{"id":419,"date":"2020-07-10T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/psychology-professionals-of-tomorrow\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2025-03-24T19:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:32:01","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/psychology-professionals-of-tomorrow\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Dr. Ramona Ross, PsyD)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (Dean Taja-Nia Henderson)<\/p>\n

Led by Dr. Ramona Ross, PsyD and Dean Taja-Nia Henderson, the Psychology Professionals of Tomorrow (PPOT) program is a mentorship initiative providing structured support and professional development to students seeking a graduate psychology degree in clinical service delivery. This means you are interested in becoming a therapist.<\/p>\n

Applications for the mentorship program are accepted once a year typically during the Spring semester.<\/p>\n

Selected students should plan for a 2\u20133 hour monthly time commitment for program initiatives. We plan to support selected students with the following:<\/p>\n

– Understanding the “ins and outs” of graduate Psychology programs<\/p>\n

– Identifying prospective graduate programs of interest<\/p>\n

– Preparing graduate application personal statement<\/p>\n

– Finalizing CV \/ Resumes for graduate applications<\/p>\n

– Preparing for GRE<\/p>\n

– Developing a plan for after your graduation from RU-N!<\/p>\n

-Learning more about therapeutic service delivery models and schools of thought<\/p>\n

-Building a community of professional networks and colleagues<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Contact Dr. Ross (ramross@psychology.rutgers.edu) with questions.<\/p>\n

Eligibility:<\/p>\n

– Currently a Sophomore or Junior majoring in Psychology (or a psychology-related major, i.e., Cognitive Neuroscience\/psych rehab, etc.)<\/p>\n

– Psychology GPA: 3.33; Overall GPA: 3.2<\/p>\n

– Plan to apply to Clinical Graduate Programs to pursue one of the following:<\/p>\n

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), School Psychology (MA\/PsyD), Clinical Psychology (MA\/PsyD), Counseling Psychology (MA\/PsyD).<\/p>\n

– Dedicated to providing services in underserved communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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