Rites of passage: Identity and the training of clinical psychologists in the current South African context

dc.contributor.authorKottler, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorSwartz, Sally
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-18T07:13:18Z
dc.date.available2017-05-18T07:13:18Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2016-01-08T08:36:46Z
dc.description.abstractThis article attempts to make sense of the clinical psychology training experience, as a negotiation of personal and professional identity. It suggests that the training, particularly in the first year, is a rite of passage, in many respects similar to an initiation process. Rites of passage can be seen as processes marking shifts in status and social identity. In the case of training to be a psychologist this change involves the movement from lay to professional status. There are three phases involved in the transitional process. The first involves separation from other groups of postgraduate students, and also in different ways from friends and family through involvement in course material that is often both esoteric and confidential. The second phase is marked by a fluid and often confusing marginal state between student and professional identity. The third phase involves a reintegration back into society as a fully-fledged professional, once the training is over. This article focuses on the ambiguities of the marginal state as the primary identity position during training, and explores the implications of this, both for those being trained and for trainers.
dc.identifier.apacitationKottler, A., & Swartz, S. (2004). Rites of passage: Identity and the training of clinical psychologists in the current South African context. <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24354en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKottler, Amanda, and Sally Swartz "Rites of passage: Identity and the training of clinical psychologists in the current South African context." <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24354en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKottler, A., & Swartz, S. (2004). Rites of passage: Identity and the training of clinical psychologists in the current South African context. South African Journal of Psychology, 34(1), p-55.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Kottler, Amanda AU - Swartz, Sally AB - This article attempts to make sense of the clinical psychology training experience, as a negotiation of personal and professional identity. It suggests that the training, particularly in the first year, is a rite of passage, in many respects similar to an initiation process. Rites of passage can be seen as processes marking shifts in status and social identity. In the case of training to be a psychologist this change involves the movement from lay to professional status. There are three phases involved in the transitional process. The first involves separation from other groups of postgraduate students, and also in different ways from friends and family through involvement in course material that is often both esoteric and confidential. The second phase is marked by a fluid and often confusing marginal state between student and professional identity. The third phase involves a reintegration back into society as a fully-fledged professional, once the training is over. This article focuses on the ambiguities of the marginal state as the primary identity position during training, and explores the implications of this, both for those being trained and for trainers. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Rites of passage: Identity and the training of clinical psychologists in the current South African context TI - Rites of passage: Identity and the training of clinical psychologists in the current South African context UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24354 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.urihttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/008124630403400103
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKottler A, Swartz S. Rites of passage: Identity and the training of clinical psychologists in the current South African context. South African Journal of Psychology. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24354.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentChild Guidance Clinicen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Psychology
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