Clinical Psychology
Provides students with a solid foundation in clinical work, including the basic areas of psychology, within which much of clinical practice is grounded.
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Purpose/Mission
The mission of Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology (GSAPP) is threefold: education, research/scholarship, and public service. We are guided by four core values that are apparent in our learning environment, centers, and clinics: Academic excellence in preparing students for careers in clinical and school psychology. Commitment to social justice and helping underserved populations. Diversity of students trained, approaches used, theoretical orientations followed, and populations served. Knowledge generation and dissemination using contemporary research approaches.
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United in the pursuit of academic excellence, advancement in research, innovation in the classroom, and beyond, Rutgers is a powerhouse that leverages its outstanding resources, expertise, and statewide reach to improve the human condition in New Jersey and around the world.
Programs
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School Psychology
The doctor of psychology (Psy.D.) program in school psychology prepares doctoral level psychologists for professional practice with children and youth in schools and other community settings.
Applied Psychology
The Applied Psychology department houses several programs at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) including: the Master of Applied Psychology (MAP), the Master of Applied Behavioral Analysis (MABA), the Doctorate of Organizational Psychology (PSYD), certificate programs in Applied Behavioral Analsysis (ABA), alcohol studies (ACT), performance psychology (AASP-CMPC eligible)
Office of Professional Development and Continuing Education
OPDCE strives to meet the training needs of professional psychologists and other behavioral health professionals through continuing education, non-matriculation, certificate, and advanced professional training programs in a variety of formats.
Concentrations
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Rutgers Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Certifications
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
GSAAP aims to honor diversity through a variety of means, such as inclusive groups, events, initiatives, curricula, and our organizational composition.
GSAPP by the Numbers
1929
Establishment of Psychological Clinic
1974
Developing deep academic and community roots since its founding
14
Affiliated centers and clinical services programs
Top 50
Best clinical psychology doctoral programs
U.S. News & World Report
Rigorous. Thorough. Rewarding.
With programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology offers you access to a host of research and clinical opportunities, plus a pathway to professional licensure through foundational and specialized courses that integrate knowledge with innovation in the delivery of psychological services.
Student Perspective
Giulietta Flaherty is in GSAPP’s School Psychology Program on the five-year track. During her externship, also at a proprietary GSAPP center, she worked on behavioral programming, therapeutic interventions, and academic, social, and employment support.
“I truly appreciate being able to develop my skills in a variety of cutting-edge areas,” she said. “I have always been passionate about intersectionality and understanding overlapping marginalized identities. The community that I want to work with for my dissertation—students who are Black, have an intellectual disability, and are going to school on a college campus—is a very niche group. There is zero published literature about this topic and this community, so with the support of my dissertation chair, I'm excited to be starting something new in this area of research!”
Discover GSAPP
From clinical training to community engagement, there’s plenty to get excited about at GSAPP. Learn from a faculty of distinguished professors and tap into a strong alumni network with connections across the profession.
