Mission Statement
The Department of Psychology seeks to provide comprehensive psychological services through assessments, evaluations, individual, group and family therapy, treatment planning, and education in collaboration with multi-disciplines in serving the needs of a diverse in-patient and out-patient population in an effort to enhance the quality of mental healthcare throughout The Bahamas.

Vision Statement
The Department of Psychology aims to promote and restore clients/patients to optimum performance in areas of interpersonal, occupational and vocational functioning. 

Clinical Psychologists employ diagnostic assessments, cognitive and behavioral techniques to diagnose and treat psychological disorders.

Departmental Goals

• Promote the welfare of individuals under our care through humane means provided by professionally trained and ethical clinicians;
• Encourage continuing education, development, and refinement of clinical skills through attendance at local and foreign conferences, seminars and workshops, through scholarly research;
• Remain current in clinical research, use of psychological tests, equipment and tools used for services provided;
• Educate medical and allied professionals in the varied roles that psychologists play, services they provide, and skills that can be utilized in mental healthcare as a means of promoting the role of the psychologist as an integral and vital member of the multidisciplinary treatment team;
• Utilize research skills in developing and evaluating the efficacy of the various treatment modalities in determining level of patient and consumer satisfaction with the services provided;

Psychological Disorders / Problems Treated

• Personality Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders
• Depression and Other Mood Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Conduct Disorders
• Substance Abuse Disorders
• Relationship and Marital Issues
• Grief Reaction
• Acute Stress Disorder/PTSD

Services Provided
A comprehensive array of clinical services are provided to enhance the treatment and recovery process of each patient.  These services include:

• Psychological evaluations for school-age children and adults
• Crisis Intervention/Critical Incidence stress debriefing
• Public Lectures
• Develop prevention and intervention strategies
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Follow-up programmes
• Skills development which includes anger management and conflict resolution skills
• Individual Psychotherapy
• Group Psychotherapy
• Marriage and Family Psychotherapy
• Parenting Classes
• Psycho-education
• Consultation