Preparing psychologists for managed care settings: Enhancing internship training programs

Do internship programs prepare new professionals for success in today's beh avioral health care marketplace? Managed care has quickly affected internsh ip training programs and has dramatically altered the delivery of mental he alth services, but training programs have been slow to adapt to these chang es. For example, instruction in business concepts and training in clinical and professional issues unique to managed care are discernible deficiencies in contemporary internship training programs. This article presents strate gies to remedy training deficits in order to produce psychologists who are capable of meeting current market demands.