title: Clinical psychology students' perceptions of an academic climate for caring.
abstract: There is a general consensus that caring is an important personal attribute of helping professionals. One way for educational institutions to develop a caring attitude in students is to provide an academic climate for caring. A total of 45 doctoral students in a clinical psychology program were asked to list specific faculty-student and student-student interactions which they believed reflected a caring attitude towards others. Components of this student-perceived climate for caring include mutual respect and support, personal interest, and informal socialization.
authors.affiliation: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Schaefer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004645:Empathy; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*