Bridging Case Conceptualization, Assessment, and Intervention

Attempts to link basic science with clinical practice in mental health have not been very successful, admits Meier (counseling and school psychology, State U. of New York-Buffalo). Still, he tries a new approach that makes the thoughts, decisions, and judgements of clinicians explicit and uses them both to support and to question their work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Scott T. Meier is Professor and Co-Director of Training of the Program in Counseling/School Psychology, Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo.His major research and teaching areas focus on psychological assessment and testing (particularly outcome assessment), research methods (particularly program evaluation), and counseling skills (particularly the integration of case conceptualization and assessment with intervention).Meier is the author or co-author of 4 books (including the Elements of Counseling) and 40 journal articles. He is a licensed psychologist who received his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 1984.