title: A Guide for Starting a Specialty Training Clinic: An Alcohol Treatment Program as an Example.
abstract: Since the Boulder conference more than 50 years ago, clinical psychology has been moving towards empirically based techniques and methods. Considerable research has been conducted and a multitude of studies have documented support for empirically supported treatments (ESTs). However, the literature on implementing ESTs in real-world settings is relatively limited. The absence of practical guidance poses a particular problem for students in clinical psychology training programs that emphasize training and competency in ESTs. This article describes the development of an alcohol specialty clinic within a clinical psychology training program from the first conceptualizations to establishment of a referral base and provision of services. At each step, integration of science and clinical practice is discussed. Future directions and suggestions for developing training clinics are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico.
authors.forename: Benjamin O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Ladd
authors.forename: Lisa Hagen
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Glynn
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: Kevin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hallgren
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McLouth
authors.forename: Mollie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Monnig
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Barbara S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: McCrady
keywords: Alcohol treatment; EST; Specialty clinic; clinical training