Friday, December 4th, 2009

The Science of Clinical Psychology

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How solid is the science behind clinical psychology? A group of practitioners suggests a new accreditation system for clinical psychological research training programs may be necessary to help ensure that the methods used by clinical psychologists are up-to-date and backed by scientific research. Not everyone agrees that approach is warranted, however. We'll talk about it.

Guests

Richard McFall
Executive Director, Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University, Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Bruce Wampold
Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling Psychology
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

Diane Chambless
Merriam Term Professor of Psychology
Director, Clinical Training
Department of Psychology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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