Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Psychodynamic Child Psychology and Psychotherapy
Experience professional growth, deepen clinical skills, transform lives.
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Accreditation
RDGS is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
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Reiss-Davis Graduate School Scholarships for newly enrolling students 2023-24
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Get to Know the RDGS PsyD Program
The Reiss-Davis Graduate School (RDGS) PsyD Program is built to be affordable and accessible to busy professionals, just like you. Our enrollment experts can help make your doctoral degree dreams a reality.
Are you looking for a program designed to:
- Be Tailored to Fit Your Busy Schedule?
- Improve Your Professional Practice?
- Increase your knowledge about psychodynamically-oriented and neurobiologically-informed child psychology and psychotherapy?
- Sharpen your clinical skills when working with children and families in your therapeutic cases?
Then Reiss-Davis is right for you.
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What Distinguishes our PsyD Program
Our PsyD Degree is Unique to the Industry
Combining a psychodynamic, neurobiological and child-focused approach
Conveniently Located
Our freeway-adjacent Vista Del Mar campus in West LA offers ample parking and a beautiful setting for your studies
Affordable
Reasonable tuition, scholarships and FAFSA availability make graduate education possible
Learning Management System
Academic contact through our LMS system keeps students connected with each other and faculty for a sense of community and better understanding and retention of monthly coursework
Seminar-style Classes
Encourages collaboration, interaction, and absorption that ensures a better experience than traditional lecture-based courses
Quality Instructors and Mentors
Clinical leaders in their own rights, our staff guide students throughout their education and into their advancing careers
Targeted
You can earn your PsyD with three years of coursework plus dissertation even while working full-time and maintaining your quality of life
Manageable
You commit to a one-weekend per month residential class schedule. From there, our hybrid program options keep you connected and learning throughout the rest of the month
Fall 2023 Application Season is Now Open!
WSCUC Accreditation
Reiss-Davis Graduate School is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501, 510.748.9001.
Federal Financial Aid
Approved by the Department of Education as an eligible institution to participate in Federal Student Aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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Licensing Disclosure
RDGS’s PsyD program meets the California Board of Psychology’s academic requirements for a doctoral degree in psychology. Graduates must be licensed by the Board of Psychology to use the title of psychologist in California. For more information about the path to licensure upon graduation from RDGS’s PsyD, visit: https://psychology.ca.gov.
Enrollment Timeline
Be in touch with Open House and Virtual Admissions Meetings
Ongoing
Submit Applications for Admission and Financial Aid
Rolling admissions through June 30, 2023
Prepare for Fall 2023 Term
Orientation August 5, 2023
Begin Your Doctoral Journey
Classes Begin August 14, 2023
Join Us for an Event
We host many on and off-campus events to help educate, inform, and enrich our students and community.
Scroll through the gallery below for a list of upcoming events, including Open Houses, Saturdays at the Center Continuing Education Lectures, our annual Reiss-Greenberg Chair and Conference and more.
Attend an Upcoming Virtual (Zoom) Open House – March 29
Experience the Reiss-Davis Difference by joining us for our Zoom Virtual Open House.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 12pm-1pm
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Attend an Upcoming Virtual (Zoom) Open House – April 5
Experience the Reiss-Davis Difference by joining us for our Zoom Virtual Open House.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 12pm-1pm
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What Students and Graduates Are Saying*
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Report gaining good understanding of classical psychological and object relations theory through the program
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Report studying at RDGS has influenced my desire to grow professionally
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Report that the program improved my critical thinking skills (questioning, interpreting, and applying information)
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RDGS offers the dissertation writing support I need to be successful
If you are a licensed or license eligible mental health professional, the PsyD Degree you've
always aspired to is just a click or call away.
Our enrollment experts can help you work out a plan to make your doctoral dreams a reality.
A quick conversation is all it takes to get started.
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Reiss-Davis Offers More than an
Outstanding PsyD Program
Reiss-Greenberg Chair and Award Conference
A full day continuing education presentation and award recognizing professionals for their pioneering contributions to the field of child and adolescent mental health. More information to come.
Learn MoreSaturdays at the Center Continuing Education Lecture Series
A series of thoughtful, stimulating continuing education presentations highlighting augmented methods and techniques for working with children, adolescents, and their parents.
Learn MoreReiss-Davis Fellowship Programs
Our Clinical Fellowship and PEDS Fellowship Program provide advance Post-Doctoral/Post-Graduate training in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Social Work, and Psycho-Educational Diagnostic Testing Services.
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