Communications regarding "a plan for the technical training of consulting psychologists"

Abstract

Presents the views of six psychologists, regarding a plan for the training of consulting psychologists. Hollingworth emphasized that labelling the college graduates and the average M.A. candidates with the title 'psychologist' must be avoided. Keller suggested that: (1) the professional training should be taken after the B. A. degree and (2) the last degree should be preceded by years of experience in clinics. Sutherland found that the items in the course and the titles suggested were not practical. Strong argued that it was useless to talk of people who had received their bachelor's degree as 'assistant consulting psychologists' and suggested a five year course for them. Thorndike discussed two problems: (1) enlisting the interest of competent young people in this work and (2) deciding how much of their university training should given to applied psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)