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psychology has a significant role in addressing
physical and mental health issues in individuals
and communities. Working together with physicians,
counselors, nurses, social workers, health educators,
administrators, policy analysts, and other professionals,
health psychologists utilize their unique understanding
of human behavior and strong methodological skills
to conduct research and intervene with individuals,
families, organizations and communities to improve
health and wellness. The Interdisciplinary Health
Psychology program at UNC Charlotte has as its objectives
the training of students who will: |
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develop
strong research skills that will enable them to
be leading contributors to the science of health
and wellness; |
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have
the opportunity to obtain specific applied skills
that will enable them to use knowledge from psychology
to better understand disease, dysfunction, and the
promotion of healthy lifestyles; |
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obtain
educational training and supervised experience with
faculty in psychology and in related health professions
that will enable them to develop an interdisciplinary
perspective on health that they can apply to research
and/or practice; |
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gain
experience in working with health practitioners
from different fields, enabling them to become active
participants in and leaders of multidisciplinary
teams that seek to understand and improve health
and wellness across disciplines. |
