The Reiss-Davis Graduate School PsyD Program

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Since 1976, the Reiss-Davis Graduate School has successfully helped students obtain their doctoral degree in psychodynamic child psychology and psychotherapy.

The Reiss-Davis Child Study Center at Vista Del Mar

Mission
The Reiss-Davis Graduate School offers educational programs to mental health-care providers at all stages of their professional development...

Vision
The Reiss-Davis Graduate School aspires to be a leading institution of higher education that offers adult learners transformative experiences while obtaining graduate degrees and professional development certificates...

Purpose
The Reiss-Davis Graduate School exists to guide mental health professionals towards becoming competent scholars and clinicians with the knowledge and skill set to meet each person’s unique psychodynamic, neurobiological, psychosocial, and cultural context...

A doctoral degree for clinicians working with children, adolescents, adults, and families

Doctoral Program
​​Reiss-Davis Graduate School offers the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Psychodynamic Child Psychology and Psychotherapy. The PsyD is a professional doctorate, designed to enable graduates to apply advanced knowledge and skills in effectively working psychotherapeutically with clients and to generate new knowledge through primary research, synthesis of the scientific literature, and critical reflection on theories and techniques. Graduates are prepared to become advocates for the mental health concerns of infants, children, adolescents, adults, and their families from all communities, and to operate from a position of cultural awareness and humility...

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ACCREDITATION

The Reiss-Davis Graduate School is a private, non-profit educational institution of higher learning. It is approved to operate by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) in the State of California, 94909. Approval to operate means compliance with state standards as set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (Ed. Code).

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FAQs for the Reiss-Davis Graduate Center

Q: What is the name of your graduate school?
A: The Reiss-Davis Graduate School. It was previously known as the Reiss-Davis Graduate Center and the Graduate Center for Child Development and Psychotherapy.

Q: Do you offer a PsyD education?
A: Yes, the doctoral degree in psychology is psychodynamically-oriented, neurobiologically and trauma-informed, and child and adolescent focused.

Q: Do you offer financial aid or have accreditation?
A: Yes, the school received approval for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) in 2018 and WSCUC Initial Accreditation in 2020.