Systematic Evaluation of Psychotherapy Training: Supervision, Student Learning, and Patient Outcomes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

417 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-01

Study Completion Date

2028-05-31

Brief Summary

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The project is a longitudinal observation study that aims to systematically evaluate selected parts of the material collected within the framework of the psychotherapy training conducted at the Center of Psychotherapy Education and Research unit at Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm, Sweden. Students at the unit, patients being administered psychotherapy by the students, and supervisors will participate in the study.

The aim of the present study is to investigate the associations between (1) content and quality of psychotherapy supervision, (2) student therapists' competence, and (3) patient outcomes following student-led psychotherapy.

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Detailed Description

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The project is a longitudinal observation study that aims to systematically evaluate selected parts of the material collected within the framework of the psychotherapy training conducted at the Center of Psychotherapy Education and Research unit at Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm, Sweden, from 2023 - 2028. The courses/programs that will be included in the project are the psychotherapist program (six semesters), the specialist training for psychologists in adult psychiatry (six semesters), the basic training in evidence-based psychotherapeutic methods (three semesters), and the basic training in psychotherapy for residents in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry (two semesters). The element of the programs that will be evaluated is student-led psychotherapy, in which students conduct psychotherapy with patients in the public health care system.

The study's research subjects are supervisors, students, and their patients from the unit's student-led psychotherapies. Data consists of material that the supervisors and students have collected within the framework of the educational setting; the data are placed and stored on a secure digital platform (BASS). For objective estimates, the project also intends to code selected audio-recorded psychotherapy and supervision sessions.

The primary research questions are:

1. Do psychotherapy students' general and specific psychotherapy competence increase over time during training?
2. Can statistically significant and/or clinically meaningful patient improvements be observed after student-led psychotherapy?
3. Is students' psychotherapy competence significantly associated with patient outcomes?
4. Are aspects (content and quality) of the psychotherapy supervision setting significantly related to improved student therapists' competence?

The project also aims to psychometrically evaluate (validity and reliability) some of the included instruments.

Conditions

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Student Education

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Psychotherapy students

The participating psychotherapy students will come from the following courses at the Center for Psychotherapy Education and Research: the psychotherapist program (six semesters), the specialist training for psychologists in adult psychiatry (six semesters), the basic training in evidence-based psychotherapeutic methods (three semesters), and the basic training in psychotherapy for residents in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry (two semesters).

Psychotherapy education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychotherapy education, including supervision, lectures, and workshops

Interventions

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Psychotherapy education

Psychotherapy education, including supervision, lectures, and workshops

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Students at one of the following courses/programs: Primary training in evidence-based psychotherapeutic methods (three semesters) and specialty trainee (ST) for doctors in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry (two semesters), the postgraduate psychotherapist program (six semesters), and the specialist training program for clinical psychologists (six semesters).
* Clinical supervisors for the students in the abovementioned courses/programs.
* Patients in psychotherapy with students in the abovementioned courses/programs as therapists. The patients are regular patients at public health care facilities in psychiatry and primary care.
* Students, supervisors, and patients must consent to inclusion.

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes