MULTICULTURAL TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC AND CLINICAL CHILD-PSYCHOLOGY PREDOCTORAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

Surveyed directors of training of pediatric and clinical child psychology predoctoral internships regarding the extent of multicultural training within their programs. Respondents completed a brief survey assessing faculty and trainee ethnic composition recruitment of minority trainees, content of training curricula and perceptions of barriers to multicultural training. Ratings of the importance of multicultural training and the presence of minority interns were directly related to the presence of minority faculty. Recruitment of minority trainees appears to occur largely through program announcements. Didactic seminars on multiculturalism and informal resolution of intercultural conflicts predominate internship settings with less emphasis on formal structures for addressing multicultural conflicts. Implications for internship training are discussed.