Clinical Psychology is one of the various subfields (developmental, experimental, psychometrics, social, health, traffic etc.) of psychology   which accepts students who completed the bachelor degree of psychology and will be accepted in “master of clinical psychology” programs.

Clinical psychology tries to understand “behavior”. Clinical psychologists are especially interested in “normal” and “abnormal” behaviors of people. Secondly, clinical psychologists are also researchers. Clinical psychologists research human behavior and use the research findings by integrating them with the practical applications. Thirdly, clinical psychologists have the function of assessment and evaluation. They collect information by using various methods to base their decision about people that they observed and analyzed. Fourth feature of clinical psychologists is that they help people who have psychological problems, and they help stressful individuals or groups. When it is necessary they do works related to preventive health care. Therefore, clinical psychology graduate programs are formed according to the features that mentioned above.  

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program aims to educate clinical psychologists who have academic and practical knowledge, and also have social and ethical responsibility. They are expected to have great knowledge of their specialty to be an academician in the psychology departments of the universities. Clinical psychologists graduated from this program would have knowledge about psychotherapeutic relationship, clinical interview techniques, occupational ethics, psychopathology, and psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Family Therapy and Group Therapy). The other purposes of the program are doing scientific research by the students, having an article after doctoral proficiency and presenting their PhD thesis as a scientific output.

As an individual, fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the psychology profession in accordance with ethical principles. Competent for using observation and interview techniques for diagnosis and intervention. Competent to use techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt Therapy and Family Therapy for the treatment of individuals.

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