Systemic Challenges in Internship Training for Health-Service Psychology: A Call to Action From Trainee Stakeholders. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Palitsky, R.; Kaplan, D. M.; Brodt, M. A.; Anderson, M. R.; Athey, A.; Coffino, J. A.; Egbert, A.; Hallowell, E. S.; Han, G. T.; Hartmann, M.-A.; Herbitter, C.; Herrera Legon, M.; Hughes, C. D.; Jao, N. C.; Kassel, M. T.; Le, T.-A. P.; Levin-Aspenson, H. F.; López, G.; Maroney, M. R.; Medrano, M.; Reznik, S. J.; Rogers, M. L.; Stevenson, B.
• Is Part Of: Clinical psychological science. Volume 10:Number 5(2022)
• Page Start: 819
• Page End: 845
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: professional standards -- public mental-health systems -- health-service-psychology training -- diversity equity and inclusion; Clinical psychology -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1177/21677026211072232
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2167-7026

Abstract

The challenges observed in health-service-psychology (HSP) training during COVID-19 revealed systemic and philosophical issues that preexisted the pandemic but became more visible during the global health crisis. In a position article written by 23 trainees across different sites and training specializations, we use lessons learned from COVID-19 as a touchstone for a call to action in HSP training. Historically, trainee voices have been conspicuously absent from literature about clinical training. We describe long-standing dilemmas in HSP training that were exacerbated by the pandemic and will continue to require resolution after the pandemic has subsided. We make recommendations for systems-level changes that would advance equity and sustainability in HSP training. This article advances the conversation about HSP training by including the perspective of trainees as essential stakeholders.