Practicing psychology without an empirical evidence-base: The bricoleur model

Publication date: December 2016 Source:New Ideas in Psychology, Volume 43 Author(s): Jan Smedslund The scientist-practitioner-model is rejected, based on an earlier critique of the current paradigm for psychological research. Ten cases exemplifying a bricoleur type of practice without a discernible empirical evidence-base are briefly presented. In the absence of useful empirical scientific evidence, the bricoleur model is proposed as a possible rationale for professional psychological practice.

Source: New Ideas in Psychology - September 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research