The Psychologists Podcast

Community Psychology with Dr. Jonathan Scaccia


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Did you know it takes, on average, 17 years for ideas to get from scientific publication to actual real-world use? Dr. Jonathan Scaccia started out as one of those psychologists who sits in a chair and talks to people. Now he sits in a chair and thinks about how to bring science and experience closer together. Join us as we traverse the vast systems-level landscape of program evaluation and implementation science...and find out how evidence-based psychology practices and the iPhone aren't so different, after all.

Jonathan P. Scaccia, PhD is the Principal of the Dawn Chorus Group https://dawnchorusgroup.com . He is a community psychologist and evaluator with 20+ years of experience working in community-based settings. His career began as a substance-abuse counselor in North Philadelphia. He has extensive experience helping organizations select, adapt, implement, and evaluate community-based improvement interventions. Dr. Scaccia also founded the research synthesis website PubTrawlr https://pubtrawlr.com .

Honorable Mentions:
-Evolution of substance abuse treatment
-Carl Rogers
-program evaluation (is it working?)
-valuing science/EBTs/RCTs *and* lived experiences
-efficacy (lab) vs. effectiveness (real world)
-cultural adaptation vs. WEIRD-centric psychological science
-the sunk cost fallacy

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Welcome to The Psychologists Podcast, where we talk about all things psychology through a very personal lens.

Gill Strait PhD and Julia Strait PhD are both Licensed Psychologists (TX) and Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs, TX). They are alumni of The University of South Carolina School Psychology Doctoral Program (Go Gamecocks).

Gill is a teacher, researcher, and supervisor at a university graduate psychology training program.

Julia is owner and therapist at Ocean Therapy in Houston, TX, offering telehealth therapy to young adults in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with anxiety. Check it out here: https://www.oceantherapy.net/

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