The Present and Future of Clinical Psychology

Introduces the Special Issue of Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, in which authors address the present and future of each of several different areas within clinical psychology. Topics include major areas of research interest (e.g., assessment, diagnostics, treatment, prevention), matters of training and credentialing, specialty topics (e.g., diversity, clinical child and adolescent psychology), and the settings in which clinical psychologists are employed (e.g., private practice, academic departments of psychology, psychiatry departments).