[Future psychotherapists? Vocational plans and motivation for choosing psychotherapy as a career in german psychology students].
BACKGROUND
in Germany psychology students can be seen as the major personal resource in psychotherapy. Nevertheless there are few studies on their vocational plans and their interest in psychotherapeutic training.


METHODS
480 psychology students completed a self-developed questionnaire on their career expectations.


RESULTS
90% of respondents report interest in clinical work and psychotherapeutic training. Most frequently they mention improving therapeutic competencies and career options as pros and current training requirements as cons. Their theoretical orientation (38% behaviour therapy, 19% psychodynamic therapy) is associated with their psychotherapeutic knowledge, study conditions and respondent's characteristics.


CONCLUSIONS
psychology students consider working and training conditions for psychologists and psychotherapists, when thinking about their future career.
Glaesmer
Heide
H
Universität Leipzig, Selbstständige Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie. Heide.Glaesmer@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Spangenberg
Lena
L
Sonntag
Astrid
A
Brähler
Elmar
E
Strauss
Bernhard
B
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011584:Psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult