GRADUATE-STUDENTS ATTITUDES TOWARD PRESCRIPTION PRIVILEGES TRAINING

Are students in graduate study to become professional psychologists mo re or less interested in prescription privilege training than practici ng professionals? Over two-thirds of 302 doctoral students surveyed ag reed that efforts to obtain prescription privileges for psychologists should be undertaken. Students were slightly more interested in traini ng to prescribe than in training to collaborate with other prescribing professionals. Although 50% would undertake prescription privilege tr aining if available, only 7% had completed sufficient undergraduate sc ience units to provide the suggested foundation for such training. Und ergraduate education in psychology may need modification to prepare st udents for future professional training.