Hundreds of organizations are approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education (CE) to psychologists who provide assessment and intervention services to the public. CE sponsors are held to standards by the APA that emphasize evidence-based practice, but less is known about what is taught in individual CE programs. The Society of Clinical Psychology and the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology convened 2 meetings of members with interest or expertise in CE to consider avenues for improving the quality of CE programs provided by APA-approved sponsors. A primary recommendation stemming from the meeting was the need to move beyond an emphasis on evidence-based practice to science-based practice in CE’s involving psychological assessment and intervention methods. Science-based practice accounts for not only the outcome data considered in evidence-based practice but also the scientific plausibility of the rationale for a practice. Additional recommendations included a greater emphasis on demonstration of knowledge and skills competencies in CE, the need to reinforce CE standards, and the need to better understand and incentivize CE program quality. Enhancing the quality of CE programing ultimately protects the public by educating psychologists in the most scientifically sound, efficient, and effective psychological practices.

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重申心理实践的科学基础：埃默里继续教育会议的建议。

美国心理学会 (APA) 批准了数百个组织为向公众提供评估和干预服务的心理学家提供继续教育 (CE)。CE 赞助商遵守 APA 的标准，强调循证实践，但对个别 CE 计划中教授的内容知之甚少。临床心理学学会和临床心理学学会召开了 2 次对 CE 感兴趣或具有专业知识的成员会议，以考虑提高 APA 批准的赞助商提供的 CE 课程质量的途径。会议提出的主要建议是，在涉及心理评估和干预方法的 CE 中，需要从强调循证实践转向基于科学的实践。基于科学的实践不仅考虑了循证实践中考虑的结果数据，还考虑了实践理由的科学合理性。其他建议包括更加强调 CE 知识和技能能力的展示，需要加强 CE 标准，以及需要更好地理解和激励 CE 计划质量。通过对心理学家进行最科学、最有效和最有效的心理实践教育，提高 CE 计划的质量最终可以保护公众。以及需要更好地理解和激励 CE 计划的质量。通过对心理学家进行最科学、最有效和最有效的心理实践教育，提高 CE 计划的质量最终可以保护公众。以及需要更好地理解和激励 CE 计划的质量。通过对心理学家进行最科学、最有效和最有效的心理实践教育，提高 CE 计划的质量最终可以保护公众。