Implications of research for the practicing therapist: An unfulfilled promise?
Description
Supplemental Bulletin; SB #10
There is an ongoing debate among practicing therapists and psychotherapy researchers about the potential contributions that research might have for clinical practice. lhis essential tension between research and practice - indeed between researcher and practitioner- is evidenced in several ways. Practicing therapists complain that psychotherapy research, because of the methodological constraints associated with the research design, tends to oversimpIify and is not directly relevant to clinical practice. On the other hand, therapy researchers lament the neglect of the research literature by practicing therapists.
There is an ongoing debate among practicing therapists and psychotherapy researchers about the potential contributions that research might have for clinical practice. lhis essential tension between research and practice - indeed between researcher and practitioner- is evidenced in several ways. Practicing therapists complain that psychotherapy research, because of the methodological constraints associated with the research design, tends to oversimpIify and is not directly relevant to clinical practice. On the other hand, therapy researchers lament the neglect of the research literature by practicing therapists.
Format
Journal
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Goldfried, M. R. (1993, November). Implications of research for the practicing therapist: An unfulfilled promise? Clinician's Research Digest, 10, 1-3
Citation
“Implications of research for the practicing therapist: An unfulfilled promise?,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 18, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/16539.