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Thank you so much! That makes sense, I did notice they didn't list Clinical or Counseling in their PhD titles. All of those institutions appear to be heavily research focused, some focused on a neuroscience overlap or utilizing computational methods in their research.

Good morning, First time poster and newbie to this process. I am hoping someone can help me understand the role of APA accreditation a little bit better. As I begin to look into school programs, I was surprised to find Stanford, Dartmouth, Cornell, and Princeton all offer PhD programs in Psychology (two may arguably be psychology-adjacent slightly?) but their programs are not APA accredited. I had a few questions regarding this as I found it surprising. (Note- I'm only interested in one of these schools which I know will be a reach, I just went looking to see how common this was.) Do these schools not participate in accreditation because they are more research-focused programs and students who attend these programs are less likely to pursue state licensure? That's really the only reason I can think of for why they wouldn't pursue accreditation. I read elsewhere non-APA accredited schools are no longer able to participate in the internship match process either (please correct me if I'm wrong). If any past or current students of these programs read this too, I'm curious if this has impacted your prospects after you completed your PhD? And I guess my question more broadly would be why would one attend a non-APA accredited institution, as reputable as it may be? From what I've researched thus far, the APA has a firm grip over the field, not unlike the American Bar Association in law. I'm just trying to figure out what I'm missing here! Thank you to any and all

Hi all! Long time lurker, first time poster here. I recently started an MSW program with the hope of going into a PhD program in the future. As I've begun my research looking at faculty for various PhD programs, I have some concerns about how prevalent substance use disorder and addictive behavior research is in the field of social work, which is my area of interest. I have tended to find that faculty will note they do research around substance use, but most of their publications and research do not seem focused on this specifically or solely. Oftentimes this area is studied in conjunction with something like Hepatitis C or HIV research, etc. When looking at the myriad other topics faculty study, substance use is rarely mentioned in comparison. Granted, I've only just begun this research! So I'm hoping I'm looking in the wrong places and maybe just at the wrong programs as well. A few questions I have from current, new, and former PhD students (or anyone who can provide input! :D) are; - Are there specific schools/ programs that are more well known than others for focusing on substance use disorder research? (or even a step away, addiction research more broadly- I've noticed gambling research pop up a bit too) - If you are studying/ pursuing this area in your PhD program, where did you go to identify potential faculty? I've been told to just peruse journals and read papers to find faculty and go from there. - Is Social Work the right field for me to be looking at, or should I be looking more towards Psychology programs instead? I'm not interested in studying public health or epidemiology so much (I do this in my current job), but more the behavioral aspect and research/interventions in creating better outcomes for patients living and struggling with addictive behaviors. I guess I'm worried no one in SW is studying what I'm interested in and I should be looking at PhD Psych programs (I'm aware of the abysmal acceptance rates for said programs). I like social work for its interdisciplinary nature in solving problems, but yea I'm wondering if I'm in the wrong area now at this point! Any advice or guidance people can provide would be fantastic. I know the PhD faculty match is essential, but if no one is really studying this solely, it doesn't sound like I can make a path out of it. I hope I'm wrong! Thank you all for your help.