Impact of Feedback on the Devolpment of Psychotherapeutic Competencies: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Goethe University1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentNovember 2013

ConditionsMental Disorders

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Mental Disorders
Sponsor: Goethe University
Enrollment: 20
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS)
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

November 2013

End Date

March 2015

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Goethe University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Florian Weck

PhD

Goethe University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

•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)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS)

Time Frame: 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 Outcomes

Berner Stundenbögen Version 2000(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Supervisory Questionaire (SQ)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Supervisee Levels Questionaire (SLQ-R)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory (COSE)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
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)
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI II)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Client Satisfaction Questionaire (CSQ8)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Health-related quality of life (SF-12)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)
Helping Alliance Questionaire (HAQ)(participants will be followed for the duration of psychotherapy, an expected average of 20 weeks)