拉凡尔纳大学临床心理学（Psy.D.）计划的核心任务是训练具有批判性思维，勤奋运用其知识并在道德和同情心上进行实践的学者和从业者。我们的理念是，临床实践是基于心理学的科学基础，而心理学则是基于良好的临床实践而得出的。我们的计划有三个主要目标。首先是培养出对心理学学科的理论和科学基础，专业心理学的核心基础以及多元文化的临床心理学有知识，熟练的应用能力并且能够在这些学科之间进行整合的毕业生。第二个目标是培养具备与临床心理学实践相关的基础和功能能力的毕业生。最后，第三个目标是培养出对心理学研究原理了解并熟练的毕
The core mission of the Clinical Psychology (PsyD) program at the University of La Verne is to train scholar-practitioners who think critically, apply their knowledge diligently, and practice ethically and compassionately. Our philosophy is that clinical practice is based on the scientific foundations of psychology and that the science of psychology is informed by good clinical practice.<br><br>Our program has three primary aims. The first is to produce graduates who are knowledgeable of, skilled in applying, and able to integrate among, the theoretical and scientific foundations of the discipline of psychology, the core foundations of professional psychology, and multicultural clinical psychology. The second aim is to produce graduates who are skilled in the foundational and functional competencies associated with the practice of clinical psychology. Finally, the third aim is to produce graduates who are knowledgeable about, and skilled in, the principles of psychological research and can utilize and integrate such knowledge with clinical practice.