Feasibility of a deliberate practice training program for therapists: supporting the development of empathy, consensus, and collaboration competences

There is limited evidence on the best strategies for training skills to establish a positive therapeutic relationship. Deliberate practice (DP) is a promising strategy for training therapeutic skills. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the feasibility of a web-based DP training program to improve empathy, consensus, and collaboration skills. A pilot-controlled trial was conducted, with participants randomly assigned to a control group (n=8) and an experimental group (n=11). Participants' performance was measured by rating videos of their performance in empathy, consensus, and collaboration. Additionally, qualitative interviews were conducted with the participants. The results show that the training program has good acceptability for most of its components and promising evidence regarding its effectiveness in developing these skills. However, some challenges were identified, such as a low recruitment success rate and difficulties with inter-rater reliability, particularly for consensus measures. The successes, such as the training design and components, and opportunities for improvement, such as enhancing recruitment strategies, are discussed.

• Autores: Córdoba Salgado, Oscar Alejandro
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad de los Andes
• Repositorio: Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/69731
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/1992/69731
• Palabra clave: Deliberate practice; Empathy; Consensus; Collaboration; Psychotherapy; Psicología
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional