About
(Starts Fall 2027)
UNLV’s PsyD in Clinical Psychology is a dynamic, practice-focused doctoral program built to train psychologists who are ready to make a meaningful impact across Nevada communities. Located on the Shadow Lane Campus in the heart of Las Vegas’ medical district, students engage in hands-on clinical training, work alongside experienced clinicians, and gain real-world experience from the very start of the program.
As the first PsyD program in Nevada, the program addresses a critical behavioral health workforce shortage by training practice-ready psychologists with expertise in prevention, assessment, and intervention—particularly for children, adolescents, and families. Grounded in a practitioner–scholar model, the program emphasizes hands-on clinical training, culturally responsive care, and community engagement to meet the urgent mental health needs across Nevada.
Accreditation
For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.
Learning Outcomes
The central goal of the Psy.D. doctoral program is to train psychological practitioner-scholars who possess a broad foundation of psychological knowledge and are prepared to make a positive impact on individuals, families, and communities through direct clinical work, advocacy, and leadership. We thus evaluate our students along the following areas of competence, which serve as student learning objectives (SLOs):
- Research: Active engagement in independent formulation, conduct, evaluation, and dissemination of research that contributes to scientific, psychological, and/or professional knowledge base through scholarly presentation and publication.
- Ethical and Legal Standards: Application of ethical concepts and awareness of relevant laws, regulations, rules, and policies governing professional activities at the organizational, local, state, regional and federal levels
- Individual and Cultural Differences/Diversity: Awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics defined broadly and consistent with APA policy.
- Professional Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Behavior and comportment that reflect the values and attitudes of psychology.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Relates effectively and meaningfully with individuals, groups, and/or communities.
- Assessment: Competence in evidence-based assessment and diagnosis of problems, capabilities consistent with the scope of Health Service Psychology
- Intervention: Competence in evidence-based interventions consistent with the scope of Health Service Psychology, including but not limited to psychotherapy, directed at an individual, family, group, organization, community, population or other system.
- Supervision: Supervision and training in the professional knowledge base of enhancing and monitoring the professional functioning of others.
- Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills: The ability to collaborate intentionally with other individuals or groups to address a problem, seek or share knowledge or promote effectiveness in professional activities.
Requirements
Contacts
Graduate Coordinator
Heather Thompson
Degree Contact
Clinical Psychology Contact
College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts offers students a well-rounded education in the humanities and social sciences. Students develop strong analytical and communication skills for a lifetime of learning and discovery that can be applied to a wide variety of careers.