A measure of psychotherapeutic competence derived from cognitive analytic therapy
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The authors describe CCAT, a measure of psychotherapist competence derived from cognitive analytic therapy (CAT). This measure scores competence across 10 domains of therapeutic practice. One of these domains is CAT specific, whereas the other 9 reflect factors characteristic of the CAT model but common to humanistic, relational, and cognitive therapies, giving the measure potential broader applicability. The CCAT demonstrates acceptable levels of interrater reliability and high internal consistency. Validity tests show that scores are significantly associated, as predicted, with quality of therapeutic alliance. The measure is designed for use with whole-session audio-recordings and can be used in research, service evaluation, clinical audit, and training.
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The CCAT competency measure includes items relating to the therapist displaying good common factors.
“It is worth noting also that the CCAT competency measure does include items relating to the therapist displaying good common factors (Bennett & Parry, 2004).”
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- Authors
- Bennett, D., & Parry, G.
- Affiliations
- a Clinical Psychology Service , Blackburn, England
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Bennett, Dawn
- ORCID
- Parry, Glenys
- Venue
- Psychotherapy Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-06-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 176-192
- ISSN
- 1050-3307 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-4381
- OpenAlex
- W2084531902
- Cited by
- 77
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychotherapy Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Keywords
- therapist competence, cognitive analytic therapy, CCAT, competency assessment, therapeutic relationship, inter-rater reliability, internal consistency, psychotherapy training, service evaluation
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