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Assessing therapist development: Reliability and validity of the Supervisee Levels Questionnaire (SLQ-R).
Yvonne M. JungaYvonne M. JungaMichael WitthöftFlorian Wecksubject
Department PsychologieAdultMalePsychometricsPsychotherapy TrainingClinical supervisionReproducibility of ResultsFactor structureStructural equation modelingConfirmatory factor analysisPsychotherapyClinical PsychologyEmpirical researchArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Clinical trainingSurveys and QuestionnairesHumansFemaleddc:610Clinical CompetencePsychologyReliability (statistics)Clinical psychologydescription
BACKGROUND Therapist development is a crucial target for clinical training in order to ensure high-quality psychotherapy. A major challenge in examining therapeutic development is the assessment of developmental processes. The Supervisee Levels Questionnaire (SLQ-R) was analyzed in this study to examine its validity, reliability, and underlying dimensional structure. METHOD Seven hundred and sixty therapists participated in an online survey concerning their current psychotherapy training. The factor structure as well as the validity of the SLQ-R were investigated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. RESULTS In line with the results of the exploratory factor analyses, a Bifactor ESEM (exploratory structural equation modeling) model with two factors and one global factor provided the best fit to the data. The two factors were labeled professional self-confidence and professional insecurity. CONCLUSION Empirical support for reliability and validity of the new factor structure of the SLQ-R was found. The instrument is useful for assessing the therapist's developmental level.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-09 | Journal of clinical psychology |