First Distinction - Firm Interdisciplinary
Grounding
The Professional School of Psychology
believes that the Group Psychotherapy
program will need be a thoroughly
interdisciplinary program. Not only will
students become knowledgeable in
philosophical, social and critical analysis,
sociology and cultural anthropology, post-
modern developments and their appraisal,
but they will also be expected to master the
basic aspect and underlying philosophical
assumptions of psychotherapeutic and
psychodiagnostic assessment practices, as
well as those of personality theory, cognitive
theory, social psychological theory and the
behavioral/neurosciences.
Second Distinction - Small Classes and Close Student/Faculty Relationships
By design, PSP classes are limited in size. The New Group Psychotherapy Program is particularly
defined by its small class size, which is essential in maintaining a tutorial format (see discussion of
this format, below.) Small class size facilitates an intimate collegial atmosphere between students and
teaches, as well as providing students with direct, hands-on supervision and education by the
instructor. Even when students enrolled in the New Group Psychotherapy program are participating in
regular PSP classes, these classes are typically enroll no more than 8-10 students. In addition, you
will be accompanied by a personal tutor in this journey.
Third Distinction - Alternative Opportunities for Dissertation Work
Students enrolled in the Group Psychotherapy program are given the option of completing a “doctoral
project” in lieu of an empirical dissertation. These projects are scholarly works that may include
authoring a book, developing a treatment protocol or writing a grant proposal for a progressive,
nonprofit agency. The purpose is to provide opportunities for doctoral students to take on a project
that is both personally meaningful and contributes to the development of community institutions.
Fourth Distinction - Alternative Modes of Program Planning
Our students are given the opportunity to participate in a highly innovative process of program
planning and assessment that is specifically geared toward the adult learner. Called the Portfolio, this
ongoing assessment process is completed by group psychotherapy students in lieu of a formal
internship or comprehensive examinations. The Portfolio will be adjusted to your country's
norms.oncern a specific body of published works—usually seminal books in a particular field of study.
The book (not the instructor) resides at the heart of an effective tutorial process. The tutor and
student together explore the meaning and implications of the written text.
OUR UNIQUE PROGRAM
The Group Psychotherapy Program provides its
students with a unique opportunity to contribute
to disciplined projects of critical exploration
regarding contemporary society and the
exploration of a new therapeutic and counseling
system whose outlines are presently only vaguely
demarcated. The new program offers four
distinctive features that place this program at the
cutting edge of graduate education and uniquely
prepares students for the new directions that
society and its major institutions will be required
to create.
