Main description:

The Modern Scientist-Practitioner argues for a radical rethink of how we understand the science-practice relationship and the notion of the scientist-practitioner model.

Drawing on the latest innovations and research from the fields of anthropology, industry, philosophy, psychology and science, David Lane and Sarah Corrie present a new vision of the scientist-practitioner model that is dynamic, contextualised and synergistic. Subjects covered include:

innovation and improvization: The unacknowledged world of the creative scientist-practitioner.

what kind of scientists are we? re-examining the Nature of Scientific knowledge.

acquiring the art of reasoning: straddling the worlds of rigour and meaning.

arriving at shared psychological narratives: formulation and explanation.

the scientist-practitioner in applied psychology settings.

learning for tomorrow: professional survival in an uncertain world.

This timely and thought-provoking book will appeal to professionals at all stages of their careers, including psychologists of all disciplines, researchers, educators, policy-makers, healthcare professionals and students.

Contents:

Lunt, Foreword. Introduction, What Does it Mean to be a Scientist-Practitioner? Working Towards a New Vision. Acquiring the Art of Reasoning: Straddling the Worlds of Rigour and Meaning. Arriving at Shared Psychological Narratives: Formulation and Explanation. Innovation and Improvization: The Unacknowledged World of the Creative Scientist-Practitioner. What Kind of Scientists Are We? Re-examining the Nature of Scientific Knowledge. Developing an Identity as a Scientist-Practitioner: Defining Who we Are. Miller, Frederickson, Generalizable Findings and Idiographic Problems: Struggles and Successes for Educational Psychologists as Scientist-Practitioners. Bury, Strauss, The Scientist-Practitioner in a Counselling Psychology Setting. Haarbosch, Newey, Feeling One's Way in the Dark: Applying the Scientist-Practitioner Model in an Emerging Field. Cavanagh, Grant, Coaching Psychology and the Scientist-Practitioner Model. Kwaitowski, Winter, Roots, Relativity and Realism: The Occupational Psychologist as Scientist-Practitioner. Bono, The Scientist-Practitioner as Thinker: A Comment on Judgement and Design. Learning for Tomorrow: Professional Survival in an Uncertain World. Conclusion: The Scientist-Practitioner Model: A New Vision.