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Meaning‐Making and the matrix model: Does one size really fit all?
Author(s) -
Neimeyer Robert A.
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.20153
Subject(s) - dialectic , psychology , relevance (law) , matrix (chemical analysis) , meaning (existential) , epistemology , constructivism (international relations) , cognitive psychology , psychotherapist , philosophy , law , materials science , international relations , politics , political science , composite material
Despite the multifocal complexity of the matrix model (C.R. Snyder & T.R. Elliott, this issue), its close correspondence with the theoretical dialectics and philosophy of clinical constructivism auger well for its capacity to articulate with existing approaches to graduate education in psychology. In this article points of contact are documented between the two approaches, and a caveat is included about the limits of the matrix model in ensuring greater relevance of clinical training to the settings in which contemporary professionals will work. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol.