Factors Contributing to the Status of Group Programming at Psychology Internship Sites

Previous research has explored administrative factors that may predict the health of group programs in college counseling centers. The current study seeks to extend this research to a more diverse set of mental health agencies. Directors of training (N = 171) at mental health agencies that host doctoral interns in psychology completed a survey about their site's group offerings, attitudes about group, and training opportunities for interns. Results were largely consistent with the previous study and suggested that efforts to foster expertise may predict better group program outcomes. While attitudes toward group were positive, sites could be doing more to cultivate their group programs, such as offering more regular trainings in group and allowing group coordinators to have hours to administer the programs.