Re:Effective learning of Cognitive Therapy

Frank

There's rather little work, as far as I am aware, on attributes of cognitive therapy trainees which contribute to them becoming effective therapists - or even the attributes of trainees in other therapies for that matter - but see some of the work from the Vanderbilt training study in short-term psychodynamic therapy - Henry et al., 1993, J.Cons.Clin.Psych., 61, 441-447. One of the interesting conclusions from that study was that adherence to protocol does not necessarily equate to competence - in fact, in that study they concluded that personality factors which seemed to promote adherence were antithetical to competent performance in trainees!

What may also be worth a look is the literature on the attributes of master therapists (again, not cognitive therapy specific). Particularly, I'd recommend the work of Skovholt, Rønnestad and colleagues. References below:

Skovholt, T. M. (2001). The resilient practitioner: Burnout prevention and self-care strategies for counselors, therapists, teachers, and health professionals. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Skovholt, T. M., & Rønnestad, M. H. (1992a). The evolving professional self: Stages and themes in therapist and counselor development. Chichester: Wiley.

Skovholt, T. M., Rønnestad, M. H., & Jennings, L. (1997). The search for expertise in counseling, psychotherapy, and professional psychology. Educational Psychology Review, 9, 361-369.

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Re:Effective learning of Cognitive Therapy, by Jim Pretzer, 02/12/03

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