ABSTRACT

Whateverthereactionmaybetothelastsuggestion,itiscleartothosewhohave giventhoughttothesubjectoftrendsinclinicalpsychologythatnoprogramof preparingclinicalpsychologistscanbeconsideredadequatewhichdoesnotrecognizetheneedforprovidingthestudentwithabackgroundwhichtakescognizanceofthevariouspointsofviewdescribed.Therelativeemphasiswillforthe presentpresumablyhavetodependuponthepersonalphilosophyoftheinstructor anduponhissensitivitytogrowingtrendsinarapidlydevelopingfield.