It calls for graduate programs to engage and develop psychologists' background in psychological theory, field work, and research methodology.
This was partly due to the lack of clinical psychologists available [citation needed] to treat victims of "shell-shock" (now known as post traumatic stress disorder).
The field's increasing popularity called for action, by the academic community, to establish universal standards for educating graduate psychologists.
With more resources at hand, APA president, Carl Rogers asked David Shakow to chair The Committee on Training in Clinical Psychology (CTCP).
At a joint meeting of the USPHS and the CTCP, a six-week conference was suggested to discuss reported inconsistencies in current clinical training programs.
[6] In January 1949, a planning meeting for the upcoming conference was held in Chicago by members of the CTCP and representatives from the APA board of directors.
The conference would be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder, thereby allowing participants to attend the proceeding annual meeting of the APA scheduled in Denver.
A total of 73 committee members attended the conference representing fields of academic and applied psychology, medicine, and educational disciplines.
[2] This model aims to teach clinical graduate students to adhere to the scientific method when executing their applied practices.
The model states that in order to master these techniques, graduate students need to attend seminars and lectures that strengthen their background in psychology, complete monitored field work, and receive research training.
Here, it was recommended that clinical graduate programs restructure their training methods for students who wanted to focus their careers on applied practices.