A Survey of MMPI Teaching in APA-Approved Clinical Training Programs

Abstract

A questionnaire on teaching of the MMPI was sent to all APA-approved clinical training programs. The questionnaire asked the faculty member primarily responsible for teaching the MMPI to indicate how much emphasis was placed on it, how they made use of it, and how valuable it was felt to be. A return rate of 83% was achieved, it was found that: a) 92% of the responding programs offer courses dealing with the MMPI; b)74% of the programs that teach the MMPI put major emphasis on it; c)emphasis placed on the instrument is holding steady; d) instructors with 10 years or less teaching experience rate the test as highly and are as likely to use it outside the classroom as their more experienced colleagues.