Abstract
This paper criticises evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) for not actually being a tripartite model. According to the American Psychological Association, EBPP is defined as the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences. Nonetheless, EBPP fails to be a tripartite model because it is defined by science alone. This paper aims at explaining why this conflation may have come about. It also shows why clinical expertise and patient preferences should be defined extra-scientifically.
Highlights
The policy statement for evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) is the prevailing set of principles regulating psychotherapy practice (American Psychological Association, 2016)
EBPP consists of three distinct parts (“best available research”; “clinical expertise”; and “patient characteristics, culture, and preferences”)
A first and critical point is to make a conceptual distinction between factors empirically associated with effective and efficient psychotherapy, on the one hand, and conceptual and practical issues caused by the void between scientific findings and the complexities of clinical practice, on the other hand
Summary
This paper criticises evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) for not being a tripartite model. According to the American Psychological Association, EBPP is defined as the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences. EBPP fails to be a tripartite model because it is defined by science alone. This paper aims at explaining why this conflation may have come about. It shows why clinical expertise and patient preferences should be defined extra-scientifically
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