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  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Professional Training

Background:

  • Growing attention on the therapist's role in psychotherapy research.
  • Training effectiveness may depend on trainee characteristics, impacting candidate selection and training personalization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Explore training program directors' views on trainee strengths and limitations.
  • Assess the effectiveness of psychotherapy training in developing successful therapists.
  • Identify key trainee characteristics and training elements crucial for therapist development.

Main Methods:

  • Semi-structured interviews with 14 psychotherapy training program directors across various approaches.
  • Verbatim transcription of interviews.
  • Qualitative analysis of transcribed data using NVivo software.

Main Results:

  • Self-awareness and the ability to embrace uncertainty identified as primary characteristics of effective trainees.
  • Experiential learning, self-awareness-focused paradigms, supervision/inter-vision, and the trainer-trainee relationship highlighted as effective training elements.
  • Transversal agreement on these factors across different psychotherapy approaches.

Conclusions:

  • Trainee self-awareness and comfort with uncertainty are vital for future psychotherapist effectiveness.
  • Experiential learning and strong training relationships are crucial components of psychotherapist development.
  • Training programs should consider these personal variables and pedagogical approaches for optimal outcomes.