Table 1. Site Director and Site Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Training Condition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert (n = 12) | Trainer (n = 12) | Total (N = 24) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 45.6 (8.5) | 53.3 (7.3) | 49.5 (8.7) |
| Experience as director, mean (SD), y | 7.3 (5.6) | 10.9 (7.1) | 9 (6.4) |
| Race, No. (%) | |||
| Asian | 1 (8.3) | 0 | 1 (4.2) |
| African American | 0 | 2 (16.7) | 2 (8.3) |
| White | 9 (75.0) | 10 (83.3) | 19 (79.2) |
| Mixed | 2 (16.7) | 0 | 2 (8.3) |
| Degree, No. (%)a | |||
| Doctoral | 12 (100) | 10 (83.3) | 22 (91.7) |
| Masters | 0 | 1 (8.3) | 1 (4.2) |
| Clinical supervision frequency for eating disorders by therapist, No. (%) | |||
| <Weekly | 2 (16.7) | 3 (25.0) | 5 (20.8) |
| Weekly | 7 (58.3) | 7 (58.3) | 14 (58.3) |
| >Weekly | 2 (16.7) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (12.5) |
| Staff training and educational priorityb | 4.42 (0.79) | 3.92 (0.90) | 4.17 (0.87) |
| No. of students per site | 23 475 | 13 960 | 18 853 |
| Therapists per students, ratio | 1:1840 | 1:1821 | 1:1789 |
a
One director did not provide degree information.
b
Staff training and educational priority was rated on a 1 (not at all) to 5 (to a very great extent) scale.