EXPERTISE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL-PRACTICE - A SUICIDE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION TRAINING MODEL

Research on the development of advanced expertise emphasizes descripti ve studies of the differences between novices and experts. This relati ve isolation from other cognitive research on learning and instruction has made it difficult to implement expertise research in the design o f professional education and training. This article presents a number of issues that should be addressed during attempts to utilize expertis e studies in the design of training. Included in the discussion are te chniques such as cognitive task analysis, knowledge types, memory aids presentation sequences, and motivational strategies. The article conc ludes by presenting an extensive example of expert-based training of c ounseling psychology novices in the assessment of depression and suici dality.