title: Development of a global curriculum for professional psychology: implications of the Combined-Integrated model of doctoral training.
abstract: This article considers the development of a global training curriculum and qualification in professional psychology, with particular emphasis on the Combined-Integrated (C-I) model. The C-I model exposes professional psychology trainees to two or more of the practice areas (i.e., clinical, counseling, school/educational). The authors argue that the C-I approach is one that is well suited to the development of a global training curriculum due to its emphasis on broadly training psychologists as well as its respect for diversity and integration of various theoretical and professional orientations. A survey of training programs in 16 countries/regions on six continents found significant variation in training, minimal qualifications, and roles of the professional psychologist. The authors recommend that an international group of psychologists develop a regionally flexible, but common, training curriculum and qualification that would include a five- to six-year competency-based qualification. Ways in which the C-I training model may serve to integrate and globalize professional psychology are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Graduate Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA. burgesgh@jmu.edu
authors.forename: Gerald H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: Lee G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Sternberger
authors.forename: Juan Jose
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Sosa
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lunt
authors.forename: Craig N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Shealy
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ritchie
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004500:Education, Graduate; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education*