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Therapeutic orientation preferences in trainee clinical psychologists: personality or training?

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Buckman, Joseph R., Barker, Chris·2010·Psychotherapy Research
DOI 10.1080/10503300903352693
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This study investigated the relative influence of person and training factors on preference for three common therapeutic orientations--cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, and systemic therapy--in 142 U.K. trainee clinical psychologists. Consistent with previous research, preferences for therapeutic orientation were related to personality, philosophical worldview, the theoretical emphasis of training courses, and the orientation of supervisors. Preference for psychodynamic therapy was influenced more by training factors and preference for CBT more by person factors, with the influence of both sets of factors being approximately equal for systemic therapy. Supervision was more influential than the theoretical emphasis of training courses in predicting preferences for psychodynamic and systemic therapies, with the converse pattern found for CBT.

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Authors
Buckman, J. R., & Barker, C.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Barker, Chris
ORCID
Barker, Chris
Venue
Psychotherapy Research
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2010-05
Volume
20
Issue
3
Pages
247-258
ISSN
  • 1050-3307 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-4381
DOI
10.1080/10503300903352693
OpenAlex
W1522560756
Cited by
52
References
26
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FWCI
2.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
public-domain
Locations
  • Psychotherapy Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Doctoral thesis, University of London.
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
trainee clinical psychologists, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, systemic therapy, personality, philosophical worldview, clinical psychology training, supervisor influence
MeSH terms
Adult, Career Choice, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Individuality, Male, Mentors, Personality, Personality Inventory, Philosophy, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychology, Clinical, Psychometrics, Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Young Adult

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