Papers by Robert L Hatcher
Training and Education in Professional Psychology
Interviews are central to the application process for health service psychology (HSP) internships... more Interviews are central to the application process for health service psychology (HSP) internships, the capstone of doctoral clinical training. Historically conducted primarily in-person, interviews involved considerable financial and time costs to applicants. Restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused a shift from inperson interviews to largely untested virtual interviews during the 2021 and 2022 Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Matches. We drew on multiple sources of data from the APPIC Directory, National Matching Services, and APPIC post-Match surveys of applicants and internship training directors to learn about the magnitude of this shift; the influence of various considerations related to selecting virtual interview formats; and applicants' and sites' perceptions of the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of virtual interviews. Results suggest a seismic shift toward the use of virtual interviews, from ∼20% of programs in 2016-2018 to 89% in 2022. Sites reported limited concern (29%) over loss of information during virtual interviews to assess applicant fit and substantial concern (85%) over equity regarding applicant costs associated with in-person interviewing. Sites found the virtual format effective for ranking applicants (89%). Across 2021 and 2022, applicants reported high satisfaction with the Match (79%, vs. 82% for 2016-2018) and virtual interviews (76%). Consistent with reports from other health service professions, applicants endorsed postpandemic use of virtual interviews, expressed concern over missing out if choosing virtual interviews when programs offer both types and strongly endorsed mandating virtual-only interviews. We discuss implications and recommendations for the adoption of virtual interview formats for HSP internship training. Public Significance Statement Virtual interviewing is associated with significant cost savings and is likely to be used by many programs in the foreseeable future. The benefits of virtual interviewing appear to outweigh the costs for the large majority of training sites and applicants.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1969
This study attempts to link the degree of attentiveness or inattentiveness one characteristically... more This study attempts to link the degree of attentiveness or inattentiveness one characteristically displays toward his immediate environment and the locus of conflict in subjective experience. It was hypothesized that 5s who avail themselves of opportunities to withdraw attention from reality when such an option is an adaptive alternative in a particular situation would also tend subjectively to experience conflict as lying within themselves, whereas Ss who remain attentionally anchored in their immediate surroundings-even when the task requirements do not demand sustained environmental attentiveness, would tend to experience conflict as lying between themselves and something else. Several measures of different aspects of reality attentiveness-inattentiveness were all found to correlate significantly with an index of externalization-internalization in defensive style among a large sample of female college students.
Training and Education in Professional Psychology
Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2009
The Competency Benchmarks document outlines core foundational and functional competencies in prof... more The Competency Benchmarks document outlines core foundational and functional competencies in professional psychology across three levels of professional development: readiness for practicum, readiness for internship, and readiness for entry to practice. Within each level, the document lists the essential components that comprise the core competencies and behavioral indicators that provide operational descriptions of the essential elements. This document builds on previous initiatives within professional psychology related to defining and assessing competence. It is intended as a resource for those charged with training and assessing for competence.
Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2013
Key leadership groups have affirmed a new standard requiring that doctoral training in health ser... more Key leadership groups have affirmed a new standard requiring that doctoral training in health service psychology must take place in accredited programs and intemships. A more liberal standard for intemship placement is currently held by many accredited doctoral programs and virtually all psychology licensing boards. As of 2010, clinical and counseling programs report that only 57% of applicants found accredited intemships, mostly through the match held by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Intemship Centers (APPIC). An additional 35% placed to unaccredited positions, many obtained outside the match, so that almost all (92%) received intemships acceptable to their programs. Most discussions of the intemship imbalance are framed within the APPIC match, overlooking the role of these extemal unaccredited positions. Thus, under the new standards, match rates would fall from 92% to 57%, creating a monumental imbalance. However, rigorous enforcement of the new standard would resolve this imbalance, as programs adjust their enrollments to the availability of accredited intemships, given that unaccredited positions would no longer be an alternative. Efforts are underway to mitigate the effects of this change by increasing the number of accredited intemships, but will fall short of the 1,800 positions needed for full replacement. Large clinical programs with low match rates to accredited intemships would likely absorb most of the required cuts in enrollment. Implementation of the new standard would be a challenge. The APA Commission on Accreditation (CoA) is best positioned to enforce it, but presently cannot make the standard a cardinal requirement for program accreditation. APPIC could also contribute significantly to implementation.
Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2011
Q Check enclosed (make payable to APA) Charge my: ÜVisa ü MasterCard Ü American Express Cardholde... more Q Check enclosed (make payable to APA) Charge my: ÜVisa ü MasterCard Ü American Express Cardholder Name Card No. Exp.Date Signature (Required for Charge) Billing Address Street City State Zip Daytime Phone .
Abstract 1. Over half of the clinical psychologists graduating each year come from professionally... more Abstract 1. Over half of the clinical psychologists graduating each year come from professionally oriented doctoral programs in psychology. Therefore, the impact of the type of training those students receive is tremendous. Competency-Based Education for ...
APA handbook of clinical psychology: Education and profession (Vol. 5)., 2000
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... CJ, Kelley, FA, Fuertes, JN, Marmarosh, C., Holmes, SE, Costa, C. and Hancock, GR 2005. Measu... more ... CJ, Kelley, FA, Fuertes, JN, Marmarosh, C., Holmes, SE, Costa, C. and Hancock, GR 2005. Measuring the real relationship in psychotherapy: Initial validation of the Therapist Form. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52: 640–649. [CrossRef], [Web of Science ®]; 6. Hatcher, RL ...
Training and Education in Professional Psychology, Oct 31, 2011
The role of practicum training in educating professional psychologists has come increasingly into... more The role of practicum training in educating professional psychologists has come increasingly into focus following the American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives' resolution to count practicum experience for licensure in the model licensure law (APA, 2006). Effective practicum training depends on good administration to realize its full educational potential as part of the graduate curriculum in professional psychology. This
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Feb 1, 1973
In 1893 Breuer and Freud published a remarkable new theory of hysteria. Its central thesis was th... more In 1893 Breuer and Freud published a remarkable new theory of hysteria. Its central thesis was that "hysterics suffer mainly from reminiscences"-split-off or suppressed memories loaded with unspent affect were denied the usual release through associational pathways in consciousness enjoyed by normal affect experiences. Consequently, they pressed for discharge, leading to the formation of hysterical symptoms, which were symbols of the suppressed memories. The cure for the symptom was relatively simple. It consisted in restoring the memory, its accompanying affect, and the details of the surrounding circumstances to consciousness, where the affect was able to dissipate through the various available nervous connections and to achieve catharsis by motor discharge in speech. During this early period, Freud's concepts of neurosis and its cure were essentially mechanistic. The patient's role was passive, to obstruct the physician's view of the unconscious as little as possible. While the theory of cure placed great emphasis on consciousness, it did not require actioe consciousness from the patient. Rather, the hidden memories were made conscious by the physi
Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2015
Encyclopedia of psychology, Vol. 5., 2000
Encyclopedia of psychology, Vol. 2., 2000
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