>> PROFESSOR BARAT WOLFE: Psychology itself is so theoretical, and so, for so many programs you're gonna
have to get just plain theory. But, for us
this is really about the application of
psychological principles and theory to
real-life situations, such as healthcare
or the workplace. You know, Human
Services, for example, is all about
finding people within the system and
what services can we help them with.
So if I was to sort of pitch this program
to students I would say, you know, "Do you
want to work right away? Do you want to
have a job with a bright outlook?" There's
always going to be jobs for, you know,
case managers and advocates and aides
and if you decide that you want more,
then great. You can work at the same time
as you're pursuing your...you know, your
graduate work, which you know is
something I think is really only
possible because of how unique and
practically focused we are.
>> STUDENT, SAMANTHA GREEN: You get an overall education. It's not just stuck on
one discipline. In Applied Psychology, you
get to see from different areas of the
person. It's a holistic view of them. It's
the bio-psycho-social.You really get in to
depth about what the individual is going
through, maybe if they have a dual
diagnosis...if they were having a mental
disorder that caused them to use, or if
they have an addiction that causes the
onset. It really looks at a person as a whole.
>> STUDENT, RANDALL CHASE: We have teachers who were licensed social workers and then did addictions
and ran facilities on their own. We also
have teachers who went through and
became doctors and did research and went that route with it, and that helps
someone who's just kind of new getting
into the field. It kind of helped me
focus where I wanted to go.
>> STUDENT, BLESS LINDO: I chose to
come to SUNY Canton because I feel like
this environment is so close-knit and
it's very small and I like to work with
people individual, on a one-on-one basis. I
always wanted to do something in the
range of helping others and how I can
make a change in my environment
and my community. And I wanted to see how I could make someone else's life different.
>> BARAT: I think one of the things that really sets our program apart from other
psychology programs is that we do
require a practicum. All students in good
standing are required to go out and work,
you know, on site with a supervisor and
it's a first opportunity for some of
these students to really connect with an
organization -- the first time where they'll
get to see what is it that you can do
with a bachelor's degree in these
organizations. I think they're also
excited about the close relationship
that they have with their faculty. We're a
really small area. There are only five of
us, and so, you get to see us pretty
regularly. You have a real relationship
with someone who knows your background,
who knows what your goals are, and is
really there to work hand-in-hand with
you to move forward.
