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Mentoring In The Training Cycle Of Clinical And Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students: A Critical Review Of The Literature, Hélène Farr

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation presents a critical review and analysis of the literature on mentoring in clinical and counseling psychology training programs. It provides background information on the mentoring process and a detailed analysis of current empirical research pertaining to mentoring in the training cycle of clinical and counseling psychology doctoral trainees through predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship to licensure. The goal of this review is to highlight the importance and benefits of mentorship for mentors, protégés, institutions or universities, and for the profession of psychology. There are few studies focused on mentorship during psychology training, therefore recommendations are made for future …