A follow-up study of 56 former clinical psychology interns was conducted to examine their present employment, funding, and activities in order to assess the relevance of training to employment. The data tend to indicate that training becomes less relevant as the psychologists progressed in jobs. The results indicate that some training should be provided in management and teaching skills in addition to the clinical aspects of an internship.
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