The Clinical Psychology Program is a clinical science program that is cognitive-behavioral in orientation. Training begins with helping students develop critical thinking and analytical skills through courses in ethics, philosophy of science, and research methodology.<br><br>A main focus of the program is the integration of science and practice in service delivery. The work in this area seeks to bridge traditional health models of treatment development and practice in both research and training. This entails consideration of multiple units of analysis including the individuals targeted, the environments in which they live, the healthcare systems and organizations in which interventions are delivered, and the state and federal policies that affect provision and access of these interventions.<br><br>In developing these bridges, the development and dissemination of cognitive behavioral interventions is a major interest of the faculty. This work at the University has a strong emphasis on the links between efficacy and effectiveness research, prevention, dissemination and implementation science, program evaluation, and social policy. The training and research ranges from development of interventions including assessment of outcomes and mechanisms of change, to assessment of effectiveness of these interventions both at the individual outcome level and at the program level in multiple healthcare organizations, to policy making and advocacy promoting empirically based practices in social policy at the state level.