@article{JungaWitthoeftWeck2019, author = {Junga, Yvonne Marie and Witth{\"o}ft, Michael and Weck, Florian}, title = {Assessing therapist development: Reliability and validity of the Supervisee Levels Questionnaire (SLQ-R)}, series = {Journal of clinical psychology}, volume = {75}, journal = {Journal of clinical psychology}, number = {9}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0021-9762}, doi = {10.1002/jclp.22794}, pages = {1658 -- 1672}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @article{MaiwaldJungaLangetal.2019, author = {Maiwald, Lisa Marie and Junga, Yvonne Marie and Lang, Thomas and Montini, Romina and Witth{\"o}ft, Michael and Heider, Jens and Schr{\"o}der, Annette and Weck, Florian}, title = {The role of therapist and patient in-session behavior for treatment outcome in exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder with agoraphobia}, series = {Journal of clinical psychology}, volume = {75}, journal = {Journal of clinical psychology}, number = {4}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0021-9762}, doi = {10.1002/jclp.22738}, pages = {614 -- 626}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Objective There is a very limited amount of research on the relationship between therapist and patient in-session behavior and treatment outcome in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PD/AG). Additionally, the findings tend to be inconclusive. This study investigates the association between therapist competence, adherence, patient interpersonal behavior, and therapeutic alliance and outcome in a low-control CBT setting by using comprehensive measures. Methods Twenty-six patients with PD/AG received 12 sessions of exposure-based CBT. With regard to the outcome, treatments were classified either as problematic or nonproblematic by means of distinct criteria. Two raters evaluated the in-session behavior. Results Patient interpersonal behavior was significantly associated with outcome at follow-up (r = 0.49). At posttreatment, the correlation did not reach significance ( r = 0.34). Competence, adherence, and alliance were not outcome associated. Conclusion The findings emphasize the need for therapists to pay particular attention to patients' interpersonal behavior during treatment.}, language = {en} } @article{KuehneLackiMuseetal.2019, author = {K{\"u}hne, Franziska and Lacki, Fiona Janina and Muse, Kate and Weck, Florian}, title = {Strengthening competence of therapists-in-training in the treatment of health anxiety (hypochondriasis)}, series = {Clinical psychology \& psychotherapy : an international journal of theory and practice}, volume = {26}, journal = {Clinical psychology \& psychotherapy : an international journal of theory and practice}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {1063-3995}, doi = {10.1002/cpp.2353}, pages = {319 -- 327}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Although the observation and assessment of psychotherapeutic competences are central to training, supervision, patient care, quality control, and life-long practice, structured instruments are used only occasionally. In the current study, an observation-based tool for the Assessment of Core CBT Skills (ACCS) was translated into German and adapted, and its psychometric properties were pilot evaluated. Competence of therapists-in-training was assessed in a random sample of n = 30 videos on cognitive behavioural therapy including patients diagnosed with hypochondriasis. Two of three raters independently assessed the competences demonstrated in the entire, active treatment sessions (n = 60). In our sample, internal consistency was excellent, and interrater reliability was good. Convergent validity (Cognitive Therapy Scale) and discriminant validity (Helping Alliance Questionnaire) were within the expected ranges. The ACCS total score did not significantly predict the reduction of symptoms of hypochondriasis, and a one-factorial structure of the instrument was found. By providing multiple opportunities for feedback, self-reflection, and supervision, the ACCS may complement current tools for the assessment of psychotherapeutic competences and importantly support competence-based training and supervision.}, language = {en} } @misc{KuehneMaasWiesenthaletal.2019, author = {K{\"u}hne, Franziska and Maas, Jana and Wiesenthal, Sophia and Weck, Florian}, title = {Empirical research in clinical supervision}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {580}, issn = {1866-8364}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43872}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-438721}, pages = {11}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Background: Although clinical supervision is considered to be a major component of the development and maintenance of psychotherapeutic competencies, and despite an increase in supervision research, the empirical evidence on the topic remains sparse. Methods: Because most previous reviews lack methodological rigor, we aimed to review the status and quality of the empirical literature on clinical supervision, and to provide suggestions for future research. MEDLINE, PsycInfo and the Web of Science Core Collection were searched and the review was conducted according to current guidelines. From the review results, we derived suggestions for future research on clinical supervision. Results: The systematic literature search identified 19 publications from 15 empirical studies. Taking into account the review results, the following suggestions for further research emerged: Supervision research would benefit from proper descriptions of how studies are conducted according to current guidelines, more methodologically rigorous empirical studies, the investigation of active supervision interventions, from taking diverse outcome domains into account, and from investigating supervision from a meta-theoretical perspective. Conclusions: In all, the systematic review supported the notion that supervision research often lags behind psychotherapy research in general. Still, the results offer detailed starting points for further supervision research.}, language = {en} } @article{KuehneMeisterMaassetal.2019, author = {K{\"u}hne, Franziska and Meister, Ramona and Maass, Ulrike and Paunov, Tatjana and Weck, Florian}, title = {How reliable are therapeutic competence ratings?}, series = {Cognitive therapy and research}, volume = {44}, journal = {Cognitive therapy and research}, number = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0147-5916}, doi = {10.1007/s10608-019-10056-5}, pages = {241 -- 257}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Assessments of psychotherapeutic competencies play a crucial role in research and training. However, research on the reliability and validity of such assessments is sparse. This study aimed to provide an overview of the current evidence and to provide an average interrater reliability (IRR) of psychotherapeutic competence ratings. A systematic review was conducted, and 20 studies reported in 32 publications were collected. These 20 studies were included in a narrative synthesis, and 20 coefficients were entered into the meta-analysis. Most primary studies referred to cognitive-behavioral therapies and the treatment of depression, used the Cognitive Therapy Scale, based ratings on videos, and trained the raters. Our meta-analysis revealed a pooled ICC of 0.82, but at the same time severe heterogeneity. The evidence map highlighted a variety of variables related to competence assessments. Further aspects influencing the reliability of competence ratings and regarding the considerable heterogeneity are discussed in detail throughout the manuscript.}, language = {en} } @article{KuehneMaasWiesenthaletal.2019, author = {K{\"u}hne, Franziska and Maas, Jana and Wiesenthal, Sophia and Weck, Florian}, title = {Empirical research in clinical supervision}, series = {BMC Psychology}, volume = {7}, journal = {BMC Psychology}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, address = {London}, issn = {2050-7283}, doi = {10.1186/s40359-019-0327-7}, pages = {11}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Background: Although clinical supervision is considered to be a major component of the development and maintenance of psychotherapeutic competencies, and despite an increase in supervision research, the empirical evidence on the topic remains sparse. Methods: Because most previous reviews lack methodological rigor, we aimed to review the status and quality of the empirical literature on clinical supervision, and to provide suggestions for future research. MEDLINE, PsycInfo and the Web of Science Core Collection were searched and the review was conducted according to current guidelines. From the review results, we derived suggestions for future research on clinical supervision. Results: The systematic literature search identified 19 publications from 15 empirical studies. Taking into account the review results, the following suggestions for further research emerged: Supervision research would benefit from proper descriptions of how studies are conducted according to current guidelines, more methodologically rigorous empirical studies, the investigation of active supervision interventions, from taking diverse outcome domains into account, and from investigating supervision from a meta-theoretical perspective. Conclusions: In all, the systematic review supported the notion that supervision research often lags behind psychotherapy research in general. Still, the results offer detailed starting points for further supervision research.}, language = {en} }