Survey of Clinical Practice in Psychology

The enduring value of the Boulder model: “Upon this rock we will build”

“…The Shakow Report on graduate training in clinical psychology was issued by the APA in 1947 and was followed shortly by the 1949 conference in Colorado-a 14-day meeting sponsored by the APA and funded by NIMH-from which the Boulder model recommendations emanated (Raimy, 1950). Like the Snyder and Elliott statement, the Boulder vision ranged from the specific to the general, but here are the largest emphases:…”

“…The conference participants expected the face of clinical psychology to change and thus recommended that graduate education be broad and flexible enough to allow change to be accommodated (Raimy, 1950). Consider that many of the specific recommendations by Snyder and Elliott reflect current developments within psychology and require precisely the skills of a well-trained scientist-practitioner to perfect, to sustain, and-someday-to abandon as new developments occur.…”