ABSTRACT
A theory must stand up to scrutiny, testifi ability, and falsifi ability to be scientifi c (Popper, 1963). It must also pass the litmus test of colleagues who are leaders in that specifi c fi eld endorsing the work, and most importantly by proxy, where scientifi c practitioners use the method presented in a clinical context. Publications in the fi eld are one component of gathering evidence that one’s theory and treatment are accepted, endorsements by leaders in the fi eld are another means of gathering evidence by contemporaries indicating that one’s theory is accepted as being novel (Cohen, 1985; Kuhn, 1962).
