Competencies

The health psychology concentration aims to ensure that all health psychology students have been exposed to and have developed competencies appropriate for entry-level professionals in the following domains:

1. Clinical health psychology
2. Behavioral medicine
3. Health psychology and behavioral medicine related intervention approaches (e.g., smoking cessation, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia [CBT-I])
4. Health disparities
5. Individual, familial, and community diversity
6. Dissemination and implementation science
7. Research relevant to health psychology and behavioral medicine populations