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Research in training clinics: A bridge between science and practice
Author(s) -
Neufeldt Susan Allstetter,
Nelson Mary Lee
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199804)54:3<315::aid-jclp3>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - psychology , training (meteorology) , psychological research , medical education , bridge (graph theory) , applied psychology , process (computing) , outcome (game theory) , social psychology , medicine , computer science , physics , mathematics , mathematical economics , meteorology , operating system
Clinics associated with psychology training programs have potential to generate important research data. The expectation that research be experimental in nature has limited the pursuit of research in training clinics. This type of efficacy study is not feasible in most clinics, where too much variation occurs as a result of training and administrative demands. Numerous process–outcome studies have been effectively conducted in training clinics. This article reviews some of these studies, identifies problems related to research in training clinics, and makes recommendations for the development of an enhanced research agenda for training clinics. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 54: 315–327, 1998.