Wn. Robiner et Wm. Grove, Postdoctoral internships: Potential adverse impacts on internships, dissertations, and trainees, J CL P MED, 8(3), 2001, pp. 205-217
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MEDICAL SETTINGS
Increased consideration of transforming the predoctoral psychology internsh
ip into a postdoctoral training experience has resulted from changes in the
training and reimbursement for psychology trainees, concerns about employm
ent of recent graduates, and the perceived limited status of psychology int
erns within health care settings. Whether this fundamental shift in psychol
ogy's training paradigm could resolve any of the problems that have led to
its deliberation is not known. The authors identify problems with a postdoc
toral internship which may be as thorny as the problems it is intended to a
meliorate. It may have unintended adverse effects (e.g., risk of reduced qu
ality in training and dissertations, new pressures on internship programs a
nd trainees, increased licensure quandaries). Until a highly detailed propo
sal is developed and its full range of potential consequences are analyzed
and debated, it is premature for professional organizations to conclude whe
ther such fundamental change should be pursued.