The current status of psychological assessment training in graduate and professional schools.
Test-based psychological assessment is threatened by the policies of managed care organizations; however, research has demonstrated that test-based psychological assessment is quite valuable and economically justified when conducted by well-trained psychologists. This surfaces the question of the current status of graduate training in test-based psychological assessment. Results of this study indicate that clinical and counseling students currently receive almost equivalent training in test-based assessment. However, in a larger context, results indicate a lack of sound preparation in test-based assessment training for a large proportion of clinical and counseling students. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the field and, more specifically, for graduate and internship training.
Stedman
J M
JM
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78229, USA. stedman@uthscsa.edu
Hatch
J P
JP
Schoenfeld
L S
LS
D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends*; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical; D008950:MMPI; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education*; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000193:education; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*