ABSTRACT
Whateverthereactionmaybetothelastsuggestion,itiscleartothosewhohave giventhoughttothesubjectoftrendsinclinicalpsychologythatnoprogramof preparingclinicalpsychologistscanbeconsideredadequatewhichdoesnotrecognizetheneedforprovidingthestudentwithabackgroundwhichtakescognizanceofthevariouspointsofviewdescribed.Therelativeemphasiswillforthe presentpresumablyhavetodependuponthepersonalphilosophyoftheinstructor anduponhissensitivitytogrowingtrendsinarapidlydevelopingfield.