What is it about?
This study describes the principal methods and common scope of multicultural and diversity training as reported by directors of graduate, predoctoral internship, and postdoctoral fellowships programs in clinical child and pediatric psychology. Perceived satisfaction with training is highlighted, along with recommendations for providing both foundational and integrative instructional approaches.
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Why is it important?
The demographics across the United States are changing rapidly. We need to train clinical psychologists to meet the needs of diverse children, adolescents, and families. This article shares feedback from the program directors who provide this training.
Perspectives
This is a timely article because there is a pressing need to maintain our commitment to multicultural and diversity training. The Diversity Committee for the Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology Training Council is excited to share the results of our project, and I am very privileged to have had opportunity to work with all of our members.
Mary Louise Cashel
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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This page is a summary of: Diversity training in clinical child and pediatric psychology programs: Results from a survey of training directors., Training and Education in Professional Psychology, April 2025, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/tep0000510.
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