Introduction: Reprioritizing the role of science in a realistic version of the scientist-practitioner model.

This series of articles attempts to redefine and reprioritize the role of science in search for a clinically meaningful and realistic version of the scientist-practitioner (S-P) model. To this end, science is discussed as both research-driven practice and clinically meaningful research, keeping practitioners and their needs in the center of attention. In this process, common problems in the actualization of the S-P model are discussed, and potential solutions are offered. Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 58: 1195-1197, 2002.