therapeutic competence

• What is a key factor influencing the success of CBT?

  Therapist competence
• What competencies are included in CBT?

  • Ability to structure sessions
  • Ability to plan and review homework
  • Application of relaxation skills
  • Ability to engage and foster good therapeutic relationships
• Who conducted research on therapist competence in CBT?

  Kuyken and Tsivrikos
• What did Kuyken and Tsivrikos find about therapist competence?

  It is associated with therapy outcomes
• How many depressed clients were treated in the study by Kuyken and Tsivrikos?

  69 clients
• What was the sample size of therapists in the study?

  18 CBT therapists
• How was therapist competence measured in the study?

  For each therapist and client
• What was the outcome for clients with higher therapist competence?

  They achieved greater outcomes
• What are the implications of therapist competence in CBT?

  • Higher competence leads to better client outcomes
  • Importance of training and supervision for therapists
  • Need for ongoing assessment of therapist skills