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Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students Applying for Internship
Ist Teil von
Training and education in professional psychology, 2022-11, Vol.16 (4), p.412-419
Ort / Verlag
Educational Publishing Foundation
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
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EBSCOhost APA PsycARTICLES
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Racial and ethnic diversity constriction in the psychology training-to-workforce pipeline has been broadly identified at the undergraduate, graduate, and licensure levels. Within that context, the present study sought to investigate the rate at which racial and ethnic minority students matched for internship compared to majority non-Hispanic White graduate students. Consistent with prior reports, racial and ethnic minority students were significantly underrepresented in clinical psychology doctoral programs. However, internship match rates did not differ significantly by racial and ethnic minority status. Placed within the larger context of established literature, the findings suggest that internship match is not likely to be a significant contributor to the constriction of racial/ethnic diversity in the training-to-workforce pipeline. As an exception to the problem, other points in the training-to-workforce pipeline that have been identified as points of diversity constriction (e.g., doctoral recruitment and admissions, licensure) may benefit from careful consideration of internship application criteria and/or review processes in formulating constriction remediation plans. Programmatic remediation of underrepresented minorities can lead to several gains for the profession, including improved educational outcomes; improved leadership and critical thinking skills; and increased openness and tolerance for racial, cultural, and value diversity.
Public Significance Statement
With declines in representation in the range of 50%-70%, diversity constriction of underrepresented minorities (i.e., Hispanic/Latinx; Black/African American individuals; Native American) is a pernicious problem within clinical psychology for which discipline-level remediation seems appropriate. Points of known constriction, such as doctoral recruitment and admissions and examination for licensure, are encouraged to learn from the more effective methods and processes of internship match to foster greater inclusiveness and equity.