The development of Understanding Research in Clinical and Counseling Psychology is the result of our experiences teaching and working with students in professional psychology over many years. Although virtually all graduate programs require a course on research, the basis for that requirement is often shrouded in mystery for many students. Students enter their graduate training with the admirable ambition of learning skills important for assisting clients to make changes. Although they understand that practice may be somehowloosely based on research findings, the connection is not clear and the value of psychological research not readily apparent. In this book, we introduce students to research as an indispensable tool for practice
