Relationship of Therapist Beliefs and Competence in Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Trainees
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This study utilized a prospective, multi-group cohort, correlational design to examine the relationship between clinical psychology trainees’ beliefs related to themselves and the role of being a psychotherapist and the factors associated with objectively-rated and self-rated measures of clinical competence. The participants in this study were pre-doctoral graduate students currently enrolled in a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) Clinical Psychology Program. All were in the first through fourth years of the five year program. Results indicated there were not significant differences between first, second, third and fourth year students in terms of irrational beliefs. There were no significant differences between students in terms of their irrational beliefs, objective measures of competence, and self-rated measures of competence. As a whole, the number of years in the program, objective measures of competence, and self-rated measures of competence were not predictive of therapist irrational beliefs. However, higher self-rated measures of competence independently predicted lower rates of therapist irrational beliefs (β =.415, t = 2.195, p = .036). This finding provides information about the cognitive processes of clinical trainees and may serve to enhance the supervision and training process.
Author: Kaycee Begalu
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W176044686