The Dissertation as a Component in the Training of Clinical Psychologists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11011229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony L Pillay (0000-0001-8812-163X, Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal and Midlands Hospital, P. 0. Box 370, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, South Africa, corresponding author), Anna Maria Kritzinger (University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 638-655 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-2463 • E-ISSN: 2078-208X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/008124630703700315 |
| OpenAlex | W2275274517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
The dissertation, a significant component of graduate clinical psychology training, is hardly ever completed within the stipulated two years, with the result that students graduate much later than they should. Against this background, the present investigation surveyed clinical psychologists who graduated between 5 and 10 years ago for feedback on their experiences of the dissertation. One hundred and thirty-seven subjects responded. The average time taken to complete the dissertation was almost three years, with a range between 6 months and 14 years. Almost 70 per cent of the subjects took longer than the stipulated time, and almost 30 per cent took more than one year longer. About one-third of the subjects had a negative or indifferent attitude prior to starting the work, and similar percentages of the sample felt they did not have sufficient grounding to start the dissertation or enough supervision while working on it. Almost three-quarters of the subjects felt the dissertation had minimally influenced their practice as clinical psychologists. The results are discussed within the context of the ‘scientist-practitioner’ model of training, and training issues in low-income countries
Context (archaeology) · Medical education · Sample (material) · Training (meteorology) · Applied Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Health Sciences Research and Education · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Scientist-practitioner or scientific practitioner
Graduate education in clinical psychology
Scientist-practitioner ≠ science + practice
Scientist-practitioner or scientific practitioner
Special Section, Counselling Psychology
Rapprochement among undergraduate psychology, science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education
II. Women Psychologists in South Africa
Psychology as a science and a profession
An Evaluation of the Training of Psychologists at the University of the Free State
The Experiences of the First South African Community Service Clinical Psychologists
Research and Publications Output
South African Clinical Psychology, Employment (In)Equity and the “Brain Drain”
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |