A SCIENTIST PRACTITIONER MODEL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL-ASSESSMENT - IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING, PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

We propose a prototype for a scientist-practitioner model of psycholog ical assessment that is a reformulation of the Pepinskys's model of th e counselor-as-scientist. We integrate with the Pepinskys's model theo ry and research on human inference, judgment, and decision making, res earch on threats to accurate clinical prediction (e.g., confirmatory h ypothesis testing), and findings about counselor characteristics assoc iated with effective judgment processes (e.g., cognitive complexity). Issues related to counseling psychologists' application of research fi ndings and use of scientific reasoning in counseling practice are expl ored, including implications for training research, and practice.