Personal reformulation during the clinical associate psychologist apprenticeship: Exploratory mixed methods evaluation

IF 3.8 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

British Journal of Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI:10.1111/bjc.12459

Stephen Kellett, Katie Brown, Sheena K. Au-Yeung, Victoria Tew, Glenys Parry

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Abstract

Objectives

Clinical associate psychologists (CAPs) train under the auspices of the apprenticeship programme and are a new addition to the psychological workforce. This project sought to evaluate whether a “personal reformulation” (PR) was helpful in terms of personal and professional development during the apprenticeship.

Methods

A mixed methods evaluation containing a longitudinal quantitative element and a “Big Q” qualitative element with a single cohort of N = 18 CAPs. A PR consists of a 2-hr one-to-one session and a follow-up session with a cognitive analytic psychotherapist. During a PR, a sequential diagrammatic reformulation is produced to aid recognition and revision of potentially problematic relationship patterns at work. Two outcome measures concerning reflective capacity and professional quality of life were completed at the start of the apprenticeship, pre-PR and at 3-month PR follow-up. The semi-structured interviews (n = 11) conducted at the follow-up were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

Quantitative changes were limited to significant increases to general confidence and 8/12 apprentices had a reliable increase in confidence in communication. Qualitatively, five overarching themes were found: (1) gaining insight, (2) wellbeing, (3) nature of the space, (4) being an apprentice, and (5) moving forward.

Conclusions

PRs were generally found to be emotionally challenging, but relatively large amounts of insight are possible from a very brief intervention that can contribute to personal and professional development during clinical training. More controlled research needs to be conducted and wider applications and evaluations of PRs in different professions would be welcome.

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临床副心理学家见习期间的个人重塑：探索性混合方法评估。

目的：临床助理心理学家（CAPs）在学徒计划的支持下接受培训，是心理工作队伍中的新成员。本项目旨在评估 "个人重新规划"（PR）是否有助于学徒期的个人和专业发展：方法：混合方法评估，包括纵向定量评估和 "大 Q "定性评估，评估对象为 N = 18 名 CAPs。PR 包括一次 2 小时的一对一课程和一次认知分析心理治疗师的后续课程。在 "PR "过程中，会产生一个顺序图式重构，以帮助识别和修正工作中可能存在问题的关系模式。在学徒期开始时、PR 前和 3 个月的 PR 跟踪时，完成了有关反思能力和职业生活质量的两项结果测量。采用反思性主题分析法对随访时进行的半结构式访谈（n = 11）进行了分析：结果：数量上的变化仅限于总体信心的显著增强，8/12 的学徒在沟通方面的信心有了可靠的增强。在定性方面，发现了五大主题：(1) 获得洞察力，(2) 幸福感，(3) 空间的性质，(4) 作为学徒，(5) 向前迈进：结论：人们普遍认为公共关系具有情感挑战性，但通过非常简短的干预可以获得相对较多的洞察力，有助于临床培训期间的个人和专业发展。需要进行更多的对照研究，并欢迎在不同专业中更广泛地应用和评估公关。

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British Journal of Clinical Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： The British Journal of Clinical Psychology publishes original research, both empirical and theoretical, on all aspects of clinical psychology: - clinical and abnormal psychology featuring descriptive or experimental studies - aetiology, assessment and treatment of the whole range of psychological disorders irrespective of age group and setting - biological influences on individual behaviour - studies of psychological interventions and treatment on individuals, dyads, families and groups