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A Scientist-Practitioner Model of Psychological Assessment

Implications for Training, Practice and Research

Ball State University

Douglas C. Strohmer

Louisiana State University Medical Center

David N. Dixon

Ball State University

Victoria A. Shivy

State University of New York at Albany

We propose a prototype for a scientist-practitioner model of psychological assessment that is a reformulation of the Pepinskys's model of the counselor-as-scientist. We integrate with the Pepinskys's model theory and research on human inference, judgment, and decision making, research on threats to accurate clinical prediction (e.g., confirmatory hypothesis testing), and findings about counselor characteristics associated with effective judgment processes (e.g., cognitive complexity). Issues related to counseling psychologists' application of research findings and use of scientific reasoning in counseling practice are explored, including implications for training, research, and practice.

The Counseling Psychologist, Vol. 23, No. 3, 506-534 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/0011000095233009


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