Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 79409, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 2012 Sep;68(9):1048-57. doi: 10.1002/jclp.21883. Epub 2012 Jul 9.
The goal of the scientist-practitioner (S-P) training model is to produce clinical psychologists equipped to integrate and utilize both science and practice in the clinical and research domains. However, much has been written regarding the possible shortcomings of S-P training and whether clinical psychology graduate students are actually gaining the knowledge and skills to integrate science and practice during graduate training and beyond (Chang, Lee, & Hargreaves, 2008; Gelso, 2006; Merlo, Collins, & Bernstein, 2008; Phillips, 1993).
As such, the present study assessed ratings of satisfaction, perception of ability, and use of the S-P training model within 653 clinical psychology graduate students enrolled in programs that are members of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology.
Findings suggest that students are consistently trained in the integration of science and practice and have confidence in their abilities to apply the S-P integration to research and clinical work. However, despite understanding the ways in which science can influence practice, over one third of students reported that they rarely use science-based decisions when informing clients of the clinical services they will be providing.
The implications of these results support the need for a more detailed evaluation of clinical psychology graduate students as well as the use of research-informed practice and the process of providing clients with information they need to make informed choices about treatment.
科学家-实践者（S-P）培训模式的目标是培养能够将科学和实践整合并应用于临床和研究领域的临床心理学家。然而，关于 S-P 培训的可能缺陷以及临床心理学研究生是否在研究生培训及以后真正获得了整合科学和实践的知识和技能，已经有很多文献（Chang、Lee 和 Hargreaves，2008；Gelso，2006；Merlo、Collins 和 Bernstein，2008；Phillips，1993）对此进行了探讨。
因此，本研究评估了在参加大学临床心理学主任理事会（Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology）成员计划的 653 名临床心理学研究生中，对满意度、能力感知和 S-P 培训模型使用的评价。
研究结果表明，学生始终接受科学与实践整合方面的培训，并且对将 S-P 整合应用于研究和临床工作的能力充满信心。然而，尽管学生了解科学如何影响实践，但超过三分之一的学生报告说，他们在向客户提供将要提供的临床服务时，很少基于科学做出决策。
这些结果表明需要更详细地评估临床心理学研究生，以及使用基于研究的实践和向客户提供他们做出治疗选择所需的信息的过程。
