title: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia VA Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Coyne
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000639:trends*; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D012106:Research / Q000193:education*; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*; D013038:Specialization / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States