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SLOs for Counseling Psychology, MS
  1. Admission to Treatment: Identify systemic clinical concerns based on both client presentations as well as consider issues like trauma, crises, and substance abuse as motivators to begin marriage and family therapy treatment.  
  2. Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis: Utilize a relational understanding of psychopathalogical and incorporate relational assessment to develop an accurate diagnostic framework upon which to base marriage and family therapy treatment.
  3. Treatment Planning & Case Management: Develop evidence-based treatment plans tailored to address client concerns as well as incorporate clinical assessment and diagnosis in marriage and family therapy treatment.
  4. Interventions: Evaluate a variety of foundational and contemporary family theories and therapy models and interventions. 
  5. Legal and Ethical Issues and Standards: Apply current laws and ethical issues affecting marriage and family therapists.
  6. Research and Program Evaluation: Apply knowledge of research, evidence-based treatments, and basic strategies for evaluating research relevant to the practice of marriage and family therapy.
  7. Christian Faith Integration: Apply worldview framework and its application to the practice of marriage and family therapy.
  8. Counselor Preparation: Integrate foundational and contemporary models of counseling into treatment plans and case conceptualization.
SLOs for Sport and Performance Psychology, MS
  1. Graduating students will have a firm understanding of the cognitive, biological, and social processes related to performance.
  2. Graduating students will have knowledge of the psychological techniques and consulting skills used to improve performance and overcome personal barriers.
  3. Graduating students will have the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of clients due to their firm understanding of ethical issues pertaining to the field and the best practices to handle these issues.
  4. Students will understand how to interpret, critique, and conduct research in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology.
  5. Students will understand how to view and apply concepts in sports and performance psychology through a Christian lens.