ERIC Number: EJ873027
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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The Model Does Matter II: Admissions and Training in APA-Accredited Counseling Psychology Programs
Norcross, John C.; Evans, Krystle L.; Ellis, Jeannette L.
Counseling Psychologist, v38 n2 p257-268 2010
This study collected information on the acceptance rates, admission standards, financial assistance, student characteristics, theoretical orientations, and select outcomes of American Psychological Association-accredited counseling psychology programs (99% response rate). Results are presented collectively for all 66 counseling programs as well as separately for practice-oriented PhD, equal-emphasis PhD, and research-oriented PhD programs. Practice-oriented programs accepted more applicants (29%) than equal-emphasis or research-oriented programs (19% and 17%); however, they offered less full funding (30%) than equal-emphasis (72%) or research-oriented programs (83%). Average Graduate Record Examination scores (594 quantitative, 552 verbal) and average grade point averages (3.57) were strong and similar across programs. Approximately 70% of incoming students were women, 29% ethnic and racial minorities, and 8% international students. On average, 89% of students secured an accredited internship as part of their 5.5-year-long program. The research-driven portrait of doctoral training in counseling psychology is of highly competitive, multiculturally diverse, and theoretically pluralistic programs in which the training model does matter in several respects. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Counselor Training, Counseling Psychology, Student Characteristics, Admission Criteria, Models, Accreditation (Institutions), Financial Support, Doctoral Programs, Student Diversity, Competition, Internship Programs
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