Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Self-Efficacy for Independent Practice Business Skills Among Current Health Service Psychology Graduate Students and Recent Graduates. |
| Authors: |
Parent, Mike C.1 (AUTHOR) drmikeparent@gmail.com, Ingram, Paul B.2 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Training & Education in Professional Psychology. Feb2026, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p7-14. 8p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Clinical psychology, Trans men, Cross-sectional method, Self-efficacy, T-test (Statistics), Descriptive statistics, Business, Psychology, Analysis of variance, Data analysis software, Medical practice |
| Abstract: |
Starting or joining an independent practice is a common goal of health service psychology graduates, and having a practice be successful is helped by business-related knowledge and skills. This study examines self-efficacy for business aspects of independent practice among current and recent health service psychology graduate students. We compared self-efficacy across three groups of health service psychology participants (n = 242): current doctoral students, recent graduates in independent practice, and recent graduates not in or interested in independent practice. We identified four potential self-efficacy domains (practice logistics, insurance, payment self-efficacy, and PsyPact). Generally, we found low self-efficacy across independent practice skills and that self-efficacy did not strongly differ as a function of training program or experience. Graduates working in independent practice had higher self-efficacy across all domains except PsyPact self-efficacy, which was similarly low across groups. These findings are discussed in the context of training and career preparedness of health service psychology trainees. Public Significance Statement: This study reveals that both current graduate students and recent graduates in health service psychology feel unprepared for the business aspects of independent practice, indicating a need for enhanced training in this area. Improving education on independent practice operations could better equip future psychologists for successful careers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
