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The Department of Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Kansas

The Department of Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Kansas is home to the Clinical Child Psychology Program (CCPP) leading to the doctoral degree in Clinical Child Psychology. Our CCPP is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association as a doctoral program in clinical psychology with a special emphasis on children, adolescents, and families.

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Our mission is to develop leaders in the research, dissemination, and practice of psychological clinical science for children, youths, and their families.

Our Clinical Child Psychology Program fulfills the basic and traditional orientations to Clinical Psychology as a practice area in health service psychology with an emphasis in working with children, adolescents, parents, and families.

Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data

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The Child and Family Services Clinic

Our KU Child & Family Services Clinic provides affordable, quality mental health care to children, adolescents, and families of Northeast Kansas, including Lawrence, Eudora, Baldwin, Topeka, and the Kansas City Metro area.

KU CFSC is the primary training clinic for graduate students in the Clinical Child Psychology Doctoral program at the University of Kansas.

Diversity

The Department of Clinical Child Psychology (DCCP) aspires to a world of harmony, unity, equity, and inclusion that is free from hate and discrimination.

Please follow the link below for our full statement on Diversity.

Support the DCCP

Our endowment account has been growing thanks to the generous support of our alumni and friends, and children, youth, and families have been reaping the rewards.

A gift of any amount will help us with our mission, and will help us continue our tradition of excellence.

APA Accreditation

Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-5979
E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org

News from Clinical Child Psychology

Flyer detailing the winner of the Nyre Award

Congratulations to Whitney Shepherd on Receiving the Nyre Award!

The Nyre Clinical Child Psychology Student Support Fund was established in 2018 by Dr. Joseph E. Nyre and Kelli L. Nyre in honor of founding director, Dr. Michael C. Roberts to provide financial support for graduate students in the Clinical Child Psychology Program (CCPP) at the University of Kansas. Applications will be evaluated by a faculty committee chosen by the Director of the Clinical Child Psychology Program. Committee members will evaluate the proposals based on the following charact
Flyer picturing the award recipient for the 2024 McNeal Award and Jerry and Willie McNeal.

Selena A. Baca, MA is the 2024 Recipient of the Jerry and Willie McNeal Student Award for Outstanding Teaching

Selena A. Baca, MA is the 2024 Recipient of the Jerry and Willie McNeal Student Award for Outstanding Teaching.
Black and yellow announcement that the recipient of this year's Pioneer Classes Dissertation Award is Calissa Leslie-Miller

Pioneer Class Dissertation Award

Calissa Leslie-Miller is the Very Deserving Recipient of the Pioneer Class Dissertation Award
Announcement of Winner

Sampilo-Quispe Award Supports PhD Students and Underserved Populations

The Sampilo-Quispe Award for Equity and Social Justice Clinical Child Psychology 2024 has been awarded to Calissa Leslie-Miller.