CCSP部门的主要目标是为毕业生提供学术和研究职位的准备。第二个目标是准备心理服务提供者，他们除了向他们的客户提供直接服务外，还将通过教学，研究和领导力对专业心理产生影响。历史上，咨询，临床和学校心理学这三个实质性领域反映了不同的服务领域，就业环境和服务人群。咨询心理学家传统上一直关注生活调整问题和职业发展，并且主要在大学咨询中心，退伍军人管理局医院和社区机构工作。传统上，临床心理学家专注于对患有急性或慢性精神障碍的患者进行评估和治疗，并曾在精神卫生中心，精神病院和综合医院的精神病科工作。传统上，学校心理
The primary goal of the CCSP Department is to prepare graduates for academic and research positions. A secondary goal is to prepare psychological service providers who will, in addition to providing direct service to their clientele, exercise influence on professional psychology through teaching, research, and leadership. The three substantive areas of counseling, clinical, and school psychology historically have reflected different service areas, employment settings, and populations served. Counseling psychologists have traditionally focused on life-adjustment problems and career development and have worked primarily in university counseling centers, Veterans Administration hospitals, and community agencies. Clinical psychologists have traditionally focused on the evaluation and treatment of clients with acute or chronic mental disorders and have worked in mental health centers, mental hospitals, and psychiatric units of general hospitals. School psychologists have traditionally focused on the evaluation, prevention, and treatment of students related to developmental challenges and have worked primarily in Pre-12 public and private schools.