Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

countertransference reactions and the recognition, prevention, and treatment
of compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization will be emphasized.
901-903 Doctoral Dissertation I-III 0 Credits
Prerequisite: 696, 697. Successful completion of the Doctoral Clinical Qualifying
Examination. The Doctoral Dissertation is the final product of the students’
academic experience and clinical training in the doctoral program. The
dissertation can be about any significant issue or problem that is psychological
in content and professionally relevant, including clinical case studies, traditional
experimental studies, qualitative research, community action research, in-depth
theoretical studies, or other types of studies or projects, that makes a
contribution to the theory and practice of professional psychology. Students
must begin registering for Doctoral Dissertation within three consecutive terms
after approval of their dissertation proposal or in any term in which they are
actively working on their dissertation with their committee members. Once
students register for dissertation, they must continue registering for three
consecutive terms. Students who have failed to complete their dissertation at
that time are required to register for 904 Doctoral Dissertation Continuation
until they are approved for the Oral Defense. Students receive a grade of In
Progress for any term in which they are making satisfactory progress on their
dissertation and a grade of No Progress when they are failing to complete the
project in a timely manner. Any student who has received three consecutive
grades of NP for either Dissertation Proposal or Dissertation will be
automatically referred to the Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committee for
review. When a student satisfactorily completes the dissertation proposal or
dissertation, a grade of CR (Credit) will be issued and all prior grades of NP and
IP will be changed to Credit.
904 Doctoral Dissertation Continuation 0 Credits
Doctoral students, who are working on the dissertation following completion of
the internship and have registered for the required three terms, must register
each term for this course and pay the required fee to remain in good standing.
Students enrolled in Doctoral Dissertation Continuation are expected to make
steady and consistent progress on completion of their dissertation. Failure to
enroll in courses or doctoral dissertation continuation may result in dismissal
from the Psy.D. program.
905 Community Service Capstone Paper 0 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 200, 201, 202, 203, coursework outlined in
Capstone Paper Handbook and approval of faculty advisor. The Community
Service Capstone Paper is an integrative task required of all doctoral students
upon completion of their community service practicum (typically in the first year
of matriculation). Students must identify a topic based upon a problem
encountered while on their community service practicum. With approval of their
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