Helpful therapist characteristics for SSI-CBT

2021 ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Windy Dryden
Keyword(s):  
Therapist Characteristics

scholarly journals Therapist Characteristics and their Effect on Training Outcomes: What Counts?

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Branson ◽  
Roz Shafran
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Clinical Skill ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Therapist Characteristics ◽  
Training Outcomes ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Background:Evidence exists for a relationship between individual characteristics and both job and training performance; however relationships may not be generalizable. Little is known about the impact of therapist characteristics on performance in postgraduate therapist training programmes.Aims:The aim of this study was to investigate associations between the grades of trainee Low-Intensity and High-Intensity cognitive behavioural therapists and individual characteristics.Method:Trainee Low-Intensity (n= 81) and High-Intensity (n= 59) therapists completed measures of personality and cognitive ability; demographic and course grade data for participants were collected.Results:Degree classification emerged as the only variable to be significantly associated with performance across assessments and courses. Higher undergraduate degree classifications were associated with superior academic and clinical performance. Agreeableness was the only dimension of personality to be associated (positively) with clinical skill. Age was weakly and negatively associated with performance.Conclusions:Relationships between individual characteristics and training outcomes are complex and may be context specific. These results could have important implications for the selection and development of therapists for Low or High-Intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) training.

Relationships Between Treatment Delivery, Program Attrition, and Reoffending Outcomes in an Intensive Custodial Sex Offender Program

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark V. A. Howard ◽  
Abilio C. de Almeida Neto ◽  
Jennifer J. Galouzis
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Potential Interaction ◽  
Program Completion ◽  
Offender Treatment ◽  
Therapist Characteristics ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Program Adherence ◽  
Program Attrition

Retention of sex offenders to the completion of treatment is critical to program adherence to risk need responsivity (RNR) principles; however, it is also important to consider the potential interaction between attrition and treatment outcomes such as reoffending. The first aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of changes to treatment delivery in a residential sex offender treatment program (SOTP), including introduction of rolling groups and systematic emphasis on positive therapist characteristics, on likelihood of program noncompletion ( n = 652). Pooled regression modeling indicated that these operational interventions were associated with a significantly increased likelihood of program completion. We also examined whether variance in rates of participant attrition was related to reoffending outcomes for program completers ( n = 494). Incidence of attrition within completing participants’ treatment cohorts had a significant negative association with hazard of sexual reoffending that was not accounted for by pretreatment risk. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for treatment delivery processes that aim to optimize both participant retention and treatment effectiveness.

Therapist characteristics in the treatment of sexual offenders: Tentative data on their relationship with indices of behaviour change

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. L. Marshall ◽  
G. A. Serran ◽  
Y. M. Fernandez ◽  
R. Mulloy ◽  
R. E. Mann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Therapist Characteristics

Therapist characteristics influencing the quality of alliance in long-term psychotherapy

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Grete Hersoug ◽  
Per Høglend ◽  
Odd Havik ◽  
Anna von der Lippe ◽  
Jon Monsen
Keyword(s):  
Therapist Characteristics

The Science and Art of Asking Questions in Cognitive Therapy

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Andrew James ◽  
Rachel Morse ◽  
Alan Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Assessment ◽  
Therapist Characteristics ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Clinical Process ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Vital Component

Background: Questions underpin all aspects of therapeutic assessment and intervention and are a vital component of the clinical process. Over recent years frameworks have started to be applied to obtain a greater understanding of questioning formats and processes. Method: This paper examines the use of questions in cognitive therapy (CT). An overview of the main types of questions identified in the literature is presented. In addition, we examine a range of client and therapist characteristics that may impact on the questioning process. Conclusions: Asking questions in therapy is a complex, yet under-taught, skill. This paper provides a set of frameworks to assist in identifying helpful and unhelpful questioning skills. Thus the article has implications for further training and research.

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