Appendix F - Saybrook University

RES 9630-PSYD 9631 PsyD Dissertation
The PsyD Dissertation is the student's opportunity to demonstrate
doctoral level competencies in original thought and critical
thinking in substantive clinical matters and scholarship. It
also contributes further development of an in-depth understanding
of an important clinical area or problem, and professional
identity as a scholarly clinician. The dissertation is an original
independent investigation or exposition that addresses a topic
relevant to clinical practice. It may be an original scholarly synthesis
of existing information that results in a formulation of an
original conception, understanding or application relevant to a
significant clinical area or problem, or an original study that contributes
new information to the field. Students are encouraged to
enroll in full-time dissertation work and complete the dissertation
prior to a year of full-time enrollment in the internship. Two
years of half-time enrollment in dissertation while also completing
two years of half-time internships is also acceptable.
Subsequent additional semester(s) of PsyD Dissertation may be
enrolled in if required for dissertation completion. (6 credits per
semester for full-time, 3 credits per semester for half-time).
PSYD 9640 - PSYD 9641 Predoctoral Internship I-II
Students enroll in PSYD 9640 Pre-doctoral Internship I during
the first term of their approved internship and in PSYD 9641
Pre-doctoral Internship II during the second term of their
approved internship. These internships must meet the standards
of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship
Centers (APPIC) for a minimum of 1500 hours of supervised
pre-doctoral internship experience and be approved by the PsyD
Director of Clinical Training (DCT). Students are encouraged to
complete a one year full-time internship following the completion
of the Dissertation. Two years of half-time enrollment in dissertation
while also completing two years of half-time internships
is also acceptable. Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy,
DCT and Program Approval. (5 credits per term for full-time,
2.5 credits per term for half-time).
RES 1005
Disciplined Inquiry Ia: Research Foundations
This first course of a two term sequence focuses on the acquisition
of research competence to search and circumscribe the subject
domain for human inquiry; define the research focus; formu-
284