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This article should be merged with Alliant International University — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.193.80.249 (talk) 19:04, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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The main article about the California School of Professional Psychology seems pretty incomplete, considering how mediocre the program really is--according to independent surveys.

For instance:

The school's San Diego program was ranked 176 out 185 psychology Ph.D. programs ranked in quality, according to a 1995 study conducted by the National Research Council. (See: http://www.socialpsychology.org/ranking.htm ). The other campuses were also ranked way, way towards the bottom of the list.

And:

From California's Schools of Psychology Profile (CSPPROFILE) http://www.cspprofile.com/ : “In the 1997 APS Observer a list of U.S. and Canadian clinical psychology PhD/PsyD programs were rank ordered by how well their graduate students performed on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) between the years of 1988-1995. The EPPP, according to the APS Observer, is one of the most important national standard tests in clinical psychology and therefore constitutes on objective criterion "by which the adequacy of clinical training programs may be evaluated." Out of a total of 183 schools measured, the four campuses of the California School of Professional Psychology ranked towards the bottom here also. (CSPP-San Diego at 136.0, CSPP-Alameda at 139.0, CSPP-Fresno at 166.0 and CSPP-LA at 169.0 out of a total of 183.) Because the schools are so closely ranked and all scored towards the bottom in quality of their programs, it appears indicative of a larger systemic problem within the California School of Professional Psychology. "

I did not attend the school; I don't know anyone who attended the school; I have no vested interest in knocking the school. I just happened across info about the program while researching the educational background of a mental health provider, and noticed the glaring difference between the Wikopedia entry and other sites' info about the program.

roanokern — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.230.250.39 (talk) 21:43, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you saying Wikipedia should be citing 15 year old statistics on schools ranked on criteria you can't even name? Really? 1995? 15 years ago? People who actually know the school and are familiar with the complexities of graduate education in psychology can not judge the quality of graduates on such numbers. The most recent EPPP ratings still aren't the best, but since early 2000's there was a major change in the school's business structure that (ultimately) created positive change in scores and other measures. For example, the SF campus recently received the maximum years accreditation by the American Psychological Association, which has strict guidelines on the curriculum for graduate students. Why not use that as a criterion? There are a good number of ivory tower universities that received many less years after review, were put on probation, or had their accreditation revoked altogether. Stop the fear mongering. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.173.47 (talk) 02:25, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"I did not attend the school; I don't know anyone who attended the school; I have no vested interest in knocking the school. I just happened across info about the program while researching the educational background of a mental health provider, and noticed the glaring difference between the Wikopedia entry and other sites' info about the program."

I am very sorry but this is a huge pile of steaming _____. More than likely you are trying to make someone look bad by changing the official wikipedia entry, so that when someone searches for the credentials of a psychologist they will get back a wiki entry that bashes the school they went to. Moreover, since this is the school of certain psychologists who advocate for homosexual reparative therapy you are trying to destroy their credibility without actually examining their studies. Get a life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.79.130.243 (talk) 21:22, 13 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Curry[edit]

I trimmed the list of faculty members, removing three who seemed less notable based on a Google search. Although I found very little about Andrew Curry, he was one of the school's founders, and should remain.

Morgan, Robert (2 July 2018). "Brushes with Experiential Psychology: A Letter to Charles Tart" (PDF). IAAP Bulletin (30): 152. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

BlackcurrantTea (talk) 12:50, 12 October 2023 (UTC) (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)[reply]