The Graduate Student Viewpoint on Internship Preparedness: A 2008 Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology Student Survey

To better understand the graduate student viewpoint on quality of preparation provided by graduate programs in terms of the internship application process, the current study surveyed students enrolled in member programs of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP). Six hundr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Training and education in professional psychology 2010-11, Vol.4 (4), p.219-226
Hauptverfasser: Bangen, Katherine J, VanderVeen, Joseph W, Veilleux, Jennifer C, Kamen, Charles, Klonoff, Elizabeth A
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Zusammenfassung:To better understand the graduate student viewpoint on quality of preparation provided by graduate programs in terms of the internship application process, the current study surveyed students enrolled in member programs of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP). Six hundred seventy-four students completed a questionnaire designed to assess perceptions regarding preparation for the internship application process, relative prioritization of individual application components, and faculty behaviors that contribute to student anxiety related to the application process. Results demonstrated that student subgroups based on internship status (i.e., those who have not yet applied, current applicants, and current interns) significantly differed on many issues related to internship preparation. The findings suggest that graduate programs are not placing enough emphasis on the conveying of internship-related information early in a student's training. Furthermore, the findings highlight training techniques and faculty behaviors that can be adopted by programs to increase preparedness and reduce anxiety among applicants.
ISSN:1931-3918
1931-3926
DOI:10.1037/a0020111