One of the criticisms that has been levied regarding training programs in professional psychology is that pre-service school-based consultation training has lacked rigor. Why is this?
A) Indirect service delivery skills are more difficult to measure than direct service delivery skills
B) The lack of consensus regarding the definition of competence in consultation, and how to measure consultation competence
C) Professors who teach consultation are not exhibiting self-efficacy in showing their students how to consult
D) There are not many role playing consultation exercise resources for use in teaching consultation to graduate students

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The lack of consensus regarding the definition of competence in consultation, and how to measure consultation competence, makes it difficult to develop rigorous training programs for pre-service school-based consultation. Indirect service delivery skills are important to teach, but they are also more difficult to measure than direct service delivery skills. The efficacy of professors teaching consultation and the availability of role-playing exercises may also impact the rigor of training programs, but they are not the main reasons why pre-service school-based consultation training has lacked rigor.

One of the Criticisms That Has Been Levied Regarding Training