The role of deliberate practice in the development of highly effective psychotherapists

Psychotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 337-345

  Chow, Daryl L ^a,b   Miller, Scott D ^a   Seidel, Jason A ^a,c   Kane, Robert T ^b   Thornton, Jennifer A ^b   Andrews, William P ^d  

^a International Center for Clinical Excellence   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c The Colorado Center for Clinical Excellence   (United States)

^d Independent Researcher Consultant at Pragmatic Research Network   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberate practice; Expertise in psychotherapy; Professional development; Psychotherapy outcomes; Therapist effects

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN ROUTINE EVALUATION OUTCOME MEASURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIBERATE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THERAPY EFFECT; ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940031535     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pst0000015     Document Type: Article

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