Psych 361 week 15

Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology (EBPP)

The integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences.

Key elements of EBPP

The best research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient characteristics.

Empirical

Originating in or based on observation or experience.

Importance of Clinical Experience

Clinical experience enables therapists to recognize problems and identify trends that are usually beyond the perceptions of novices.

Paradigms (according to Thomas Kuhn)

Conceptual filters through which people perceive the world that influence observation and understanding.

Liberal Arts Education

Studies intended to provide general knowledge and develop intellectual capacities rather than vocational skills.

The Role of Theories in Psychology

The generation of a theory is crucial in the scientific enterprise and must be testable and open to disproof.

Patient Characteristics and Culture in EBPP

Clinical psychologists must understand and respect social and cultural factors impacting patients, including developmental and macro variables.

Goals in Therapy according to EBPP

The patient's values and preferences should guide the design and content of therapeutic intervention.

Intellectual Humility

Acknowledgment of the limits of one's knowledge and the willingness to consider other perspectives.

Concluding Comment on APA’s Report

Davison critiques the report for not addressing non-empirical issues related to political and ethical dimensions of therapy.

Merriam Webster definition of Liberal Arts

College or university studies aimed at providing general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities.