Feedback and Psychotherapeutic Competencies

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: No feedback; Behavioral: Feedback after every fourth session

• Registration Number: NCT01986517
• Lead Sponsor: Goethe University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the current study is to examine the influence of feedback on psychotherapeutic competency. The present randomized controlled study compares a feedback condition with a non-feedback condition. Therapists in the feedback condition receive feedback after every fourth session. The feedback is given by two trained and independent raters. The raters are licenced and experienced psychotherapists. Therapists in the non-feedback condition receive no feedback during the psychotherapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-11
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-18
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Having successfully completed the interim audit
• Having started to treat ambulant patients
• Remaining at least 6 month in the ambulance

Exclusion Criteria

Patients

Inclusion Criteria:

• Meeting ICD 10 criteria for a mental disorder
• Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently in psychotherapy
• Suicidal tendency
• Clinical diagnosis of alcohol or drug addiction, acute schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder
• Clinical diagnosis of personality disorder cluster A (odd disorders) and B (dramatic, emotional or erratic)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
No feedback	No feedback	Therapists assigned to this group will receive no feedback
Feedback	Feedback after every fourth session	Therapists assigned to this group will receive standardized feedback on their psychotherapeutic competency after every fourth treatment session with a patient for a period of 20 therapy sessions. The feedback will be given by two experienced raters who are licensed as psychological psychotherapists.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	external-assessment measure that assesses psychotherapeutic competency during a cognitive therapy session. CTS will be used by two trained raters licensed as psychological psychotherapists.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Berner Stundenbögen Version 2000	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess therapeutic relationship from the therapists perspective (therapist version, TSTB) and the patients perspective (patient version; PSTB)
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	external measure to assess the global functioning of the patient
Supervisory Questionaire (SQ)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess the therapists self-opening
Supervisee Levels Questionaire (SLQ-R)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess the therapists self-awareness
Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory (COSE)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess self efficacy of the therapist
Fear of negative evaluation scale (Skala Angst vor negativer Bewertung; SANB)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess fear of evaluation
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess aspects of general psychopathology
Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI II)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess depressive symptoms
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess anxiety symptoms
Client Satisfaction Questionaire (CSQ8)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess satisfaction with therapy
Health-related quality of life (SF-12)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess health-related quality of life
Helping Alliance Questionaire (HAQ)	participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks	self-report measure to assess therapeutic alliance from the therapists perspective (therapist version; HAQ-T) and the patients perspective (HAQ-P)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Goethe University; 🇩🇪 Frankfurt/ Main, Hessen, Germany