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Integrative Applications of Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology to Hall & Hall's Foundations of Clinical Integration

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2020, 28(2), pp.5-31
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2020.28.2.5
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : September 29, 2020
  • Accepted : November 4, 2020
  • Published : November 30, 2020

Kim, Kyoungjun 1

1월드미션대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to apply Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology (EBPP) to the foundations of clinical integration suggested by Hall & Hall, which is one of the works of the integration of Theology and Psychology. Firstly, a brief introduction to Hall & Hall's clinical integration containing the definition and the broad ideas was presented. Clinical integration has a strong foundation with four reasons for existence: pragmatic, ethical, empirical and personal. Secondly, the background history of how EBPP movement had been developed from Eysenck's article in 1952 to the report of APA Presidential Task Force in 2006 and the three major components of EBPP, which are the best available research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient's values, characteristics, preference, and circumstances, were described. Thirdly, an integrative work of applying the concepts of EBPP to clinical integration was executed with the common goal of the two paradigms that is to improve the effectiveness of the counseling process. This work included the inspection of the possible areas applying the main points of EBPP to the foundational reasons for clinical integration and its categories. In addition, this work can contribute to more effective counseling ministry even in the secular counseling setting as well as in the Christian counseling settings. Lastly, some suggestions for the Korean Christian Counseling settings were presented.

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