The Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (SDSU/UCSD) Records (1959-2007) document the creation and development of the clinical psychology joint doctoral degree program. The collection also includes materials relating to the formation of the Child Abuse Interdisciplinary Training Program of San Diego, technical reports by Dr. Alan Litrownik and his colleagues, and a small collection of SDSU Department of Psychology materials. While some materials date as early as 1959 and as late as 2007, the bulk of the collection spans 1974 to 1995. The collection includes reports, meeting minutes, proposals, thesis abstracts, grant applications, correspondence, syllabi, and promotional materials. Arranged alphabetically, this collection is divided into five series: Joint Doctoral Program Files (1959-2007), Child Abuse Interdisciplinary Training Program Files (1986-1997), Research Studies and Reports (1978-2006), SDSU Department of Psychology Files (1962-1992), and Psychology Publications (1967-1989).

Plans for a SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) in Clinical Psychology first began to germinate in March of 1978, when a meeting between representatives of the two universities resulted in shared interest in its development. In June 1979, a proposal was drafted for a joint doctoral program, "A Ph.D. in Social Work" between UCSD and SDSU's School of Social Work, in collaboration with SDSU's Department of Psychology.

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This collection is open for research.