as a physician or as a, attorney, but you have would have to, of course, pass the bar to pass the, medical school licensure exam. 00:33:05.350 --> 00:33:08.070 So or the met the, physician licensure exam. 00:33:08.070 --> 00:33:10.465 So that's that. 00:33:11.885 --> 00:33:26.050 These two charts illustrate, I think, an important distinction between simply buying something or a purchase that's entirely material in the case in this case, the example is a car. 00:33:26.110 --> 00:33:26.610 Right? 00:33:26.670 --> 00:33:34.370 And a car is famous example because it's one that loses its value rapidly after in the years immediately in the immediate years after its purchase. 00:33:35.115 --> 00:33:36.235 So it's an investment. 00:33:36.235 --> 00:33:39.615 It's a purchase that will depreciate sort of quite rapidly. 00:33:40.235 --> 00:33:45.035 By contrast, however, we see this as an educational investment. 00:33:45.035 --> 00:33:56.480 You know, when you're investing in your own self, in your mind, in your soul in in a way that especially in a discipline such as psychology, one that has such massive, demand for these days. 00:33:56.480 --> 00:33:59.120 And there's so many people, that are hurting. 00:33:59.120 --> 00:33:59.760 They're alone. 00:33:59.760 --> 00:34:05.765 They've experienced anxiety and depression, and they they need they need mental health clinicians. 00:34:05.765 --> 00:34:10.665 They need psychologists to to help them move through sometimes arduous periods of their life. 00:34:11.525 --> 00:34:20.980 And so for all of those reasons, because of its demand, because of its value, it's it's welcome it's well compensated, especially, in certain fields within psychology. 00:34:20.980 --> 00:34:31.240 Of course, you know, you would have to the exact compensation or it varies very much from depending on where you, practice and and and what capacity that is and what field. 00:34:31.725 --> 00:34:36.525 But it's one that will pay itself forward, especially in the long haul. 00:34:36.525 --> 00:34:39.965 You know, this is not a a one and done kind of kind of thing. 00:34:39.965 --> 00:34:45.885 It is a investment in time and money, and but it's one that is immensely rewarding. 00:34:45.885 --> 00:34:53.190 It's one that's, very much, able to to help you, and help others over the course of your career. 00:34:55.730 --> 00:34:55.970 Okay. 00:34:55.970 --> 00:35:09.135 The investment itself is a thousand 95 per credit for a 122 credits for a total of $133.05 90 over the course of five years, which is not, of course, include fees or indirect expenses such as gas or food or lodging, things like that. 00:35:10.475 --> 00:35:14.175 There are many different options through which our students, fund this education. 00:35:14.235 --> 00:35:18.300 Many of our students do take out federal loans or they get grants from the government. 00:35:18.440 --> 00:35:30.585 And this is something that, you know, if you are interested in moving forward with us, upon your receipt of your application, the financial aid department will get in touch with you to help work with the work with you on this very issue. 00:35:31.285 --> 00:35:33.685 We do offer different ways to defraying this cost, however. 00:35:33.685 --> 00:35:44.740 So for example, we do have student assistantships on campus, which is a federal work study program, which means that students will work in our different departments. 00:35:44.740 --> 00:35:59.215 For example, in the admissions departments, we have a number of side u students who work with me and my colleagues, in admissions to do various tasks for us to help promote the school, in in marketing and other ways. 00:35:59.275 --> 00:36:02.955 And these are fairly I should say that these are fairly, straightforward jobs. 00:36:02.955 --> 00:36:03.275 You know? 00:36:03.595 --> 00:36:04.875 They're not super difficult. 00:36:04.875 --> 00:36:09.935 They're low stress, and often between just ten and twenty hours a week at most. 00:36:11.050 --> 00:36:18.590 And, of course, you know, that kinda fits in well with an otherwise rather stressful doctoral level, schedule outside of that. 00:36:18.970 --> 00:36:25.315 There are other different financing options that would be on offer to you, which financial aid can explain a lot more detail than I would. 