TRAINING IN PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN APA-APPROVED PSYD AND PHD CLINICAL-PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMS

Fifty-one percent (N = 80) of directors of doctoral PhD and PsyD progr ams in clinical psychology, accredited by the American Psychological A ssociation (APA), responded to a survey on assessment training. The st udy was a replication of an earlier survey by Piotrowski and Keller (1 984b) on instruction, practices, and attitudes on testing. Our finding s indicated that training emphasis in assessment coursework has change d very little over the past decade. Intelligence testing was emphasize d in most programs, followed by objective and projective personality a ssessment. However, training in behavioral assessment techniques was r equired in only half of the responding programs. There were no signifi cant differences between PhD and PsyD programs concerning required cou rsework in assessment. Factors that influence the perennial importance of testing in the clinical core curriculum are discussed.