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Multicultural Environments of Academic Versus Internship Training Programs: Lessons to Be Learned
Author(s) -
Peters Heather J.,
Krumm Angela J.,
Gonzales Rufus R.,
Gunter Kensa K.,
Paez Karen N.,
Zygowicz Sharon D.,
Haggins Kristee L.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2011.tb00145.x
Subject(s) - internship , multiculturalism , multicultural education , pedagogy , psychology , medical education , humanities , sociology , medicine , philosophy
Psychology training programs have a responsibility to train multiculturally competent psychologists. Predoctoral interns were surveyed to compare the multicultural environment of academic and internship programs. Internship programs were perceived as more multicultural than were academic programs. Factors contributing to differences are examined, and suggestions are made for improving multicultural environments in training. Los programas de formación en psicología tienen la responsabilidad de formar psicólogos competentes multiculturalmente. Se entrevistó a interinos predoctorales para comparar el ambiente multicultural de sus programas académicos y de interinidad. Se percibió que los programas de interinidad eran más multiculturales que los programas académicos. Se examinan los factores que contribuyen a estas diferencias, y se ofrecen sugerencias para mejorar los ambientes multiculturales en la formación.