School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5516
Fax: (626) 815-5015
Email: sscott@apu.edu
Personal Home Page: http://home.apu.edu/~sscott/

Sheryn Scott’s, Ph.D., primary interest is in the training of skilled and competent therapists. To accomplish this, she uses multiple methods of teaching, including didactic and practice applications in the classroom. Through a grant from APU, her research in the past several years has focused on assessment of the clinical training program at APU, using a behavioral rating scale of skill improvement. Currently, this research is expanding to include a qualitative segment as well. Scott is the president elect of the General Board for Division II of the California Psychological Association (2007), is the chair of the Training Committee of the National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology, is the representative for Federal Education Advocacy Campus and Training site for the Department of Graduate Psychology, and co-chair of the Southern California Association of Psychology Training Programs. She is licensed in the state of California and active in clinical practice. In addition, Scott is a member of the Sexual Misconduct Committee and the Personnel Committee of the region for the Disciples of Christ (Christian) Church.

Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology - Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary (APA Accredited), 1995
M.A. - Theology, School of Theology - Fuller Theological Seminary, 1994
M.A. - Marriage and Family Therapy - Chapman College, 1975
B.A. - Sociology - University of California, Berkeley, 1965
Licensed Psychologist in California, PSY 15365
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, M 7922

Credentials/Certifications
Community College Instructor Credential, (Psychology and Sociology), California, Life, 76352

Publications
Chang, V. N., Scott, S. T., & Decker, C. L. (2007, in press). A step by step approach to practice. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks-Cole. Includes a DVD of cases.

Scott, S. (2006, in press). Multiple trauma and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22.

Scott, S., (2003). [Review of the book Psychotherapy relationships that work: Therapist contributions and responsiveness to patients]. The Family Psychologist, 19,2, 350-351.

Miller, S., Wolff, M., and Scott, S. T. (Spring, 2001). Eating disorders, childhood maltreatment and post-traumatic stress in women. Journal of Family Violence.

Chang, V. N. and Scott, S. T. (2000). Instructor’s manual for basic interviewing skills.Palo Alto, CA: Brooks-Cole.

View All Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy (PPSY 552)
Introduction to Clinical Practice: Group Skills (PPSY 582)
Clinical Practicum (PPSY 594)
Clinical Practicum I (PPSY 701)
Clinical Practicum II (PPSY 702)
Adult Psychology (PPSY 715)
[Multiple Courses] (PPSY 798)