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Perceptions Of Multicultural Training In Predoctoral Internship Programs: A Survey Of Interns And Training Directors, Jeana L. Magyar-Moe, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Lisa Edwards, Alicia Ito Ford, Heather N. Rasmussen, Jamie A. Ryder

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Multicultural training at internship sites is a critical component in the preparation of doctoral-level psychologists, so the quality of this training is of the utmost importance. In the following study, the authors examine multicultural training from the perspective of predoctoral interns and training directors at counseling center sites that offer a major or minor rotation in multicultural therapy. Results suggest that perspectives vary between interns and training directors and that there is a great difference in the type of criteria used by each site as evidence of a major or minor rotation. The need for more standardized criteria to define …