该计划旨在在科学家和从业者的方向上培训博士学位的专业心理学家。该课程的开发满足了向安大略省心理学家学院注册的所有要求，并且自2012年以来就获得了加拿大心理学会的认可。学生通常同时修读文学硕士和博士学位。该课程包括涵盖核心临床主题（例如，心理病理学，心理评估，心理治疗，专业问题和伦理学），研究方法和统计学以及与临床心理学和心理学其他核心领域相关的其他主题的课程。
The program is designed to train professional psychologists at the doctoral level within a scientist-practitioner orientation. The curriculum was developed to meet all the requirements for registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. The program was first accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association in 2012, and it was re-accredited in 2022 for a 5-year term (until 2026-2027) (Accreditation Office, CPA, 141 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 712, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5J3, accreditationofficecpa.ca).<br><br>The curriculum includes courses covering core clinical topics (e.g., psychopathology, psychological assessment, psychological treatment, culturally-informed clinical practice, supervision, consultation, professional issues and ethics), research methods and statistics, and other topics related to both clinical psychology and other core areas of psychology.<br><br>The program also includes clinical practicum placements, providing an opportunity to put new skills into practice. Clinical practica can take place in our own Psychology Training Clinic, as well as a wide range of local hospitals, mental health agencies and clinics, university counselling centres, schools, and private clinical practices.<br><br>A minimum of 11 courses (including one clinical practicum) are required at the MA level. These courses, along with an MA thesis, are completed in 2 years.<br><br>For the PhD, eight courses are required (including two clinical practica). All PhD students in the clinical area also complete a doctoral dissertation, as well as a comprehensive breadth requirement, and a full-time clinical internship in the final year of the PhD. Including the internship, the PhD is expected to be finished in 4 years, after the MA is completed.