I’ll admit upfront that like many clinicians I play both sides of the research/experience fence. Which side I play when depends on the circumstances. Among those who are adamant supporters of one side or another, a paradox typically occurs. Those with the most or least experience with that orientation are often the strongest supporters.
For example, those who have the least knowledge regarding how science works are often the most awed by it; and those who routinely work within the research realm often put much more weight on their results and conclusions than any clinical observations. And vice versa. Those who are suspicious of science may base their beliefs on personal experience or those of a handful of others they personally know. Meanwhile clinicians working in the field, and especially if they’ve worked there long enough to know the area intimately and their clients well, may rely more heavily on their profession experience. But as life has a way of pointing out, the best approach is a combination of both.
Here’s the article that inspired this podcast if you’d like to read the whole thing.
And if you’re one of those who read the title of this podcast and thought it sounded vaguely familiar, here’s the song by the same name sung by the incomparable Cab Calloway that inspired it.
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