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Matrix model of clinical psychology: Applause or the sound of one hand clapping?
Author(s) -
Worthington Everett L.
Publication year - 2005
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/jclp.20148
Subject(s) - psychology , psychological intervention , heuristic , function (biology) , matrix (chemical analysis) , cognitive science , psychotherapist , cognitive psychology , psychoanalysis , epistemology , psychiatry , philosophy , evolutionary biology , composite material , biology , materials science
The matrix model as proposed by C.R. Snyder and T.R. Elliott (this issue) is a welcome refocusing of clinical psychology for the 21st century. Yet, limitations to the model are that (a) it shifts attention to the target of interventions (i.e., “clients”) and virtually ignores the function of the interventionist; (b) it might not be the best way to characterize “clients”; and (c) training might take longer than 5 years. Overall, it is a heuristic model; will it be accepted? © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol.