人类发展和心理教育研究系（HDPES）内的心理咨询心理学博士（Ph.D.）学位是APA认可的计划，旨在以与APA一致的科学家-从业者模式培训专业心理学家。认证准则。该计划体现了在心理学科学，理论基础，治疗技能的应用和研究方面的均衡培训经验，从而为熟练的心理咨询师做好了准备，使其能够在人口众多的各种专业环境中成功发挥作用。该计划的任务是使用致力于解决服务水平低下的人群的“科学家-从业者”哲学，对健康咨询心理学生进行教育和培训。我们致力于招募和保留来自不同背景的学生和教职员工，他们寻求在本地，国家和国际社区中
We train counseling psychologists based on the scientist/practitioner model of psychology. We integrate counseling and psychological theory, scientific inquiry, and supervised practice to facilitate the optimal development of individuals and groups in diverse settings, including counseling centers, school-based mental health, state and federal agencies, and universities. <br>The APA- accredited Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology at Howard prepares students for careers as counseling psychologists who facilitate the optimal development of individuals and groups in a variety of settings, including but not limited to counseling centers, school-based mental health, state and federal agencies, community mental health centers, and universities. Our program is based on the scientist/practitioner model of professional psychology and integrates counseling and psychological theory, scientific inquiry, and supervised practice. A major emphasis of the program is the biological, affective, cognitive, racial-cultural, and social bases of behavior and training in diagnoses, assessment, and evidence-based clinical intervention. The program also emphasizes the prevention of psychological problems, teaching practical coping skills (to prevent problems), and developing effective problem-solving skills to remediate negative coping behaviors. You will benefit from the close mentorship of graduate faculty whose research work on mental health disparities, cross-cultural resilience factors in the process of recovery from traumatic injury, counseling and therapy with youth, multicultural counseling, co-occurring disorders, and psychometric assessment, has shaped the counseling profession. Our students have numerous opportunities to present their research findings at key meetings in and outside of the Washington, D.C. area including at meetings of the American Psychological Association, the Association of Black Psychologists, and the Annual Winter Roundtable at Teachers College-Columbia University.