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Doctoral training in clinical psychology across 23 years: Continuity and change
Author(s) -
Norcross John C.,
Sayette Michael A.,
Pomerantz Andrew M.
Publication year - 2018
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.22517
Subject(s) - internship , psychology , psychodynamics , ethnic group , counseling psychology , accreditation , medical education , graduate students , psychological research , clinical psychology , social psychology , pedagogy , psychotherapist , medicine , sociology , anthropology
Objective Doctoral training in clinical psychology has undergone substantial changes in recent decades, especially with the increasing heterogeneity of training models and graduate students. To document these changes, we analyzed program, student, and faculty characteristics of American Psychological Association (APA)‐accredited clinical psychology programs over a 23‐year span. Method We surveyed directors of clinical training about their doctoral programs every 2 years from 1991 to 2013, securing 90%–98% response rates. With minimal exceptions, the survey questions remained constant. Results Percentages of female and racial/ethnic minority students continued to grow, such that women now comprise about three quarters of trainees and ethnic minorities about one quarter. There has been a decisive shift in faculty theoretical orientation toward cognitive/cognitive‐behavioral and away from psychodynamic/psychoanalytic. Internship match rates were relatively high and stable until the early 2010s but have recently rebounded. Conclusion We discuss the limitations of these survey results and their implications for the future of doctoral training in clinical psychology