Community Psychological Service
The Community Psychological Service (CPS) is a community-oriented facility that offers a wide range of clinical services to the public and consultation to outside agencies. CPS provides students an opportunity to work with clients of varying ages, social classes, ethnic groups, and diagnoses.
Students receive training within the structure of the clinical team, which includes a member of the clinical faculty and a cross section of students from beginning and advanced levels of training. Teams meet regularly for discussion of ongoing cases. Individual supervision is also provided on some teams. In the context of providing professional service to clients and agencies, the team discusses theoretical and research issues related to clients and their social functioning in addition to specific treatment planning. Advanced students on the team gain experience in the supervision of beginning students.
Center for Behavioral Health
The Center for Behavioral Health (CBH) is a community-focused training and service center that provides high-quality, affordable outpatient evaluation services to children, adolescents, and families throughout the region. A central focus of the clinic is the provision of no-cost psychological evaluations for youth, helping to identify developmental, emotional, behavioral, and learning concerns early and connect families with appropriate interventions and supports. Consistent with the University's mission, CBH also fosters opportunities for involvement in basic and applied research that advances the field of psychology and enhances evidence-based clinical care.
CBH serves as a primary training site for clinical psychology graduate students in their third year, with opportunities for advanced clerkships in later years. Through direct clinical involvement, trainees gain experience conducting comprehensive psychological assessments with children and adolescents from diverse backgrounds and presenting concerns. Students work closely with licensed psychologists and advanced trainees within a developmental training model that emphasizes the integration of science and practice.
St. Louis Children’s Advocacy Center
The St. Louis Children’s Advocacy Center (STL CAC) is also part of the School of Social Work, Psychological and Brain Sciences, and one of its two sites is located on the UM-St. Louis South Campus. The STL CAC is a university-based, multidisciplinary child advocacy center that provides high-quality trauma-focused services to youth, families, and the community. It is one of 15 Child Advocacy Centers across Missouri and is accredited by the National Children’s Alliance. STL CAC provides forensic interviews, child and family advocacy, mental health therapy, academic training, and workforce development.
Opportunities are available at STL CAC for training in child trauma focused assessment and intervention. Students’ clinical experiences will take place within the context of a multidisciplinary environment while receiving supervision from a licensed clinical psychologist.
