Members of an APA accreditation team will visit the department’s Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology on Nov 10-11.
Graduate Program Comprehensive Exams
Nov 10-11
College of Health & Behavioral Sciences Football Tailgating
Saturday, Oct 31.
PSYC Tailgating for Football Game
Psych Society/Psi Chi/CAPS/ArMHCA – are hosting a tailgate for the Nov 7 UCA game. Stay tuned for more info in the weeks ahead.
New Student Outreach Group in Psychology
Dr. John Murphy Presents Workshop
Dr. John Murphy, Professor of Psychology & Counseling, presented a workshop on “Solution-Focused Counseling and Consultation in Schools” on October 10th for 150 school psychologists at the Texas Association of School Psychologists Fall Conference in San Antonio, TX.
Strike Out Against Domestic Violence
Dr. Paul Nail to be guest on Science Cafe’
Join us next week, September 22, 2015, for Bullies or Bust? Social Behavior Today from 7-9 p.m. at the Afterthought Bistro & Bar located at 2721 Kavanaugh (corner of Beechwood in Hillcrest), Little Rock, AR. Panelists will discuss the physical, emotional, and cyber impacts of negative social behavior and bullying.
This month Science café welcomes:
Paul Nail, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Psychology & Counseling, UCA, Conway, Arkansas
Sean Smith, 7th Degree Black Belt, Sr. Master Instructor, Arkansas ATA Martial Arts, Little Rock, AR
Laura Garrett, Special Agent, CISP, FBI, Little Rock, AR
Go science!
Psi Chi joins Food Drive
This year, the UCA Chapter of Psi Chi is partnering with the UCA Food Bank to help support UCA community members in need.
All non-perishable food donations will be accepted. During September, the food bank is focusing on collecting: (1) canned tuna and (2) muffin mixes.
Donations can be dropped off at the main psychology offices on the second floor of Mashburn Hall.
Dayshia Tanks Awarded APA Fellowship
“Funded by a grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the MFP has created the Services for Transition Age Youth (STAY) fellowship to support the training of master’s level practitioners in mental health services. This fellowship is designed for students in terminal master’s programs in psychology whose training prepares them to provide mental health services to transition age youth (ages 16 through 25) and their families.”