What's an integrationist? A study of self-identified integrative and (occasionally) eclectic psychologists
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What's an integrationist? A study of self-identified integrative and (occasionally) eclectic psychologists
Abstract
We examined the views and practices of self-identified eclectic and integrative psychologists, particularly in the context of historical changes since 1977 and 1988. Results from 187 eclectic clinical psychologists indicated that 50% previously adhered to another theoretical orientation, the majority preferred the term integrative to eclectic, and 85% conceptualized eclecticism/integration as the endorsement of a broader orientation. The most common paths toward integration were theoretical integration, common factors, and assimilative integration, as opposed to technical eclecticism. The most frequent theoretical contributor to integrative practice was cognitive therapy.
(c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 61: 1587-1594, 2005.
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