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- Title
Psychologists' Sexual Education and Training in Graduate School.
- Authors
Miller, S. Andrea; Byers, E. Sandra
- Abstract
The current study explored the sex education and training that clinical and counselling psychologists receive during graduate school, practicum placements and internship. There were 162 psychologists who completed an Internet survey. Although nearly all participants had received some form of education related to sexuality during their graduate training, the depth and breadth of training was limited and was not related to how long clinicians had been practising. Modelling and feedback appeared to be underutilized as training methods. Participants reported more training related to sexual problems (e.g., sexual violence, sexual disorders) than healthy sexuality (e.g., contraception, STIs/STDs). Sexuality-specific training experiences but not participant characteristics (e.g., gender, religiosity) or cognitive-affective factors predicted the amount of sex therapy experience gained during graduate school. This suggests that training programs may be largely responsible for the (limited) amount of sex education and training received by students.
- Subjects
EDUCATION of psychologists; SEX education; TRAINING of counselors; SEX therapy; GRADUATE psychology education
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 2010, Vol 42, Issue 2, p93
- ISSN
0008-400X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1037/a0018571