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• Department Web Page<br />

The Graduate <strong>Psy</strong>chology department has a web page which is updated regularly to provide<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation about our programs to prospective and current students, as well as alum. Our web<br />

page is unique <strong>in</strong> that we have a section devoted to employment opportunities, where the<br />

department secretary lists available positions at various companies, both locally and nationally,<br />

look<strong>in</strong>g for employees <strong>in</strong> the field. To access our web page visit, access Immaculata’s site at<br />

www.immaculata.edu. Once there, click on Academics, Academic Departments and then<br />

Graduate. Click on the <strong>Psy</strong>chology l<strong>in</strong>k under College <strong>of</strong> Graduate Studies.<br />

• Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data<br />

As a webpage l<strong>in</strong>k, The <strong>Psy</strong>.D. program publishes <strong>in</strong>formation its webpage about <strong>in</strong>ternship,<br />

attrition, time to program completion, graduation, and licensure.<br />

• Therapy Referrals<br />

Self Care and <strong>Psy</strong>chotherapy as Part <strong>of</strong> Life-Long Learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />

None <strong>of</strong> us are immune to stresses that come from relationship, family, work, school, and<br />

other important parts <strong>of</strong> our lives. Your experience <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Psy</strong>.D. program tra<strong>in</strong>s you for<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional service at the highest level. As part <strong>of</strong> this tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, it is always helpful to keep<br />

watch on your own well-be<strong>in</strong>g. We are all very busy, and it is easy to overlook or absorb high<br />

levels <strong>of</strong> stress <strong>in</strong>to our daily lives. However, our responsibility to ourselves, each other, our<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ession, and the public requires that we pay special attention to mental health issues that<br />

arise <strong>in</strong> our lives that may feel situational, but might nonetheless signal the need for personal<br />

therapy to help keep th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> perspective.<br />

The department fully endorses a model <strong>in</strong> which students seek pr<strong>of</strong>essional help as part <strong>of</strong><br />

their tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g if and when the need arises, and that they cont<strong>in</strong>ue to use pr<strong>of</strong>essional services<br />

throughout their careers as part <strong>of</strong> self care and life-long learn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

A few referral sources that can provide <strong>in</strong>formation about reduced fee therapy <strong>of</strong>fered by<br />

licensed mental health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals are:<br />

The Human Services Center <strong>of</strong> the Philadelphia Society for Cl<strong>in</strong>ical <strong>Psy</strong>chologists: 215-885-<br />

2562<br />

The <strong>Psy</strong>choanalytic Center <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia: 215-881-7790<br />

You might also wish to ask faculty for referrals, and they might be able to direct you to a few<br />

practitioners, <strong>in</strong> addition to the above list.<br />

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