The history of a University Clinic

TY - JOUR

T1 - The history of a University Clinic

AU - Lunn, Susanne

AU - Køppe, Simo

PY - 2020/4/2

Y1 - 2020/4/2

N2 - A review of the history of the University Clinic at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, is presented. The history of the Clinic can be viewed as a case illustrating more general trends at university clinics in Western societies. The history is viewed in relation to key points in the development of psychological science in general, with a special focus on clinical psychology and the emergence of social needs for clinical psychological practice in the wake of World War II. The so-called “scientist–practitioner” model is introduced, and it is argued that the higher priority given to research today is double-edged, entailing on the one hand the possibility of contributing to the development of research-based clinical theories and practices on a high level and on the other hand the risks of undermining university clinics tradition for clinical psychological practice and education.

AB - A review of the history of the University Clinic at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, is presented. The history of the Clinic can be viewed as a case illustrating more general trends at university clinics in Western societies. The history is viewed in relation to key points in the development of psychological science in general, with a special focus on clinical psychology and the emergence of social needs for clinical psychological practice in the wake of World War II. The so-called “scientist–practitioner” model is introduced, and it is argued that the higher priority given to research today is double-edged, entailing on the one hand the possibility of contributing to the development of research-based clinical theories and practices on a high level and on the other hand the risks of undermining university clinics tradition for clinical psychological practice and education.

KW - University Clinic

KW - history of psychology

KW - clinical psychology

KW - Copenhagen School

KW - the scientist-practitioner model

U2 - 10.1080/19012276.2019.1662324

DO - 10.1080/19012276.2019.1662324

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1901-2276

JO - Nordic Psychology

JF - Nordic Psychology

ER -