School of Professional Psychology
The School manages two training centers, the first is the University’s counseling center named the Counseling and Wellness Services (CWS) which is staffed by practicum students and interns with supervision provided by faculty members and two staff psychologists. The second training site, the Ellis Human Development Institute serves as a teaching, training, and research facility and was designed to be responsive to the underserved.
SOPP values individual differences and diversity and accordingly, respect for and understanding of cultural and individual differences. Commitment to diversity is reflected in the School’s policies for the recruitment, retention and development of faculty and students and in its curriculum and field placements. The School incorporates respect for individual differences, understanding of diversity and the promotion of inclusiveness and this is reflected in its mission statement.
School Mission
SOPP educates students for excellence and innovation in the practice of psychology. We aspire to ensure training that is oriented to both personal and professional development within a challenging and respectful environment which values diversity among faculty, staff, students, clients, and community.
Diversity Mission
Valuing and celebrating diversity, in all its forms, is a central theme of the WSU SOPP mission statement. The WSU SOPP continues to devote itself to diffusing diversity throughout the program and is currently pioneering an innovative multiple identities approach to teaching diversity content and theory. In recent years, approximately half of the WSU SOPP student body has been composed of ethnic minority and international students. This diversity is reflected among faculty and staff as well. In addition, the school has been able to accommodate a number of students and faculty who have physical disabilities. It is open and affirming of GLBTQ persons and those of minority religious backgrounds. Many students are the first in their families to achieve post-secondary education.
