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

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.