scholarly journals The global therapist competence scale for youth psychosocial treatment: Development and initial validation

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth C. Brown ◽  
Michael A. Southam-Gerow ◽  
Bryce D. McLeod ◽  
Emily B. Wheat ◽  
Carrie B. Tully ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Treatment ◽  
Treatment Development ◽  
Therapist Competence ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
Competence Scale

Global Therapist Competence Scale for Youth Psychosocial Treatment

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth C. Brown ◽  
Michael A. Southam-Gerow ◽  
Bryce D. McLeod ◽  
Emily B. Wheat ◽  
Carrie B. Tully ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Treatment ◽  
Therapist Competence ◽  
Competence Scale

Patients’ needs in asthma treatment: development and initial validation of the NEAT questionnaire

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Loerbroks ◽  
Verena Leucht ◽  
Susanne Keuneke ◽  
Christian J. Apfelbacher ◽  
Aziz Sheikh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Treatment ◽  
Treatment Development ◽  
Initial Validation

Assessing Therapeutic Competence in Cognitive Therapy for Social Phobia: Psychometric Properties of the Cognitive Therapy Competence Scale for Social Phobia (CTCS-SP)

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin von Consbruch ◽  
David M. Clark ◽  
Ulrich Stangier
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Multi Centre Study ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Therapist Competence ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
The Impact

Background: There has been considerable acknowledgement in treatment outcome research that, although the assessment of treatment integrity is essential in many respects, it requires great effort as well as resources and is therefore often neglected. Aims: In order to fill this gap, the Cognitive Therapy Competence Scale for Social Phobia (CTCS-SP) was developed, based on the Cognitive Therapy Scale, to measure therapist competence in delivering cognitive therapy for social phobia. The aim of the present study was to investigate interrater reliability, internal consistency and retest reliability of the scale. Method: Raters evaluated therapist competence from 161 videotaped sessions (98 patients) selected from 234 cognitive treatments within a multi-centre study. Results: Interrater-reliability was found to be high for the overall score (ICC = .81) and moderate for individual items (ICC = .62–.92). Internal consistency and retest reliability were also found to be high (Cronbach's alpha = .89; (ICCretest = .86). Conclusions: The results indicate that the CTCS-SP is highly reliable. As even individual items yield satisfactory reliability, the scale can be used in various fields of research, including the measurement of changes in skill acquisition and the impact of competence on outcome criteria.

scholarly journals Assessing panic disorder-specific competencies: evaluation of the Cognitive Therapy Competence Scale for panic disorder

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Sheena Liness ◽  
Sarah Beale ◽  
David M. Clark ◽  
Paul M. Salkovskis ◽  
Anke Ehlers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Specific Patient ◽  
Therapist Competence ◽  
Competence Scale

Abstract Background: Evidence-based treatment for panic disorder consists of disorder-specific cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) protocols. However, most measures of CBT competence are generic and there is a clear need for disorder-specific assessment measures. Aims: To fill this gap, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the Cognitive Therapy Competence Scale (CTCP) for panic disorder. Method: CBT trainees (n = 60) submitted audio recordings of CBT for panic disorder that were scored on a generic competence measure, the Cognitive Therapy Scale – Revised (CTS-R), and the CTCP by markers with experience in CBT practice and evaluation. Trainees also provided pre- to post-treatment clinical outcomes on disorder-specific patient report measures for cases corresponding to their therapy recordings. Results: The CTCP exhibited strong internal consistency (α = .79–.91) and inter-rater reliability (ICC = .70–.88). The measure demonstrated convergent validity with the CTS-R (r = .40–.54), although investigation into competence classification indicated that the CTCP may be more sensitive at detecting competence for panic disorder-specific CBT skills. Notably, the CTCP demonstrated the first indication of a relationship between therapist competence and clinical outcome for panic disorder (r = .29–.35); no relationship was found for the CTS-R. Conclusions: These findings provide initial support for the reliability and validity of the CTCP for assessing therapist competence in CBT for panic disorder and support the use of anxiety disorder-specific competence measures. Further investigation into the psychometric properties of the measure in other therapist cohorts and its relationship with clinical outcomes is recommended.

Evaluation der Pflege- und Führungskompetenz – eine Ausgangslage für die weitere Praxisentwicklung

Pflege ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline S. Martin ◽  
Irena Anna Frei ◽  
Franziska Suter-Hofmann ◽  
Katharina Fierz ◽  
Maria Schubert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Leadership Practice ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Nurse Competence

Kompetente Pflege und effektives Leadership sind wichtige Voraussetzungen für die Bereitstellung einer qualitativ hochwertigen, evidenzbasierten, patienten- und ergebnisorientierten Patientenversorgung. Die Abteilung Klinische Pflegewissenschaft (KPW) am Universitätsspital Basel (USB) entwickelte und implementierte Programme zur gezielten Praxisentwicklung, welche die pflegerische Kompetenz sowie die des Leadership fördern. Zur Erfassung von Pflege- und Leadership-Kompetenz sowie der Arbeitsumgebungs- und Pflegequalität führte die KPW 2007 eine Evaluationsstudie mit einem Mixed-Method-Design durch. Am quantitativen Anteil der Studie nahmen 679 Pflegefachpersonen und 27 Stationsleitungen teil. Die deskriptiven Resultate zeigen, dass Pflegefachpersonen ihre durchschnittliche pflegerische Kompetenz über alle sieben Subkategorien der Nurse Competence Scale mit einem Mittelwert von 75,1 (VAS 0 – 100) beurteilten. Die Leadership-Kompetenz von Stationsleitungen wurde im oberen Drittel der Skala des Leadership Practice Inventory mit mittleren Werten zwischen 40 bis 50 (Meanscore: 6 – 60) eingeschätzt. Als Qualitätssicherungsmaßnahme sind regelmäßige Nachfolgeerhebungen im Sinne eines Monitoring geplant. Solche Erhebungen werden in Zukunft von zentraler Bedeutung sein, da zu erwarten ist, dass sich mit der Einführung des DRG-Finanzierungsmodells im schweizerischen Gesundheitswesen der Kontext der pflegerischen Leistungen verändern wird.

The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise S. Dan-Glauser ◽  
Klaus R. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
French Translation ◽  
French Version ◽  
Inappropriate Behaviors ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Psychopathological Disorders

Successful emotion regulation is a key aspect of efficient social functioning and personal well-being. Difficulties in emotion regulation lead to relationship impairments and are presumed to be involved in the onset and maintenance of some psychopathological disorders as well as inappropriate behaviors. Gratz and Roemer (2004 ) developed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), a comprehensive instrument measuring emotion regulation problems that encompasses several dimensions on which difficulties can occur. The aim of the present work was to develop a French translation of this scale and to provide an initial validation of this instrument. The French version was created using translation and backtranslation procedures and was tested on 455 healthy students. Congruence between the original and the translated scales was .98 (Tucker’s phi) and internal consistency of the translation reached .92 (Cronbach’s α). Moreover, test-retest scores were highly correlated. Altogether, the initial validation of the French version of the DERS (DERS-F) offers satisfactory results and permits the use of this instrument to map difficulties in emotion regulation in both clinical and research contexts.

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