THE BOULDER MODEL - LESSONS FROM CLINICAL-PSYCHOLOGY FOR SOCIAL-WORK TRAINING

The integration of practice and research concepts into a distinctive s ocial work practice research model has generated considerable interest in our field The rationale for a practice research model has been wel l articulated in the social work literature, with an emphasis on the d evelopment of methods for practitioners to evaluate their practice, an d more recently, the emergence of preliminary guidelines for a model o f practice research. This article extends the discussion of a social w ork practice research model by introducing a preliminary model for tra ining research practitioners in social work. Beginning with a summary of the Boulder Model from clinical psychology, other related practice research models that can contribute to a social work practice research model are highlighted and applications for the field of social work a re outlined.