Matrix model of clinical psychology: applause or the sound of one hand clapping?
The matrix model as proposed by C.R. Snyder and T.R. Elliott (this issue, pp.1033-1054) is a welcome refocusing of clinical psychology for the 21st century. Yet, limitations to the model are that (a) it shifts attention to the target of interventions (i.e., "clients") and virtually ignores the function of the interventionist; (b) it might not be the best way to characterize "clients"; and (c) training might take longer than 5 years. Overall, it is a heuristic model; will it be accepted?
Worthington
Everett L
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Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA. eworth@vcu.edu
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