title: The trend toward evidence-based practice and the future of psychotherapy.
abstract: This paper describes how the trend toward emphasizing evidence-based practice and empirically supported treatments is likely to affect the practice of counseling and psychotherapy in the future. Several specific predictions are described and discussed, particularly those of Nicholas Cummings. Predictions include that evidence-based practice and general psychotherapy will diverge; eventually only evidence-based practice will be reimbursed and covered by liability insurance; and psychotherapy will become briefer and more integrated into the healthcare system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University, P. O. Box 5774, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA. Timothy.Thomason@nau.edu
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Thomason
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*