| Summary: | Part of a special section on the importance of incorporating developmental theory into clinical child training. The writer presents a personal perspective on what clinical child psychology is and should be. He contends that both clinical child and developmental-clinical approaches to training may be too narrow or limiting when considering the science component of clinical psychology, and he suggests considering broader alternatives, such as an ecological training model. In addition, he proposes that the type of training program chosen is not the only factor to consider, as the working relationship between the individual faculty member and graduate student exerts significant influence on what a student learns in a graduate program.
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