ABSTRACT
The primary focus of discussion was the integration of science and practice. The intellectual-educational enterprise just described is common to the education of doctoral students in most disciplines, and it is common to the education of all psychologists, whether they are preparing for a career as academician, practitioner, or scientist. Psychology's place in this spectrum of knowledge affects its self-image and definition as a cognate discipline. For example, because its subject matter rests at the interface between the social and biological sciences, psychology is a discipline that is enriched by both emphases. The question was whether the scientist-practitioner model, usually the PhD, should be reaffirmed as the preferred model for the preparation of practitioners in all applied areas or whether the Doctor of Psychology model should be recognized as a legitimate and distinct alternative. Synergy between science and its application in psychological practice can help bridge the diversity that characterizes psychology.
