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Divine Mercy University Releases Two New Study Concentrations for the Online Master’s in Psychology Program

November 2, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

Increased Career Options for Incoming Students

As Divine Mercy University (DMU) looks toward the future to accommodate the demands of the real world, it has added two new study tracks to the online Master’s in Psychology program: Human Service Counseling and Self-Design. These new study options expand career options available to students while equipping them to serve a variety of populations.

The Human Service Counseling concentration helps individuals gain more applied and hands-on training in interpersonal relating, group counseling, and addictions work. This concentration is intended for students who want to work in settings that focus on meeting human needs and promoting flourishing by focusing on prevention and remediation of problems. Graduates will be able to engage in professional and paraprofessional occupations in a variety of settings such as group homes, hospitals, correctional centers, day treatment centers, and social service agencies.

The Self-Design concentration is for working professionals or people in ministry who would benefit from a variety of electives. Students in this track can freely choose three electives based on their interests and professional goals. Electives can be taken in the areas of marriage and family, leadership psychology, or human services counseling. This option might be especially beneficial for individuals in ministry leadership positions as it allows them to design an individualized degree plan.

“Currently, about 25% of enrolled students in the Master’s in Psychology program live in countries outside the US. The desire is for continued growth for individuals who live in other parts of the world and would benefit from our training for their work and ministry settings,” says Dr. Julia Klausli, program director and associate professor at Divine Mercy University. “These new concentrations will help students get more specific training for their areas of work and ministry, and broaden the impact of the Master of Science in Psychology degree by reaching individuals who need more specific training and might not have considered DMU for their education without these concentrations.”

These new offerings, which will be available for the upcoming Spring 2022 semester, are just another example of how Divine Mercy University takes the needs of its students and graduates to heart, and embodies its approach to psychology as one that prioritizes the human person.

The Master of Science in Psychology is a 100% online graduate program which allows students to explore the richness of understanding behaviors, emotions, and thoughts through the study of psychology to aid self and others in flourishing. Students learn to integrate a Catholic-Christian vision of the person with best practices in psychological theory, research, and intervention. It also provides advanced skills that enable students to become transformational leaders. These skills include:

– Recognizing and responding to mental health challenges
– Gaining a Catholic-Christian understanding of the human person
– Becoming an effective community leader
– Crisis management acumen
– Effective communication and negotiation abilities

For more information about the degree programs at Divine Mercy University, contact 703-416-8300 or visit enroll.divinemercy.edu.

Divine Mercy University (DMU) is a Catholic graduate institution of higher education offering degree programs in psychology and counseling. Founded in 1999 as the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, the university is dedicated to the scientific study of psychology with a Catholic understanding of the human person, marriage, and the family. The university offers Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in Psychology and Counseling, and a Doctoral (Psy.D.) degree in Clinical Psychology. Divine Mercy University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award masters and doctorate degrees. For more information, visit divinemercy.edu.

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Jessup Launches School of Psychology

April 6, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

Expansion driven by a mission to integrate psychology with sound Christian principles and new academic delivery models

Jessup School of Psychology

William Jessup University is proud to announce the launch of its School of Psychology. The Department of Psychology has been expanding its program offerings for a number of years, launching multiple new delivery models at the undergraduate and graduate degree levels. The School of Psychology was launched in August 2020 in accordance with this expansion.

My professors have helped me learn more about myself, which in turn has given me new insights into others.”— Current psychology student

The mission of this new entity is to recognize that psychology, integrated with a seasoned, mature faith and anchored to sound Christian principles, can influence and guide the university, community, culture, and those who are preparing for the helping professions.

“We recognize that each student carries a vision into the future, beyond what they may even know, and it is the mission of this school to tap that potential and help them direct it toward a fulfilled life where they have the capacity to help others,” said Jeff Stone, Ph.D., Dean, School of Psychology. “We seek to model careful faith integration, where core beliefs confront the confounding and often confusing aspects of life. We consider this a privilege and a calling.”

“I am a completely different person since beginning this program 26 months ago,” said a current MACP graduate psychology student. “Thinking of myself as a therapist is amazing and such a privilege. I have grown personally so much. I see people and the world vastly different than before.”

The faculty in Jessup’s School of Psychology possess solid scholarship in their field, and each member brings a unique capacity to help round out the academic experience for students. Some of these unique contributions include expertise in the blending of biology and psychology, blending Biblical and psychological principles, sensitive attunement to evolving issues of cultural diversity, and sound clinical wisdom in the counseling professions. Each faculty member wrestles with the psychological complexities of life in light of God’s revelations and each carries this vision into the mentoring relationship with students. This unique blend of faith integration and scholarship sets the William Jessup University School of Psychology apart from similar university programs.

“My professors have helped me learn more about myself, which in turn has given me new insights into others,” said a current psychology undergraduate student. “No matter what career I pursue with my psychology degree, I will be bringing deeper interpersonal and intrapersonal skills.”

For more information about Jessup’s School of Psychology, please visit their program page.

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Dean, School of Psychology, William Jessup University
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