Learning to Apply Psychology: Didactic Training, Experience and Opinions about Behavior Modification

Training Family Therapists: An Experimental Analysis

“…spondents to surveys have noted, in particular, the need for more supervised clinical experience in which the trainee has first-hand contact with clients and is actively engaged in the therapeutic process (e.g., Dancer, Braukmann, Schumaker, Kirigin, Willner, & Wolf, 1978;L'Abate, Berger, Wright, & O'Shea, 1979;Marholin, Taylor, & Warren, 1978;Wisocki & Sedney, 1978). In addition, clinical practitioners have recommended a greater emphasis on clinical techniques and a better balance between theory and practice (Ford, 1979).…”