00:36:25.315 --> 00:36:30.695 But what I do like to highlight, especially, for our Catholic students is this diocesan investment. 00:36:31.475 --> 00:36:45.360 It's an MOU, a memorandum of understanding, between you, you, the student, the Catholic student, and the diocese where the diocese is typically able to fund up to 15% of tuition for Divine Mercy University students. 00:36:45.360 --> 00:36:51.780 So if if that applies to you, if you're a Catholic and you want to take advantage of this, this is certainly, something to look into. 00:36:54.445 --> 00:36:54.945 Okay. 00:36:55.885 --> 00:37:02.785 Other options include these whole array of scholarships to which you would be able to apply upon admission to our program. 00:37:02.925 --> 00:37:10.580 They pay out in the amount or up to the amount indicated here, next to them, and they're relevant to different demographics. 00:37:10.960 --> 00:37:11.460 Okay? 00:37:11.520 --> 00:37:21.360 So, they depending on your, background and and your state in life and things like this, different scholarships will apply to different persons. 00:37:21.360 --> 00:37:30.695 So be sure to look at our website at imercy.edu and go ahead and see which ones might, you know, be relevant to you once once you get into our school. 00:37:31.875 --> 00:37:42.930 Another scholarship that I would be remiss not to mention is our top merit scholarships, which range between fifty, five zero, and 25% off of tuition. 00:37:43.310 --> 00:37:56.505 Now these are, scholarships, to which you don't necessarily apply to rather they're well, indirectly so and and so far as our faculty will rank all of our applicants. 00:37:57.125 --> 00:38:04.745 So, in the top typically, I would say the top three to five, students will receive a merit scholarship. 00:38:06.240 --> 00:38:26.465 And how they make these determinations is based on a number of factors relevant to admissions such as, you know, GPA, GRE scores, but also certain maybe more subjective elements like how you do in your in your interview, how compelling are your essays or your letters of recommendation, these these types of things. 00:38:26.465 --> 00:38:32.965 So, really, it's a it's a holistic assessment of your, you know, your promise as a psychologist and a and a doctoral student of psychology. 00:38:33.905 --> 00:38:35.345 And so that's how that's how it works. 00:38:35.345 --> 00:38:43.290 That's how they make those determinations rather than, you know, something that you would apply to specifically for scholarship in the way that you would for for all of these. 00:38:46.470 --> 00:38:46.970 Alright. 00:38:47.190 --> 00:38:54.195 In terms of our entrance requirements, so what do you need to, be, eligible to get into our doctoral program? 00:38:54.195 --> 00:39:01.015 So we at the least, we do require a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited, or internationally recognized school. 00:39:01.235 --> 00:39:04.115 And we do prefer that students have studied psychology. 00:39:04.115 --> 00:39:11.660 That cert does give one a certain advantage, not just in terms of, well, I would say, yeah. 00:39:11.660 --> 00:39:21.965 I mean, it it sort of does kind of, like, give you a good overview of the discipline of psychology, prior to, getting into a deeper level, at a master's and doctoral level here. 00:39:22.265 --> 00:39:25.545 But if you don't have a psychology background, fear not. 00:39:25.545 --> 00:39:26.185 Don't despair. 00:39:26.185 --> 00:39:27.325 It's totally fine. 00:39:28.825 --> 00:39:32.500 We take students from all backgrounds, academically. 00:39:32.640 --> 00:39:43.695 I mean, we've had students come to us from science, hard science backgrounds, and, and but also the humanities in history, philosophy, theology, English, those kinds of things. 00:39:43.935 --> 00:39:45.535 People in those languages. 00:39:45.535 --> 00:39:48.975 People say arts and music or chemistry and math. 00:39:48.975 --> 00:39:50.815 So it it or economics and business. 00:39:50.815 --> 00:39:52.035 It doesn't really matter. 00:39:52.255 --> 00:40:01.030 The main the main thing is that you have a bachelor degree, and, we do also prefer that you have at least a three o and a four o scale. 00:40:01.030 --> 00:40:07.830 Now if you have slightly less than a three o, this might not necessarily be a deal breaker. 00:40:07.830 --> 00:40:12.810 So if that's you, let's say you have, like, a three seven or a three eight or something like that. 00:40:13.225 --> 00:40:21.785 Get in touch with me, and we can talk about it because sometimes that may not be disqualifying, you know, in an a priori manner. 00:40:21.785 --> 00:40:26.520 So, that's that's also something to consider if if you fall into that category. 00:40:26.520 --> 00:40:30.060 But generally speaking, three o and up is is what we're looking for. 00:40:31.400 --> 00:40:31.900 Okay. 00:40:31.960 --> 00:40:45.135 In terms of the admissions process, so the first thing to do is provided that you feel comfortable moving forward and and you feel that this is, something to which you want to apply for, you would complete an online application online. 00:40:46.315 --> 00:40:48.555 Now this can be found on our website. 00:40:48.555 --> 00:40:55.500 So if you go to divinemercy.edu, you'll see, on a big apply button on the upper right hand corner. 00:40:55.500 --> 00:40:59.200 Smash that, and then you'll see through four different applications emerge. 00:40:59.580 --> 00:41:07.280 And then the one you want is the PsyD, program, the, one for, clinical psychology, and that's us. 00:41:07.495 --> 00:41:11.415 Also, as I mentioned in the chat, there's also an application there too. 00:41:11.415 --> 00:41:14.215 So hit that, and that will also bring it up. 00:41:14.215 --> 00:41:22.110 But once you submit your application, and this is a fairly straightforward application that can be done online in twenty, thirty minutes probably tops. 00:41:23.290 --> 00:41:33.150 The like I had mentioned, the financial aid office will get in touch with you, to help you work through the different financial elements of completing our degree. 00:41:33.365 --> 00:41:34.425 We maintain communication. 00:41:34.485 --> 00:41:36.485 And once all the other app excuse me. 00:41:36.485 --> 00:41:46.585 Once all the other documents are received, the competitive applicants are invited for an interview, and we have three different on campus interviews per year. 00:41:47.470 --> 00:41:47.790 Okay. 00:41:47.790 --> 00:41:56.590 So, one will be held the first in November, the second in January, and then the third and final one will be in March 2024. 00:41:56.590 --> 00:42:00.190 So these are all, application excuse me. 00:42:00.190 --> 00:42:04.745 These are all interviews for the for the term beginning in the fall of two thousand twenty four. 00:42:04.745 --> 00:42:09.325 So we're no longer receiving applications for this for the fall of twenty three. 00:42:10.665 --> 00:42:13.145 So, just keep that bearing that in mind. 00:42:13.145 --> 00:42:18.470 So this is for the for students that want to begin or, in the fall of two thousand and twenty four. 00:42:18.530 --> 00:42:19.030 Okay? 00:42:19.490 --> 00:42:31.110 And if you're watching this video now, here we are in in April, you would likely be able to get into this early interview, and there's certain advantages that does come with this early interview. 00:42:31.355 --> 00:42:39.115 And the first, maybe most obviously and notably is that there's a $3,000 tuition remission that comes with getting into the interview. 00:42:39.115 --> 00:42:45.695 So in other words, if you get into the November interview and you are admitted, you'll have $3,000 off of your first year's tuition. 00:42:46.070 --> 00:42:47.450 No questions asked, basically. 00:42:47.510 --> 00:42:58.390 So the other reason is, this is popular is that most of our merit scholars, scholarships are doled out in the first admissions, cycle there in in this interview. 00:42:58.390 --> 00:43:08.255 So, for that reason, I think it's very much would be beneficial to you to get your application in early and get into this, interview, but has certain benefits. 00:43:08.715 --> 00:43:16.530 And the other reason for that is it does take time to decide where you're gonna live, if you're gonna have a roommate, if you're gonna move your whole family. 00:43:16.530 --> 00:43:33.825 And so I really like the way we do the admissions because that way for someone who has those long term goals and those long term plans and student success and me as an alumni relations person, I mean, I found opportunities where a person was a nanny while they were taking their degree. 00:43:33.965 --> 00:43:40.180 So, really stress the aspect of of being those first because it is selective. 00:43:40.320 --> 00:43:45.220 So it's good to know that you have that time, but it goes fast, doesn't it, Bradley? 00:43:45.440 --> 00:43:46.640 Totally well said, Michelle. 00:43:46.640 --> 00:43:47.620 I I exactly. 00:43:47.680 --> 00:43:50.080 I just want to kind of reinforce that point. 00:43:50.080 --> 00:44:05.175 It's important one because, you know, getting things done sooner rather than later is crucial because this is for for most people, you know, I mean, unless you're local to this area, it require it does require relocation or an in per a fully in person program. 00:44:05.175 --> 00:44:07.500 This is not an online program in any way. 00:44:08.140 --> 00:44:14.140 So all of those components often for a lot of people, that involves a lot of different moving parts, and so you wanna keep that in mind. 00:44:14.140 --> 00:44:16.700 And this is a good, practice. 00:44:16.700 --> 00:44:17.900 You need to get it done soon. 00:44:17.900 --> 00:44:23.135 And that way, it's it's less, you can kinda plan for the future, and then it's a lot easier. 00:44:23.135 --> 00:44:24.595 So thank you for that, Michelle. 00:44:26.735 --> 00:44:26.975 Okay. 00:44:26.975 --> 00:44:35.310 So in terms of the application process itself, the as I mentioned, the first step, the first stage is to complete the the part the first part. 00:44:35.310 --> 00:44:35.630 Okay? 00:44:35.630 --> 00:44:37.410 So the the online application. 00:44:37.870 --> 00:44:42.350 And, it it does say that that does include a $55 application fee. 00:44:42.350 --> 00:44:51.375 But, if, I could waive that for you if you would just only get in touch with me, and I could provide for you the code, and that wouldn't be a problem. 00:44:52.235 --> 00:45:01.595 Now in terms of the second part, so this is we need it's in order for the application to be approved by the dean, it does need to be complete, and this does include a number of other elements here. 00:45:01.595 --> 00:45:03.830 So among them is the the essays. 00:45:03.830 --> 00:45:05.910 Now we do require two essays. 00:45:06.630 --> 00:45:15.050 The first of which will ask about why you wanna be a psychologist, why you want to go to Divine Mercy to do that, why you think you'd be a good fit for us and vice versa. 00:45:15.315 --> 00:45:20.115 And then the the the next question asks about, you know, what are your academic and clinical interests? 00:45:20.115 --> 00:45:28.535 You know, what would you perhaps like to explore in a dissertation or perhaps in an internship in your fifth year, that that sort of thing? 00:45:29.300 --> 00:45:29.620 Okay. 00:45:29.620 --> 00:45:34.040 And then, your resume will also be required and then three recommendations. 00:45:34.500 --> 00:45:37.160 Two, which should be from professors, academics. 00:45:38.260 --> 00:45:52.115 So if you're an older student and it's been a long time since you've been in school, typically, if you can get three, supervisors, people who have observed you in a professional setting, that might that would that would suffice. 00:45:52.735 --> 00:45:59.580 But if you are able to get in touch with professors who know you, and then and and I should say they don't have to be psychology professors. 