Intentional Relationship Model in OT Students

NCT ID: NCT07133009

Last Updated: 2025-11-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 54 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-11-10
• Study Completion Date: 2026-07-30

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine the changes in occupational therapy interns' professional personality types and therapeutic use behaviors through an Intentional Relationship Model (IRM)-based training program. The study aims to introduce a therapeutic relationship-focused approach to occupational therapy education and to contribute to the effective development of students' therapeutic use skills during their professional development process.

Participants will receive one hour of interactive training per week for six weeks, structured within the framework of the IRM.

Detailed Description

Type of research: Cross-sectional research Population and sample: The population of the research will consist of volunteer occupational therapy 4th grade students. In order to determine the sample size, a power analysis was conducted using the G*Power program with 95% power (alpha=0.05, two-tailed), and it was determined that a minimum of 54 participants were required for a matched t-test based on the guidelines provided by Cohen.

Inclusion criteria:

• Being a 4th-year occupational therapy student
• Being literate in Turkish

Exclusion criteria:

● Not participating regularly in the education program Students who meet the participation criteria and are provided with detailed information about the study will be asked to sign an informed consent form if they voluntarily agree to participate in the study. While the assessments will be conducted face-to-face, the education program will be conducted online (via Zoom).

Forms used for data collection: Sociodemographic Form, Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Use of Self (SETUS), Holland's Vocational Choice There is no control group in this study. Data collection tools will be applied before and after training in a single group.

Conditions

Occupational Therapy Students

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Training Group

Participants will undergo an IRM-based training program. Based on the IRM model, the six-week training program will consist of 30 minutes of theoretical instruction on a designated topic each week, followed by 30 minutes of role-playing scenarios related to the topic covered.

Group Type: OTHER

Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

1 Theory: Brief introduction to the Intentional Relationship Model, therapeutic self-awareness, and explanation of therapeutic styles.

1. Practice: Students share their existing knowledge and thoughts about therapeutic styles, and discuss the practical implications of therapeutic styles that may be relevant to them.

2. Theory: Information about defining interpersonal characteristics and getting to know our clients

2 Practice: Sources of differences in client profiles in the client-therapist relationship, structuring questions appropriately, and practices for getting to know our clients better 3 Theory: Information about potential difficulties that may arise in the therapeutic process 3 Practice: Scenarios are played out about what can be done to address difficulties that may arise in the client-therapist relationship 4 Theory: Information about interpersonal reasoning skills and coping with difficulties 4 Practice: Strategies that can be used to create an appropriat

Interventions

Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) Training

1 Theory: Brief introduction to the Intentional Relationship Model, therapeutic self-awareness, and explanation of therapeutic styles.

1. Practice: Students share their existing knowledge and thoughts about therapeutic styles, and discuss the practical implications of therapeutic styles that may be relevant to them.

2. Theory: Information about defining interpersonal characteristics and getting to know our clients

2 Practice: Sources of differences in client profiles in the client-therapist relationship, structuring questions appropriately, and practices for getting to know our clients better 3 Theory: Information about potential difficulties that may arise in the therapeutic process 3 Practice: Scenarios are played out about what can be done to address difficulties that may arise in the client-therapist relationship 4 Theory: Information about interpersonal reasoning skills and coping with difficulties 4 Practice: Strategies that can be used to create an appropriat

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Be a 4th-year student in the Occupational Therapy Department,
• Be an intern student,
• Be literate in Turkish

Exclusion Criteria

• Failure to attend the training program regularly
• Having a chronic illness

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ankara Medipol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Busra Kaplan Kilic

Assist Prof

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Busra Kaplan Kilic, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ankara Medipol University

Locations

Ankara Medipol University

Ankara, Altındağ, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Facility Contacts

Busra Kaplan Kilic, PhD

Role: primary

busra.kaplan@ankaramedipol.edu.tr

+904442010

References

Yazdani F, Carstensen T, Bonsaksen T. Therapeutic mode preferences and associated factors among Norwegian undergraduate occupational therapy students: A cross-sectional exploratory study. Scand J Occup Ther. 2017 Mar;24(2):136-142. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2016.1220620. Epub 2016 Aug 19.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 27538471 (View on PubMed)

Schwank K, Carstensen T, Yazdani F, Bonsaksen T. The Course of Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Use of Self in Norwegian Occupational Therapy Students: A 10-Month Follow-Up Study. Occup Ther Int. 2018 Apr 1;2018:2962747. doi: 10.1155/2018/2962747. eCollection 2018.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 29805333 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Busra Kaplan Kilic

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

E-2025-08-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id