Seattle Pacific University
   


School of Psychology, Family and Community
School of Psychology Family and Community

 

Kathy Lustyk

Discovery, Integration, and Application

All faculty members in the School of Psychology, Family, and Community (SPFC) are committed teachers and mentors, active scholars and practitioners.  We seek students who are excited to learn, prepared to work hard, and desire to make a difference in the world. Learn more

 

 

Becoming Soul Mates

Marriage Seminar

Find out how to make a good relationship great!


Whether you're seriously dating, engaged, newly weds, or married for decades, you'll learn valuable tools and tips during this entertaining, thought-provoking, and immeasurably practical seminar with two of America's leading relationship experts — SPU's own professor of psychology Les Parrott and marriage and family therapist Leslie Parrott.

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Medical Family Therapy Professionals Seminars


Offered monthly, these seminars provide  mental health professionals with the latest information on specialized topics, a chance    to hear from other professionals, and   practical ways to improve one’s practice.

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Highlights

Dr. Scott Edwards Receives National Award


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SPFC Research Conference 2009
A Showcase for Student Research

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Ongoing Programs & Events

Graduate Programs

Open House
Application Deadlines

 


Micheal D. Roe, Ph.D.

“Our academic programs bring vital expressions of Christian faith to rigorous training, substantive research, and effective practice.”

Mícheál D. Roe, Ph.D.



Vision Statement

The faculty, staff and students of the School of Psychology, Family and Community (SPFC) at Seattle Pacific University strive to become a community of learners:
  • Guided by Faith Exploring the implications of vital expressions of Christian faith for the human condition as well as for emotional and relational healing and health.
  • Rooted in Academic Discipline Fostering rigorous and creative learning environments as well as contributing primary scholarship to the scientific study of psychological and social processes.
  • Committed to Service Grounding our learning community in the theory, research and application of our disciplines in order to produce skilled graduates who can serve with character and competence in a broken world.
  • Nurturing creative partnerships with our local community and beyond in order to serve in and learn from socially and culturally diverse settings.