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Title

Perceptions of Multicultural Training in Predoctoral Internship Programs: A Survey of Interns and Training Directors

Authors

Jeana L. Magyar-Moe, University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointFollow
Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Lisa Edwards, Marquette UniversityFollow
Alicia Ito Ford, University of Kansas Main Campus
Heather N. Rasmussen, University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus
Jamie A. Ryder, University of Kansas Main Campus

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2005

Source Publication

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Abstract

Multicultural training at internship sites is a critical component in the preparation of doctoral-level psychologists, so the quality of this training is of the utmost importance. In the following study, the authors examine multicultural training from the perspective of predoctoral interns and training directors at counseling center sites that offer a major or minor rotation in multicultural therapy. Results suggest that perspectives vary between interns and training directors and that there is a great difference in the type of criteria used by each site as evidence of a major or minor rotation. The need for more standardized criteria to define major and minor rotations and suggestions for the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers, internship training directors, and prospective interns are discussed.

Comments

Originally published in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Volume 36, No. 4 (August 2005), DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.36.4.446.

Lisa M. Edwards was affiliated with the University of Notre Dame at time of publication.