00:45:59.580 --> 00:46:05.660 You know, if you studied chemistry or or economics, the those professors would do just fine. 00:46:05.660 --> 00:46:13.515 What's more important is that they're able to give, us a good sense of you as a student and your promise, in in graduate school. 00:46:14.535 --> 00:46:14.855 Okay. 00:46:14.855 --> 00:46:20.955 And then the so the so in order to recap that, we do prefer three two academic and then one professional. 00:46:21.015 --> 00:46:22.695 But but here's what we don't want. 00:46:22.695 --> 00:46:23.195 Okay? 00:46:23.335 --> 00:46:41.545 We don't want, recommendations from friends, from family members, from, counselors or therapists or spiritual directors, things of the people, that that observe that are have relations with you that are somewhat more that are not professional, strictly speaking. 00:46:41.845 --> 00:46:43.205 Those are not what we're looking for. 00:46:43.205 --> 00:46:47.145 We're looking for either academic or professional, recommendations. 00:46:47.685 --> 00:46:53.625 And then finally oh, well, almost finally, penultimately, we do require, transcripts. 00:46:53.920 --> 00:46:54.160 Okay. 00:46:54.160 --> 00:47:00.640 So if you've got, you know, going to call your college transcripts, if you've gone to graduate school, those as well, need to be sent to us. 00:47:00.640 --> 00:47:02.080 And then the GRE. 00:47:02.080 --> 00:47:02.400 Okay. 00:47:02.400 --> 00:47:10.255 So the thing to say, about the GRE is this, while required is probably not the most important element of our application. 00:47:11.035 --> 00:47:18.095 So it is considered, but, it's seldom, if ever, a disqualifying factor in itself. 00:47:19.035 --> 00:47:26.250 So by that, I mean, if you didn't do super well on the GRE, please do not despair. 00:47:26.870 --> 00:47:31.290 The more important thing is to get it done rather than getting it done perfectly. 00:47:31.430 --> 00:47:40.095 Now that said, if you do have time to study and you are inclined to do so and you want to, increase your score, please don't let me I would be the last person just letting you not study for the GRE. 00:47:40.095 --> 00:47:41.395 If you want to do that, great. 00:47:42.095 --> 00:47:48.835 In fact, it can be if you do well, it can only help you in the admissions process because the faculty do they do look at the GRE. 00:47:50.140 --> 00:47:55.660 And if especially if you're competitive for a merit scholarship, that can that can tip the balance in your favor. 00:47:55.660 --> 00:47:56.060 You know? 00:47:56.060 --> 00:48:00.480 So doing well in the GRE is always always, advantageous. 00:48:01.100 --> 00:48:09.985 But I'm just saying for those of you that, maybe you're not a great test taker, please don't let the GRE get in the way of fulfilling your dreams in life. 00:48:09.985 --> 00:48:10.225 Okay? 00:48:10.225 --> 00:48:23.530 So if you wanted to be a psychologist for a long time or even recently, this has become a passion that you, something that you really wants to do, please don't let this single standardized test, jeopardize that. 00:48:23.530 --> 00:48:24.030 Okay? 00:48:24.810 --> 00:48:30.030 And, oh, and I should also say that on the day of the test, please make sure that you send us your scores. 00:48:30.730 --> 00:48:33.550 So the code here is 5639. 00:48:33.815 --> 00:48:37.895 Go ahead and put that into the ETS system, and they'll send us the scores. 00:48:37.895 --> 00:48:42.935 It typically takes, a week to two weeks for us to get the scores, so keep bear that in mind. 00:48:42.935 --> 00:48:47.515 It does take a little bit of time, but, the is required. 00:48:49.190 --> 00:48:49.510 Okay. 00:48:49.510 --> 00:48:52.090 This is a bit about, for international applicants. 00:48:52.870 --> 00:48:58.390 So for those of you who have degrees, earned outside of The United States, please note this. 00:48:58.390 --> 00:49:08.935 So, these these, degrees, these international transcripts seem to be submitted to NASES for approved evaluation service for a course by course evaluation. 00:49:09.155 --> 00:49:12.775 So it's something like, a west.org would be fitting. 