Effects of Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Motivational Interviewing on Mental Health Practitioner Behaviour: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Effective training of mental health professionals is crucial for bridging the gap between research and practice when delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing (MI) within community settings. However, previous research has provided inconclusive evidence regarding the impact of training efforts. The current study aimed to systematically search, review and synthesize the literature on CBT and MI training to assess its effect on practitioner behavioural outcomes.

Psychotherapist factors that patients perceive are associated with treatment failure.

Psychotherapy is a well-established and effective treatment for various psychiatric problems, but a substantial proportion of patients do not benefit from it, and many terminate treatment prematurely. Previous studies suggest that therapist dissatisfaction may play a pivotal role in premature treatment termination. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate therapist factors that may contribute to less-than-optimal results and dropout.

[Psychedelic psychiatry].

In the last 20 years there has been an increased interest in research on psychedelic compounds for treatment of psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. Despite existing treatments being efficacious for many patients, this is not the case for up to a third of the patients with depression. Additionally, treatments are often long and associated with side effects.

Therapist-guided and self-guided internet-delivered behavioural activation for adolescents with depression: a randomised feasibility trial.

Objective: Access to effective treatments for adolescents with depression needs to improve. Few studies have evaluated behavioural activation (BA) for adolescent depression, and none remotely delivered BA. This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of therapist-guided and self-guided internet-delivered BA (I-BA) in preparation for a future randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Correspondence between practitioners' self-assessment and independent motivational interviewing treatment integrity ratings.

As evaluation of practitioners' competence is largely based on self-report, accuracy in practitioners' self-assessment is essential for ensuring high quality treatment-delivery. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between independent observers' ratings and practitioners' self-reported treatment integrity ratings of Motivational interviewing (MI). Practitioners ( = 134) were randomized to two types of supervision [i.

A behaviour-based coding tool for assessing supervisors' adherence and competence: Findings from a motivational interviewing implementation study.

Supervision seems to be an essential part of therapist training and thus also of implementing evidence-based practices. However, there is a shortage of valid and reliable instruments for objective assessment of supervision competence that include both global measures and frequency counts of behaviour-two essential aspects of supervisory competence. This study tests the internal consistency and inter-rater reliability of an assessment tool that includes both these measures.

A new short version of the Cognitive Therapy Scale Revised (CTSR-4): preliminary psychometric evaluation.

Background: The value of using comprehensive but cumbersome coding instruments to assess therapeutic competency is unclear. Shorter, more general instruments may enable more research in this important area. The aim of this study was therefore to psychometrically evaluate a shorter version of the Cognitive Therapy Scale-Revised (CTSR) and to compare it with the full-length version.

Ongoing supervision as a method to implement Motivational interviewing: Results of a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To assess skills in Motivational interviewing (MI) at the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS), and to evaluate different ways to provide MI supervision.

Methods: SiS practitioners (n = 134) were randomized to regular group supervision, or individual telephone supervision based on only the behavioral component of a feedback protocol, or the full protocol. Participant's mean age was 43.

Development and preliminary evaluation of the psychometric properties of the psychological flexibility in epilepsy questionnaire (PFEQ).

The present study describes the development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the Psychological Flexibility in Epilepsy Questionnaire (PFEQ), which was developed to measure the construct referred to as Psychological Flexibility (PF) in epilepsy. Results from 81 participants with epilepsy support a one-factor solution, consisting of 12 items, indicating a satisfactory structure and reliability with an alpha coefficient of 0.92.

High- versus low-intensity internet interventions for alcohol use disorders: results of a three-armed randomized controlled superiority trial.

Aims: To test the efficacy of a therapist-guided high-intensity internet intervention compared with an unguided low-intensity internet intervention among individuals with alcohol use disorder.

Design: A three-group randomized controlled trial with follow-up assessments post-treatment (12 weeks) and 6 months post-randomization (primary end-point).

Settings: General population sample in Sweden.

Providing objective feedback in supervision in motivational interviewing: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The effects of the use of objective feedback in supervision on the supervisory relationship and skill acquisition is unknown.

Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different types of objective feedback provided during supervision in motivational interviewing (MI) on: (a) the supervisory relationship, including potential feelings of discomfort/distress, provoked by the supervision sessions, and (b) the supervisees' skill acquisition.

Method: Data were obtained from a MI dissemination study conducted in five county councils across five county councils across Sweden.

The dissemination of motivational interviewing in Swedish county councils: Results of a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: A significant number of Swedish practitioners are offered workshop trainings in motivational interviewing through community-based implementation programs. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate to what extent the practitioners acquire and retain skills from additional supervision consisting of feedback based on monitoring of practice.

Materials And Methods: A total of 174 practitioners in five county councils across Sweden were randomized to one of the study's two groups: 1) Regular county council workshop training, 2) Regular county council workshop training followed by six sessions of supervision.

Supervision in Motivational Interviewing: An Exploratory Study.

Background: Although supervision is believed to be an important strategy for training practitioners in evidence-based practice, little is known about how it should be organized and conducted to promote implementation fidelity.

Aims: To explore supervisor behaviours that might facilitate supervisees' proficiency in motivational interviewing.

Method: In this exploratory study, ten supervisors from a primary prevention intervention of childhood obesity responded to semi-structured interviews about their supervision behaviours.

Proficiency in Motivational Interviewing among Nurses in Child Health Services Following Workshop and Supervision with Systematic Feedback.

Background: Research on training in motivational interviewing (MI) has shown eroding skills after workshops not followed by additional training input (supervision/coaching). There is a need for more research evaluating different types and lengths of post-workshop training with follow-up periods extending six months. This study is an extension of a previous evaluation of the level of proficiency in MI after workshop and four sessions of supervision among nurses in Swedish child health services.