Well, this is more like it! And I thought I was alone in being so bold and
outspoken - this chap puts me to shame! Into the New Year with both feet
forward as ever!!
For those associated with clinical practice and training - take a look at
the article below -
3. APS OBSERVER (Americal Psychological Society)
January 2002, Vol. 15, No. 1
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/
- APCS CREATES FUSION OF SCIENCE AND CLINICAL TRAINING
Training competent clinical scientists is the name of the game
for the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science. Read about
the Academy's origins, leaders and aims.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/0102/apcs.html
A relevant quote!
"McFall, an APS Fellow who researchers social competence, issued the
manifesto in his 1990 inaugural address as president of Section III of
Division 12 (clinical) of the American Psychological Association - what is
today known as the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology. "At the
time, I thought what I was saying was pretty self-evident," says McFall. "It
was a simple idea, but it created quite a stir. I was surprised by the
reaction."
This was his challenge to the psychological community:
"The time has come ... to declare unequivocally that there is only one
legitimate form of clinical psychology: grounded in science, practiced by
scientists, and held accountable to the rigorous standards of scientific
evidence. Anything less is pseudoscience.
"It is time to declare publicly that much of what goes on under the banner
of clinical psychology today simply is not scientifically valid,
appropriate, or acceptable. When Section III members encounter invalid
practices in clinical psychology, they should 'blow the whistle,' announce
that 'the emperor is not wearing any clothes,' and insist on discriminating
between scientific and pseudoscientific practices."
Regards .. Paul
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