Re-envisioning the training and practice of clinical psychologists: Preserving science and research orientations in the face of change

✍ Scribed by Joan M. Cook; James C. Coyne

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 61 KB
• Volume: 61
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20163

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

We argue for preservation of an expectation of psychologists that approach human problems from an evidence‐based perspective. Acquisition of the requisite knowledge, skills, and practical experience require access to resources outside of graduate psychology programs. Whether adhering to a scientist–practitioner or practitioner–scholar model, psychologists must be “scientifically literate.” Deficiencies are noted in the training of scientist–practitioner psychologists for the conduct of clinical trials and the dissemination and sustained implementation of evidence‐based interventions. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol.