title: Evaluation of the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute Clinical Psychology Internship: a replication and extension.
abstract: This study extends three earlier investigations involving participants who completed their predoctoral clinical psychology internship at the William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute. Intern graduates (N = 37) evaluated how effectively their internship training prepared them for seven aspects of their current work as practicing psychologists. Participants also rated the relevancy of 24 different internship training experiences to their current work and how much these experiences contributed to their development as clinical psychologists. The present study, in conjunction with the three previous studies, covers most of the 40-year period since the inception of the internship program. Analysis of the current data indicates the internship has improved over time and was deemed an exceptional training experience by its graduates. Findings may be of particular interest to internship directors and faculty interested in improving their training program and those who plan to conduct a self-study to maintain their accreditation for clinical psychology internship.
authors.affiliation: William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, USA. srs10@scdmh.org
authors.forename: Sandra R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stader
authors.forename: DeRosset
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Angela Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Forand
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: McNulty
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Staci S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bolton
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires