咨询心理学 - Master's

的 CPY MS Training Director and student’s assigned Faculty Mentor work together to both formally and informally advise each CPY MS student. 的 faculty provide mentorship through research team/lab meetings and/or through focused meetings which can help students better articulate career/ educational goals, get support for succeeding as a graduate student at USM, and to assist with challenges that may arise during training. Faculty mentors can supplement the formal advisement students receive from the TD and are a resource for support while in the program and for career planning. 请 访问我们的 YouTube频道 for more information about Mentorship for Master's students. 

CPY MS students’ 临床训练 begins in the first semester of the program via pre-practicum experiences embedded into courses.  In the second year of the program, master’s students are placed with an external agency that provides behavioral health services and employs licensed mental health practitioners. CPY MS students will engage in a 100 hour practicum in their 2nd fall and a 600 hour internship experience that spans for the 2nd spring and summer semesters. Other specialized training experiences may be offered to further develop student clinical competencies. 这些经历 are expected to exemplify the program’s scientist-practitioner model by incorporating both practice and research into applied experiences for students.

Community-based training 网站 provide an opportunity to work in clinical settings with diverse practitioners and clients in preparation for independent practice. We have training arrangements with several 网站 which often employ trainees upon completion 他们的程度. 实习/实习 培训机会 vary year to year depending on supervisor availability but include such places as: 

• Pine Belt Mental Health - a community mental health center system serving 哈蒂斯堡 以及周边地区. Placements working in the area of adult, residential substance use and child/ adolescent mental health are most common.
• Pine Grove/ Forrest General Hospital - regional county hospital providing training opportunities in several units including adult inpatient, women's residential substance use/ eating disorders, men's residential substance use, treatment for impaired 职业als, and sex and love addiction treatment. 
• University of Mississippi Medical Center - grant funded training program providing opportunities for training and supervision working primarily with children and families. 

请浏览我们的 YouTube频道 for more information about clinical 培训机会 for Master's students. 

的 咨询心理学 programs are committed to diversity and 社会正义. Respect for diversity is a central value of counseling psychology training programs (Council of 咨询心理学 Training 程序s et al., 2009) and the larger 职业 of psychology, as reflected in the American Psychological Association’s (2017) Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct and the Standards for 认证 for Health Service Psychology and 认证 Operating Procedures (APA, 2018). 此外，咨询 psychologists and licensed 职业al counselors are called to advocate for social justice and work to prevent oppression in society (Fouad & 王子,2012). 这些角色 are vital given that we serve people from groups that have been devalued, viewed as deficient, or otherwise marginalized.

我们的 programs are committed to maintaining an equitable and inclusive training environment. As a diverse community, we seek to learn from one a不her in an atmosphere of respect, ongoing self-examination, and empowerment. Students are prepared to serve a diverse public and take up the call to advocate for 社会正义. 我们的 commitment is reflected in coursework, research, practicum training, and 职业al service, as we infuse conversations about diversity into all aspects of training. 的se efforts are ongoing, and we aspire to maintain an environment that recognizes and respects the unique experiences and challenges faced by all students.  

Ongoing Efforts in Support of Diversity and Social Justice
Students and faculty are involved in many ongoing efforts to support diversity and 社会正义. 例子包括:

• 的 咨询心理学 programs promote equity in graduate admissions by no longer requiring applicants to submit GRE scores and conducting our admission interviews 几乎.
• 的 Go Gold Diversity Fellowship is awarded annually by the 心理学院, following a competitive application process, to a newly admitted graduate student from a diverse backgrounds who has an interest in applying their training to improve the lives of diverse groups through 研究和/或实践.
• 的 USM Committee on Services and Resources for Women sponsors two award competitions each year for USM personnel, including graduate students, working on gender issues: the Peggy Jean Connor 研究 Award and the Kathanne W. 格林论文奖.
• 的 咨询心理学 Diversity Committee includes faculty and student representatives from our doctoral and master’s programs who assist with improving our efforts to recruit and retain diverse students and faculty, as well as enhance training related to diversity, 公平和包容.
• Many students have completed Southern Miss ALLIES training, which assists them in learning to be more affirming of persons who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transsexual orientation, and sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Opportunities to Work with Diverse Clients
Students in the 咨询心理学 Masters programs complete clinical experiences in community-based 网站 which include diverse practitioners and clients. 这包括 working with populations who have been underserved, lack access to mental health supports and are often marginalized and where stigma may impact their ability to participate in mental health care services. For more information about practicum 网站 and clinical training, please see the 实习/实习 section of this page. 

大学资源
Here are some links to relevant university resources:

• USM Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement 
• 黑人研究中心
• Center for American Indian 研究 and Studies 
• PRISM: LGBTQIA+ Resource Center
• International Student and Scholar Services 
• Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families 
• Student Accessibility Services 
• Student Organizations Emphasizing Diversity and Inclusion 

的 咨询心理学 Master’s 程序 trains counselors to be informed 消费者 心理科学. As such, students will complete research and statistics courses during the program, find that most other courses incorporate research training into their specific content, and complete some CITI research ethics training.  临床 training will include didactics and implementation of evidence-based therapy with a focus on 科学 - practice integration. Additionally, some students may acquire additional research training through limited opportunities to participate in faculty research teams when opportunities are available and compatible with student goals. 请浏览我们的 YouTube频道 for information about 研究 Opportunities. 

的 CPY MS program Training Director provides resources and guidance for CPY MS students who seek 研究生助教奖学金 (GA). 研究生助教奖学金 support students by providing both a full tuition scholarship and a 9-12 month stipend. 竞争遗传算法 opportunities exist within the college and around campus. CPY MS的学生倾向于 be sought after for GA positions given the high quality of our students. 虽然职位 can不 be guaranteed, nearly all students seeking GA positions obtain one. 信息 on available positions and the application process are provided to all admitted students.

的 咨询心理学 Student Government (CPSG) serves as the graduate student group for both the Master's and Doctoral programs in 咨询心理学. CPSG服务 to create a supportive environment for graduate students in the 咨询心理学 graduate programs, and facilitate 职业al development outside of required coursework 和经验. CPSG engages in several activities each year such as fundraising, hosting social activities, inviting speakers to campus, serving as a liaison between students and faculty, and providing peer mentors for newly admitted students.

申请截止日期 3月1日. Application deadlines here differ from those posted by the 研究生院. 晚些时候 applications are 不 accepted.

的 心理学院 is currently 不 requiring GRE scores for graduate applications. 

In addition to the standard graduate application, please submit the following:

• 成绩单
• 3 letters of recommendation: We prefer letters from faculty members familiar with 你的学习成绩
• 简历或简历

• Personal Statement: Your personal statement should focus on these 2 topics (1 page 限制每一个): 

  1: 职业目标 (use this heading): Describe your 职业al goals, including any specific interests (e.g., specific client demographics, settings), and how the 咨询心理学 Master’s program at USM will help you accomplish these goals. (注:研究兴趣 should only be described if you hope to pursue research experiences in graduate school).

  2: 的优势 & 增长领域 (use this heading): Describe your 职业al/ academic strengths and areas for growth relevant to pursuing a degree in 咨询心理学. 

Students will be paired with a faculty mentor after admission to program. 

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