TY - JOUR
AU - L. J. Dilly
AU - W. G. Sharp
AU - V. Volkert
A1 - 
AB - Doctoral psychology internships play a key role in the development of the competencies of the clinical child and adolescent psychologist workforce needed to serve the increasing behavioral and mental health needs of children. This study surveyed 50 internship training directors regarding workforce needs, the structure of experiential internship components, and the organizational infrastructure and funding of internship programs that provide focused care to children and adolescents within medical settings. Findings suggest that internships most commonly occur within academic medical settings and include clinical child psychology, integrated care, pediatric psychology, neuropsychology, and developmental disabilities tracks. On average, sites had 6 interns, 3 tracks, and 4 major rotations per track. Training directors identified program funding to be the greatest barrier to sustaining internship programs. Currently, internships are funded through clinical revenue, grants, and organizational funds covering an average intern salary of $31,020 plus benefits as well as 0.3 FTE of a training director's time to administrate the program. The number of internship tracks within a single program was associated with greater administrative time for the training director. Implications for advocacy at the federal, state, profession, and institutional level to increase funding and decrease barriers to training are discussed.
AD - Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA. laura.dilly@choa.org.; Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 1920 Briarcliff Rd., Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA. laura.dilly@choa.org.; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.; Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 1920 Briarcliff Rd., Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
AN - 39044098
BT - J Clin Psychol Med Settings
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Education & Workforce
CP - 1
DA - Mar
DO - 10.1007/s10880-024-10033-5
DP - NLM
ET - 20240723
IS - 1
JF - J Clin Psychol Med Settings
LA - eng
N2 - Doctoral psychology internships play a key role in the development of the competencies of the clinical child and adolescent psychologist workforce needed to serve the increasing behavioral and mental health needs of children. This study surveyed 50 internship training directors regarding workforce needs, the structure of experiential internship components, and the organizational infrastructure and funding of internship programs that provide focused care to children and adolescents within medical settings. Findings suggest that internships most commonly occur within academic medical settings and include clinical child psychology, integrated care, pediatric psychology, neuropsychology, and developmental disabilities tracks. On average, sites had 6 interns, 3 tracks, and 4 major rotations per track. Training directors identified program funding to be the greatest barrier to sustaining internship programs. Currently, internships are funded through clinical revenue, grants, and organizational funds covering an average intern salary of $31,020 plus benefits as well as 0.3 FTE of a training director's time to administrate the program. The number of internship tracks within a single program was associated with greater administrative time for the training director. Implications for advocacy at the federal, state, profession, and institutional level to increase funding and decrease barriers to training are discussed.
PY - 2025
SN - 1068-9583
SP - 182
EP - 191+
ST - Current Landscape of Child and Adolescent Psychology Internship Programs and Implications for Workforce Development
T1 - Current Landscape of Child and Adolescent Psychology Internship Programs and Implications for Workforce Development
T2 - J Clin Psychol Med Settings
TI - Current Landscape of Child and Adolescent Psychology Internship Programs and Implications for Workforce Development
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.1007/s10880-024-10033-5
VL - 32
VO - 1068-9583
Y1 - 2025
ER -