A scholarly work commitment in practice

Abstract

The scientist-practitioner training philosophy has a strong connection with the field of Counselling Psychology. Although many practitioners are committed to this model of training while completing their graduate education, the professional identity is not always easy to actualize in the workplace. The author discusses how she has maintained her scientist-practitioner identity in practice settings and how doing so has enhanced her work.

*This article is based on a symposium paper entitled “Keeping research alive: A practitioner's view”, presented at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, 28 July–2 August 2004.

Keywords:

• Counselling psychology
• scholarly work
• scientist-practitioner

Notes

*This article is based on a symposium paper entitled “Keeping research alive: A practitioner's view”, presented at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, 28 July–2 August 2004.