Therapists' experiences of a brief case formulation and alliance focused pre-treatment training session (CALL)
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Therapists' experiences of a brief case formulation and alliance focused pre-treatment training session (CALL). / Jacobsen, Celia Faye; Mathiesen, Birgit Bork; Poulsen, Stig; Lunn, Susanne; Dahlgaard, Mads; Nielsen, Jan.
In: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Vol. 22, No. 4, 12.2022, p. 1112-1118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Therapists' experiences of a brief case formulation and alliance focused pre-treatment training session (CALL)
AU - Jacobsen, Celia Faye
AU - Mathiesen, Birgit Bork
AU - Poulsen, Stig
AU - Lunn, Susanne
AU - Dahlgaard, Mads
AU - Nielsen, Jan
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Objective: A general lack of supervision outcome studies and new advancements within therapist training methods inspired us to develop a randomised controlled trial, Case formulation and ALLiance (CALL), testing the efficacy of a brief pre-treatment training session. CALL combines generic case formulation and alliance principles with the supervision of a specific client. This qualitative study acts as a preliminary to the randomised controlled trial and aims to explore psychologists' experiences of participating in CALL. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven psychologists in private practice, who participated in CALL between January and May 2020. The transcribed interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: The psychologists described CALL as a clinically useful and collegial experience but simultaneously conveyed a lack of recollection of the training session and doubts as to its enduring utilisation. Conclusion: CALL has the potential to positively influence the process and outcome of therapy through the fostering of case formulation and alliance management skills, as well as a strong supervisory alliance. However, the familiar content or brief format of the session, and participants' memory bias, may have limited the utilisation and recall of the intervention.
AB - Objective: A general lack of supervision outcome studies and new advancements within therapist training methods inspired us to develop a randomised controlled trial, Case formulation and ALLiance (CALL), testing the efficacy of a brief pre-treatment training session. CALL combines generic case formulation and alliance principles with the supervision of a specific client. This qualitative study acts as a preliminary to the randomised controlled trial and aims to explore psychologists' experiences of participating in CALL. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven psychologists in private practice, who participated in CALL between January and May 2020. The transcribed interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: The psychologists described CALL as a clinically useful and collegial experience but simultaneously conveyed a lack of recollection of the training session and doubts as to its enduring utilisation. Conclusion: CALL has the potential to positively influence the process and outcome of therapy through the fostering of case formulation and alliance management skills, as well as a strong supervisory alliance. However, the familiar content or brief format of the session, and participants' memory bias, may have limited the utilisation and recall of the intervention.
KW - case formulation
KW - supervision
KW - therapist skills
KW - therapist training
KW - working alliance
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U2 - 10.1002/capr.12568
DO - 10.1002/capr.12568
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85134533327
VL - 22
SP - 1112
EP - 1118
JO - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
JF - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
SN - 1473-3145
IS - 4
ER -
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