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    Boston Leadership Institute: Clinical Psychology Program (1 Week)

    Boston Leadership Institute: Clinical Psychology Program (1 Week)

    Details

    • Listing Type: Summer Programs
    • Program Delivery: Online
    • Destination: United States
    • Provided By: Independent Provider
    • Session Start: July, August
    • Session Length: One Week
    • Entering Grade: 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
    • Gender: Coed
    • Category: Academic
    • Sub-Categories: STEM, Psychology
    • Selective: No
    • Ages: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    • Minimum Cost: $500 - $1,499
    • Career Clusters: Health Science, Human Services
    • Credit Awarded: No
    • Call: (781) 431-2514
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    Overview

    The Clinical Psychology one week program provides and introduction to the fascinating world of mental illness: origins, symptoms, and treatment. Students will gain understanding of the major forms of mental disorders such as: Autism, Schizophrenia, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, Eating Disorders, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity.

    Students will also gain understanding of interventions and other treatment options. Covid permitting, students may take a field trip to a psychiatric facility and to an academic lab to learn about recent psychiatric research.

    This one-week summer program is designed for teens interested in psychology & psychiatry.

    Cost and Session Information

    Session 1 2023 dates coming soon!  | Dana Hall, Welles

    Session 2 2023 dates coming soon!  | Gann/Bentley, Waltham

    Testimonials(11)

    • "Gregg and Nick were very knowledgeable about the field and passionate about sharing their knowledge. Teacher discussed a plethora of topics and covered many different parts of the field. I enjoyed listening to our guest speaker discuss her career. I enjoyed learning about both social and medical implications and factors important to psychology."

      - Student Comment - August 2, 2019
    • "I really enjoyed the program and the teachers! I enjoyed learning about different types of therapy used, I enjoyed learning about how the brain works and how its connected to mental health, and I enjoyed all of the interactive activities we did! The teachers were great! They were engaging and I learned a lot."

      - Student Comment - August 2, 2019
    • "I was apart of the one week clinical psychology program with Mr. Gregg Deehan. I really enjoyed learning specifically about some popular mental health disorders. I loved Gregg's energy and easily understandable lessons. I was extremely impressed with the abundance of information we learned in just one week."

      - Student Comment - August 2, 2019
    • "Clinical psychology was a very interesting course and it definitely enhanced my understanding on the topic itself. As someone who is considering studying psychology in the future, this program has made me feel more prepared for it. I also enjoyed how the teacher used different methods to cover content."

      - Student Comment - August 3, 2018
    • "The teacher was good, I liked the differences in teaching methods in the class, including mindfulness exercises, videos/movies, presentations, field trip, games, and lectures/Q&A's. The information was very interesting."

      - Student Comment - August 3, 2018
    • "What I liked about this program was I learned a lot about different types of mental illnesses, therefore allowing me to further understand the reasoning behind certain behavior."

      - Student Comment - August 3, 2018
    • 'My program was very informative and I learned a lot about mental disorders that I did not know before. My teacher made the curriculum easy to understand and broke down each of the topics so we got an in-depth understanding.'

      - Student Comment - July 29, 2016
    • 'I liked how Amanda asked us at the beginning what we wanted to learn and included all those topics in the curriculum. I really appreciate how she got us guest speakers and she did mindfulness exercises every class. There was a lot of variety in material every day- videos, lectures, project time, etc'

      - Student Comment - July 29, 2016
    • 'I liked my teacher and thought she was very good at providing the information in an appropriate manner. My clinical psychology program had a great deal of discussions. One of my favorite parts was the mindfulness that we computed everyday.'

      - Student Comment - August 4, 2017
    • 'The course was really thorough and we were allowed to customize it based on our interests. Amanda was a great teacher. She knew a lot and was very dynamic. I liked the notes, movies, mindfulness and art.'

      - Student Comment - August 4, 2017
    • 'The course was really thorough and we were allowed to customize it based on our interests. Amanda was a great teacher. She knew a lot and was very dynamic. I liked the notes, movies, mindfulness and art.'

      - Student Comment - August 4, 2017