Reconciling the rift: Improving clinical psychology graduate training in the twenty‐first century

Most graduate programs in clinical psychology adhere to and reportedly are satisfied with the scientist–practitioner model of training. In the present commentary, I take the position that this model must be updated to reconcile the rift that currently exists between the scientists and the practitioners within the field. A return to scientific rigor within the field is espoused, and suggestions of ways to improve both undergraduate and graduate curricula are made. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol.