Erfassung psychotherapeutischer Kompetenzen: Validierung einer deutschsprachigen Version der Cognitive Therapy Scale
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Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Die Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS) ist ein international etabliertes Verfahren zur Erfassung psychotherapeutischer Kompetenzen. Fragestellung: Ziel der Studie war es, neuere Entwicklungen der CTS in eine deutschsprachige Version zu integrieren und deren psychometrische Eigenschaften zu überprüfen. Methode: Grundlage für die Validierung der CTS bildeten 30 videografierte Therapiesitzungen einer Therapiestudie zur Behandlung rezidivierender Depressionen. Die Therapeuten wurden hinsichtlich ihrer Kompetenz bei der Durchführung der Behandlungen von zwei Beurteilern eingeschätzt. Ergebnisse: Faktorenanalytisch ließen sich zwei Subskalen (sitzungsstrukturierende Kompetenzen, allgemeine therapeutische Kompetenzen) und ein Faktor höherer Ordnung (Gesamtwert) extrahieren. Insgesamt zeigte sich für die Skalen sowie für die meisten Einzelitems eine gute bis exzellente Beurteilerübereinstimmung. Schlussfolgerung: Die 14 Items umfassende deutschsprachige Version der CTS stellt ein vielversprechendes Instrument zur Beurteilung therapeutischer Kompetenzen dar.
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The CTS+ is a 15-item scale based on the German version of the Cognitive Therapy Scale and the Drexel University ACT/tCBT adherence and competence rating scale.
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- Authors
- Weck, F., Hautzinger, M., Heidenreich, T., & Stangier, U.
- Affiliations
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
- Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (DE)
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- Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
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- Hogrefe Publishing Group
- Published
- 2010-10
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 244-250
- ISSN
- 1616-3443 (ISSN-L)
- 2190-6297
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- W1949424392
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- 57
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- 20
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- 1.41
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- journal article
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- de
- Open access
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- Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- cognitive therapy, German-language adaptation, psychometric validation, inter-rater reliability, relapse prevention, depression treatment
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