Professional Specialty Programs

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Guiding Perspective and Principles

To meet the growing demand for specialization in specific therapeutic modalities and flexibility in educational programs, SBGI brings  together state-of-the-art clinical training with solid academic  programs that meet requirements for graduate degrees as well as clinical licensure, where desired. Students in Professional Specialty Programs (PSP) take an approved certificate program with SBGI or a professional training institution as part of their course work.

Those who wish to pursue in-depth study in an approved professional certificate program may receive up to 18-quarter units toward a masters or doctoral degree in the Professional Specialty part of the program.  The remainder of study is completed in two six-day on-campus modules per year at SBGI for the non-licensure programs or two eight-day modules per year for the Clinical Psychology programs.

 In order to receive credit for study within a Professional Specialty Program, students must first be admitted and registered in a degree program at SBGI. Upon acceptance for graduate study, students enroll in the Professional Specialty Program. Credit will only be given for professional specialty courses taken after enrollment in SBGI.  No graduate credit is given for prior learning.

Professional Specialty Program students may elect to begin on campus courses at any time or may wait until the PSP training is complete. Students must begin on campus classes within one year of completing the PSP certificate courses and must complete all coursework within ten years.

Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology PSP

Prenatal and perinatal (PPN) psychology students will take classes within their discipline (PPN designated courses in the catalogue) via distance learning with the remainder of study completed in the two six-day on campus modules per year for the non-licensure or two eight-day on campus modules per year for the Clinical Psychology with PPN specialization programs.

Somatic and prenatal psychology students may enroll for the entire year or by the quarter. Students complete two quarters per year on campus plus the elective units completed in the specialty area.

As previously stated, students attend classes in Santa Barbara for two six-day (or eight-day) sessions per year, fall and spring.  On campus courses are network, hybrid courses where students take part of each course at SBGI and part is completed in the home setting. Many modalities are used to create community and support the learning process between meetings. These include such modalities as: synchronous and asynchronous internet forums and presentations, teleconference  calls, audio and video lectures.

Current Professional Specialty Programs

At this point, Professional Specialty Programs include degrees in Clinical Psychology, Somatic Psychology and Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology.

Currently accepted PSP Somatic specialization programs include:

• Somatic Experiencing developed by Dr. Peter Levine;
Liaison faculty, Kinsey Service, PhD

www.traumahealing.com

• Relationship Systems: Constellations and Group Field;
Liaison faculty, Dyrian Benz-Chartrand, PsyD 

www.essentialsolutions.info

• Process Center of Portland, Process Oriented Psychology;
Liaison: Pierre Morin, PhD, Academic dean and program coordinator of the Master of Arts Degree in Process-oriented Psychology

www.processwork.org

• International School of Biodynamic Cranialsacral Therapy;
Liaison: Michael Shea, PhD, Director

www.michealsheateaching.com

• Somatic Movement Training Therapy
Liaison: Martha Eddy, EdD, Director Kinesthetic Education Center

www.movingoncenter.org

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Liaison: Pat Ogden, PhD Originator, Director Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute

www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org

• Bodynamics, Somatic Developmental Psychology Training
Liaison: Joel Isaacs, PhD, Instructor

www.bodynamicusa.com

Currently accepted PSP prenatal and perinatal specialization programs include:

• Certificate in Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology (8.5 units) at SBGI

• A bachelor’s degree

Prerequisite for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology

• A bachelor’s degree

Program Objectives for Somatic Psychology

The Professional Specialty Program in Somatic Psychology seeks to:

• Explore, develop and implement the principles of synergistic education       

• Prepare students to integrate and utilize the principles of psychology and basic somatics to develop a viable practice in somatic psychology as educators, clinicians, researchers and health care professionals   

• Give students an opportunity to pursue in-depth study of theory and clinical application of a particular specialty within somatic psychology

• Prepare students for leadership in the emerging field of somatic  psychology

Program Objectives for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology

The Professional Specialty Programs in Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology programs are to:

• Prepare students to integrate and utilize the principles and practices of prenatal and perinatal psychology as educators, clinicians, researchers and health care professionals

• Prepare students for leadership in the emerging field of prenatal and perinatal psychology that can be integrated into a broad range of disciplines (obstetrics, midwifery, infant mental health, family therapy, and interpersonal neurobiology, to name a few)

• Give students an opportunity to pursue in-depth study of theory, research, and clinical application of a particular specialty within PPN psychology