An Empirical Examination of Doctoral Training Models in Clinical Psychology in the United States

<p>Since as early as 1908, psychology as a discipline has grappled with how to integrate research and practice into the field’s professional identity. To further define the area of expertise of a psychologist, three main models of clinical training have been proposed: the scientist-practitioner model, the practitioner-scholar model, and the clinical scientist model. Despite clinical psychology’s universal claim for empirical moorings, the debate about the foundation of training in clinical psychology has remained primarily theoretical. The purpose of this study is to expand upon the limited research exploring the differences between training models to empirically determine which factors significantly predicted training models. To answer this question, a series of logistic regressions were run to determine if training models could be predicted by program admission criteria, faculty modeling, structural factors, differences in epistemological stance, and student factors. Results indicated admission criteria, faculty modeling, and structural factors significantly predicted training models. Results and implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2018

Author dc:creator

• Dautenhahn, Katherine E.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Vermeersch, David A.
• Aréchiga, Adam L.
• Morrell, Holly E. R.
• Sonne, Janet L.

• Clinical Psychology
• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Psychology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Professional Identity; Research; Professional Training; Training Models

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/494

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1503