The scientist-practitioner model in marriage and family therapy doctoral programs: current status.

We discuss the status of the scientist—practitioner model in marriage and family therapy (MFT) doctoral programs. Issues discussed include a lack of faculty research role models in doctoral programs, “farming out” the majority of research courses to other disciplines, problems with curriculum, and h...

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Published in:	Journal of Marital & Family Therapy Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 75 - 84
Main Authors:	Crane, D. Russell, Wampler, Karen S., Sprenkle, Douglas H.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell January 2002
Subjects:	Family psychotherapy Doctoral degree Education
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	We discuss the status of the scientist—practitioner model in marriage and family therapy (MFT) doctoral programs. Issues discussed include a lack of faculty research role models in doctoral programs, “farming out” the majority of research courses to other disciplines, problems with curriculum, and how the culture of MFT does not support research. We also present suggestions for improving doctoral research training. The goal is to improve the quality of research training in doctoral programs. We hope that this will help change the culture of MFT to include research as one of its primary goals and greatest assets. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.