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DISCUSSION DOCUMENT

Empirically Supported Treatments in Psychology: Recommendations for Canadian Professional Psychology

Task Force on Empirically Supported Treatments (Section on Clinical Psychology of the Canadian Psychological Association)

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	Introductory Comments
	History of American Psychological Association Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures
	Responses to the Task Forces Reports Concerns with Terminology and Process Concerns with Methodology used in Psychotherapy Research Concerns with the Impact of the Report
	Alternative Options for Promoting Evidence-Based Practice
	Implications of the Empirically Supported Treatment Task Forces forClinical Psychology in Canada Training Implications Credentialing Implications Practice Implications Research Implications
	Recommendations
	References
Table 1: Criteria for Empirically Supported Treatments Appendix A Examples of Empirically Supported Treatments References for Empirically Supported Treatment Listing Appendix B Key Organizing Principles for Practice Guidelines (adapted from Hayes, 1997) Appendix C Template Guidelines for Developing Practice Guidelines (adapted from Task Force on Psychological Intervention Guidelines, 1995) CPA Homepage \| Publications