GRADUATE SCHOOL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Disclosure

Past graduates of the Graduate School of Clinical Psychology, Kagoshima University have found employment as Assistant Family Court Probation Officers, Legal Affairs Technical Officers, Prefectural officials, and Municipal officials (Welfare Department and School Education Department), and in general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, other medical facilities (psychiatric clinics, psychosomatic clinics, pediatric clinics, etc.), welfare facilities, developmental support centers, etc.

Employment Status of Graduates of the Graduate School of Clinical Psychology (by field of employment)

　　　 　 　 　 　 　
Year of graduation Healthcare related Welfare related Education related Judicial and corrections related Other Total Employment rate Enrolled in a PhD program
2013 academic year
(6th cohort of graduates)
13 graduates		 7 6 0 0 0 13 100％0
2014 academic year
(7th cohort of graduates)
15 graduates		 10 4 0 1 0 15 100％0
2015 academic year
(8th cohort of graduates)
17 graduates		 9 8 0 0 0 17 100％0
2016 academic year
(9th cohort of graduates)
12 graduates		 9 1 0 1 1 12 100％0
2017 academic year
(10th cohort of graduates)
18 graduates		 9 5 2 1 1 18 100％0
2018 academic year
(11th cohort of graduates)
15 graduates		 5 8 0 1 0 14 100％1

*Government employees working as psychologists are classed as “Welfare related”; government employees working in administrative roles are classed as “Other.”

Employment Status of Graduates of the Graduate School of Clinical Psychology (by full-time / part-time employment status)

Year of graduation Full-time employment Part-time employment Enrolled in a PhD program
2013 academic year
(6th cohort of graduates)
13 graduates		 9 4 1
2014 academic year
(7th cohort of graduates)
15 graduates		 15 0 0
2015 academic year
(8th cohort of graduates)）
17 graduates		 13 4 0
2016 academic year
(9th cohort of graduates)
12 graduates		 12 0 0
2017 academic year
(10th cohort of graduates)
18 graduates		 10 8 0
2018 academic year
(11th cohort of graduates)
15 graduates		 12 2 1

Percentage of Graduates Having Obtained Clinical Psychologist Certification

Year   No. of Persons Taking the Certification Exam No. of Testees Passing the First Stage Percentage of Testees Passing on the Second Stage Final Passing Rate
2013 academic year Kagoshima University 14 14 100％ 100％
All Japan 2,804 ― ― 62.4％
2014 academic year Kagoshima University 13 13 100％ 100％
All Japan 2,664 ― ― 60.4％
2015 academic year Kagoshima University 15 14 100％ 93.3％
All Japan 2,590 ― ― 61.8％
2016 academic year Kagoshima University 17 14 100％ 82.4％
All Japan 2,582 ― ― 62.9％
2017 academic year Kagoshima University 12 12 91.7％ 91.7％
All Japan 2,427 ― ― 65.5%
2018 academic year Kagoshima University 18 17 100% 94.4%
All Japan        

*Graduates from past years are excluded from the data. If graduates from past years are included, the final passing rate for all graduates is 98.0 %.

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