Clinical Psychology

Between the Wars (1920–1939)

The APA had long proclaimed that its mission was to
further psychology as a science. However, by the close
of the 1920s, many clinically oriented psychologists

were becoming uneasy and increasingly sought to

gain recognition of their unique roles and interests

from the APA. In 1931, the Clinical Section of the

APA appointed a committee on training standards,

F I G U R E 2-5 Cover of the first issue of The Psychological Clinic.

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