Description
Presenter: Dick McFall, PhD
Overview. This inaugural SSCP Science Session will focus on the State of Clinical Science in 2026 and serve as a chance to revisit Dr. McFall’s 1991 manifesto for the science of clinical psychology, and our role as clinical psychologists in today’s society, given ongoing professional and political shifts. It is intended for clinical psychology trainees and professionals (intermediate to advanced knowledge), particularly members of SCP and/or SSCP, and will be a mix of a talk given by Dr. McFall and a chance for a more conversational Q&A facilitated by the current SSCP President, Dr. Rosanna Breaux.
Objectives.
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- Participants will be able to describe why SSCP was created as a section of Div. 12/SCP
- Participants will be able to explain challenges that continue to be present in 2026 concerning ensuring science is present in our research and practice
- Participants will be able to create a plan to take action towards ensuring science is present in our research and practice
About the Presenter.
Richard M. McFall, Ph.D. is a Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University and is the former Executive Director of the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS; 2008-2017). Dr. McFall’s scientific contributions to clinical science – and to psychological science more generally – are widely recognized and appreciated. From the outset of his career, Dr. McFall conducted influential and groundbreaking research and produced citation classics that shaped the field. Dr. McFall has also made an indelible mark on the professional aspects of clinical psychology. In 1990, Dr. McFall became president of the SSCP; the article based on his presidential address, “Manifesto for a Science of Clinical Psychology” (1991), articulated the cardinal principle that “Scientific clinical psychology is the only legitimate and acceptable form of clinical psychology.” Dr. McFall is the chief architect of the clinical-science training model in clinical psychology. He is the recipient of numerous awards from the APA, APS, and other professional organizations, including serving as an APA Div. 12 Fellow (1992) and an APS Fellow (1998), an award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology through Education from the American Association of Applied and Preventvive Psychology (1996), a Festschrift Honoree through APS (2004), and a 2006 SSCP Distinguished Scientist Award.
Cost
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