Los Angeles City College Psychology Department

Comprehensive Program Review 2008
V. Departmental Engagement
a. What standing committees does your department maintain? What are their charges and membership?
Scholarship, textbook, and Human Services Certificate graduation and luncheon. Almost all members participate
on all the committees.
b. What interdepartmental collaboration has your department been involved in during the past six years?
Collaborated with Law and AJ to design a Forensic Psychology Course.
Collaborated with Philosophy and Law and AJ on the modernization of HH
c. What has your department done since the last review to establish connections with schools,
institutions, organizations, businesses, and corporations in the community?
HeartMath's Qualified Instructor Program train the trainer certification program.
Universal Learning Project for the State Chancellor’s Office. Assisted in the testing and development of
specialized learning programs utilizing advanced Kurzweil software.
Psychology Teachers at Community Colleges Conference. The department working with the American
Psychological Association and the national Psychology Teachers@ Community Colleges put on a highly
successful one-day conference in 2007 with nationally recognized speakers. This conference was attended by
over 100 psychology faculty from all over southern California and was considered a huge success and " best
ever" regional conference by the national organizations.
The department continues to develop relationships with the community based mental health care organizations
in the region. Students in the Human Services Program are placed at over 100 community-based organizations.
In 2007-2008 the department established a relationship with the CAADAC organization and will be the only
CAADAC certified and accredited community college in the region.
VI. Professional Development
Are there areas of unmet professional development needs among faculty in this program? Please explain a
proposed plan of action for addressing this need and any resources needed to achieve this development.
Yes there are unmet professional development needs among the faculty. The faculty need to remain current in
all neuroscience based academic areas including biological psychology, clinical psychology modules in a variety
of courses, and addiction studies. Resources will be needed to ensure that faculty can attend conferences
where current research is presented and explained. Further training in forensic psychology, art therapy, and
disabilites will be needed in order to add a Human Services certificate with an option in each of those areas.
Remaining current in addiction studies and chemical dependency will require attending state and national
meetings. Remaining current in the mental health field will require attending state and national meetings
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