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Clinical psychology students' perceptions of diversity training: a study of exposure and satisfaction
Author(s) -
Green Debbie,
Callands Tamora A.,
Radcliffe Alison M.,
Luebbe Aaron M.,
Klonoff Elizabeth A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20605
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , psychology , ethnic group , sexual orientation , perception , diversity training , neglect , cultural diversity , race (biology) , social psychology , medical education , clinical psychology , applied psychology , sociology , gender studies , medicine , competence (human resources) , neuroscience , psychiatry , anthropology
This study examined clinical psychology graduate students' definitions of diversity and their perceptions of their exposure to and satisfaction regarding their level of diversity training. Four hundred and ninety‐one students from Counsel of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP) member programs completed an online survey. Overall, students perceived that their programs considered diversity narrowly, concentrating primarily on ethnicity, race, and culture to the neglect of sexual orientation, religion, language, and physical disability. Likewise, students expressed greater satisfaction with training regarding ethnicity/race and gender than broader areas of diversity, but rated the importance of addressing all areas of diversity as high. Although this study underscores the limited experience that students perceive they have had with various underrepresented groups, programs appear to have incorporated a variety of diversity training modalities that could be expanded upon to meet the interests of psychology students. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 65:1–15, 2009.