Περίληψη:
Objective: This study examines the role of an introductory course in
cognitive therapy and the relative importance of trainees’
characteristics in the selection process for an advanced course in
cognitive therapy.
Method: The authors assessed the files of all trainees who completed one
academic year introductory course in cognitive therapy over the last
seven consecutive years (N = 203). The authors examined variables such
as previous training, overall involvement during the course,
performance, and ability to relate to others, as well as the trainer’s
evaluations of their performance.
Results: Interaction skills in group situations and performance in
written assignments were better predictors for admission into the
advanced course.
Conclusions: Trainees’ abilities to learn and to successfully relate to
others in group situations are critical for entering an advanced
cognitive therapy training course. These findings question the policy of
full-scale training in cognitive therapy based merely on the candidates’
professional background, stressing instead the merits of an introductory
course as an appropriate screening procedure.
Συγγραφείς:
Pehlivanidis, Artemios
Papanikolaou, Katerina
Politis, Antonis
and Liossi, Angeliki
Daskalopoulou, Evgenia
Gournellis, Rossetos
and Soldatos, Marina
Papakosta, Vasiliki Maria
Zervas, Ioannis
and Papakostas, Yiannis G.
