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psychiatric conditions that may affect
is a nonprofit psychological services training
academic performance.
clinic that helps students in the Clinical
The center’s therapy training model
Psychology program at The New School
includes systematic collection of self-report
for Social Research develop the skills and
measures from clients, to be used for routine
competencies essential for success as clinical
monitoring and quality assurance. This model
psychologists. The center provides tailored
meets the new Standards of Accreditation
foundational training in psychotherapy and
(SoA) of the American Psychological
psychodiagnostic assessment to clinical
Association (APA), including curriculum,
doctoral students, who engage in closely
competency evaluation, and supervision
supervised practical application of learned
requirements. The Safran Center has approval
skills while offering low-fee psychological
from the Human Research Protection Program
services to New School students and the
(HRPP) to establish a data repository,
surrounding community.
which can be used for research purposes by
The Safran Center also partners with the New School Counseling Center to assess the
Psychology faculty and students at The New School for Social Research.
eligibility of New School students for various accommodations. In their second year, Clinical Psychology doctoral students take part in a paid practicum in which they are trained in educational and psychodiagnostic assessment of cognitive functioning, learning and developmental disabilities, attention and executive functioning difficulties, and
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THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
The Safran Center for Psychological Services
