BRIEF HISTORY
The Department of Clinical Psychology was established by Prof J. C. Ebie in 1982 with Dr D. O. Utomi as the first member of staff and therefore become the pioneer Head of the Department. The Department staff was later increased with the likes of Mrs Toyin Akinwekunmi, late Mr Olubunmi, late Mr Bode Doherty, Professor B. O. Olley and Dr I. O. Ibikunle who is the incumbent Head of the Department. Over the years, the department has grown in leaps and bounds.
PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVE
Philosophy
The philosophy of the department is to provide the highest quality of psychological health services, training and research in a conducive environment in order to foster hope in clients as well as nurturing future clinicians for the profession. These would be achieved through deep commitment to the provision of evidence-based psychological assessment, treatment and prevention services that are delivered in collaborative and culturally competent manner for all individuals that are in need.
Objectives
The following objectives emanate from the philosophy:
To develop capacity for professional deportment which is based on the value of safe, respectful, culturally sensitive, effective, client- centred and collaborative care.
To promote deep understanding of theory, research and technology associated with effective assessment and diagnosis.
To develop the capacity for planning , implementing and evaluating interventions within an evidence-based framework
To develop knowledge and practice skills that lead to understanding of research and its role in informing current best practice.
C. FUNCTIONS
The following are the functions of the department:
Psychological assessment, including personality assessment, intelligence assessment, neuropsychological assessments and other psychological and behavioral assessment.
Interventions in the forms of treatment of psychopathology through various psychobehavioural therapeutic methods.
Prevention of psychological disorders and relapse through psychological education, individual psychological intervention and community based educational programmes.
Teaching and supervision of mental health professionals.
Conducting research into general psychological dysfunctions.