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- Title
Determining readiness for predoctoral internship training: the process of developing a screening measure.
- Authors
Power, Thomas J.; Robins, Paul M.; Watkins, Marley W.; Rourke, Mary T.; Alderfer, Melissa A.
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to illustrate the development of a screening measure to assess readiness for psychology internship training. The screening measure was comprised 13 items rated on a 4-point scale. Two program faculty members reviewed the application of each candidate independently. Psychologists were arbitrarily assigned to belong to reviewer group 1 or 2. Data from group 1 were subjected to exploratory factor analysis; data from group 2 were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis. Two factors were identified and confirmed: Factor I comprised 6 items referring to core competencies, and Factor II comprised 4 items referring to relevant background experiences. Correlations between raters at the factor and item level generally were in the moderate range. This study illustrates the process of developing a screening measure to help determine readiness for internship training. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 67:1-6, 2010.
- Subjects
INTERNSHIP programs; PROFESSIONAL education; CORE competencies; PREPAREDNESS; PSYCHOLOGISTS; FACTOR analysis
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2011, Vol 67, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
0021-9762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jclp.20738