00:49:13.395 --> 00:49:22.170 Also, applicants holding degrees outside The US must demonstrate post secondary education, at a minimum equivalence to United States bachelor's degree. 00:49:22.230 --> 00:49:26.650 And then if their credentials on English, it must be it must be translated into English. 00:49:26.870 --> 00:49:29.450 And, of course, this cost, is yours. 00:49:29.830 --> 00:49:32.730 And finally, and this is an important point. 00:49:33.735 --> 00:49:41.435 For applicants whose primary language is not English, you will need to take the the TOEFL or the IELTS academic test. 00:49:42.375 --> 00:49:48.700 And the reason we do this is we wanna make sure that our individuals who come into the program can handle it. 00:49:48.700 --> 00:49:55.020 And many, many times, we have many, many applicants that are indeed international, and we want them to succeed. 00:49:55.020 --> 00:49:57.680 So that's the reason behind that as well as the accreditation. 00:49:58.700 --> 00:50:01.680 Before we close out, I wanna tell you all a very funny story. 00:50:02.015 --> 00:50:09.615 I have an employer in Louisville, Kentucky who hired one of our graduates quite a while ago, and she does happen to know father Charles. 00:50:09.615 --> 00:50:11.715 So she is actually coming to graduation. 00:50:11.855 --> 00:50:14.755 She's gonna set up a table out by the PsyD graduates. 00:50:15.190 --> 00:50:23.290 And I've told her most of them are probably knowing where they're going, but we've extended the invitation to all the current PsyD students. 00:50:23.430 --> 00:50:29.370 And she says, I'll even help with real relocation if I find the right person and they're you know, know they wanna come to Louisville. 00:50:29.775 --> 00:50:39.615 So I I will tell you that stories like that happen all the time, and this is actually the first time we've ever let an employer come to graduation, but it's because she'd already hired someone. 00:50:39.615 --> 00:50:51.360 So I I can only know that from my end, I see everybody at at the end and that the opportunities get more and more exciting every day because the reputation of DuPont University graduates. 00:50:51.360 --> 00:50:52.640 That was great information, Bradley. 00:50:52.640 --> 00:50:54.420 It's the first time I've sat through this ID. 00:50:54.480 --> 00:50:55.300 And thank you. 00:50:55.440 --> 00:50:55.680 Yeah. 00:50:55.680 --> 00:50:56.000 Thank you. 00:50:56.000 --> 00:50:56.560 Thank you very much. 00:50:56.560 --> 00:50:58.720 And, Michelle, again, thanks very much for joining me. 00:50:58.720 --> 00:51:04.835 It's wonderful to to hear about where our alumni go and how they very much flourish in the world of psychology. 00:51:05.295 --> 00:51:07.375 Are there any questions in the chat? 00:51:07.375 --> 00:51:10.195 Because we're we're very free to answer those, you all. 00:51:10.255 --> 00:51:10.755 Yeah. 00:51:11.055 --> 00:51:13.155 I don't know if there are any. 00:51:13.680 --> 00:51:13.920 Yeah. 00:51:13.920 --> 00:51:14.160 No. 00:51:14.160 --> 00:51:15.680 There are no there aren't any. 00:51:15.680 --> 00:51:17.520 That means we've we've answered them all. 00:51:17.520 --> 00:51:20.560 So we appreciate everyone's gift of time and Yeah. 00:51:20.800 --> 00:51:28.975 Certainly wish you a joyous and blessed Easter, and Brad is always available by phone or text or email. 00:51:28.975 --> 00:51:32.175 And, we're big communicators at Divine Mercy University. 00:51:32.175 --> 00:51:36.835 We don't keep any stone turned when it tries to help you as far as your future career opportunities. 00:51:37.695 --> 00:51:38.175 Indeed. 00:51:38.175 --> 00:51:42.330 And I just wanna second that and wish whichever one of us is true to him. 00:51:42.650 --> 00:51:52.110 And, again, you know, to to reiterate what Michelle said, you know, if you do have a question, feel free to get in touch with me either by Mike Hall of Lee or by email or by phone. 00:51:53.050 --> 00:51:55.070 I look forward to speaking with all of you. 00:51:55.370 --> 00:51:55.930 Take care. 00:51:55.930 --> 00:51:56.570 God bless you. 00:51:56.570 --> 00:51:57.470 Thank you, everyone.