Administrative training for psychologists in APA-approved clinical programs.

Assessed the extent of administratively oriented course work and experiences available to clinical students through a survey of 99 directors of American Psychological Association (APA) approved clinical training programs. Relatively limited opportunities for such administrative training of current doctoral candidates was revealed. This contrasted sharply with the opinions of respondents: Nearly 80% thought that such experiences should be made available in clinical programs. These results and additional data regarding the possible settings for such experiences are discussed in light of the increasing administrative opportunities for clinicians and the potential relevance (and inadequacies) of the typical psychology curriculum to administrative functions. A set of conditions is offered to provide strong justification for developing administratively oriented experiences. Examples of training content and methods are suggested. (8 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)