1. A Guide for Starting a Specialty Training Clinic: An Alcohol Treatment Program as an Example.
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Ladd, Benjamin O., Glynn, Lisa Hagen, Fischer, Daniel J., Owens, Mandy, Hallgren, Kevin A., McLouth, Christopher J., Monnig, Mollie A., Campbell, William, and McCrady, Barbara S.
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DIAGNOSIS of alcoholism , *REHABILITATION of people with alcoholism , *BEHAVIOR therapy , *CLINICAL competence , *CLINICAL psychology , *COGNITIVE therapy , *GRADUATE students , *STUDENTS , *SUPERVISION of employees , *TREATMENT programs , *MOTIVATIONAL interviewing , *COUPLES therapy - Abstract
Since the Boulder conference more than 50 years ago, clinical psychology has been moving toward empirically-based techniques and methods. Considerable research has been conducted and a multitude of studies have documented support for empirically-supported treatments (ESTs). However, the literature on implementing ESTs in real-world settings is relatively limited. The absence of practical guidance poses a particular problem for students in clinical psychology training programs that emphasize training and competency in ESTs. This article describes the development of an alcohol specialty clinic within a clinical psychology training program from the first conceptualizations to establishment of a referral base and provision of services. At each step, integration of science and clinical practice is discussed. Future directions and suggestions for developing training clinics are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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