{"title":"Deliberate Practice Supervision to Enhance the Effectiveness of Behavioral Activation for Depression: A Case Study.","authors":"Dan Sacks","doi":"10.1002/jclp.23786","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deliberate Practice (DP) is a model of behavioral skill acquisition structured by several key tasks. The past decade has shown a consistent growth in interest in this form of learning for psychotherapy skills, with promising research suggesting DP training is superior to traditional learning methods of psychotherapy. This paper presents a case study of a single practitioner's experience with Deliberate Practice. It follows a clinician treating a client diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) while learning Behavioral Activation under the guidance of a DP Supervisor. The main components of DP are presented: direct observation of performance, concrete feedback, defining learning goals, performing repeated behavioral rehearsal and the ongoing assessment of performance. Real case vignettes are used to demonstrate these components. The paper concludes with a discussion of challenges that DP supervisors commonly face, and some practical implications for clinicians.</p>","PeriodicalId":15395,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Clinical Psychology","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23786","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Deliberate Practice (DP) is a model of behavioral skill acquisition structured by several key tasks. The past decade has shown a consistent growth in interest in this form of learning for psychotherapy skills, with promising research suggesting DP training is superior to traditional learning methods of psychotherapy. This paper presents a case study of a single practitioner's experience with Deliberate Practice. It follows a clinician treating a client diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) while learning Behavioral Activation under the guidance of a DP Supervisor. The main components of DP are presented: direct observation of performance, concrete feedback, defining learning goals, performing repeated behavioral rehearsal and the ongoing assessment of performance. Real case vignettes are used to demonstrate these components. The paper concludes with a discussion of challenges that DP supervisors commonly face, and some practical implications for clinicians.
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Founded in 1945, the Journal of Clinical Psychology is a peer-reviewed forum devoted to research, assessment, and practice. Published eight times a year, the Journal includes research studies; articles on contemporary professional issues, single case research; brief reports (including dissertations in brief); notes from the field; and news and notes. In addition to papers on psychopathology, psychodiagnostics, and the psychotherapeutic process, the journal welcomes articles focusing on psychotherapy effectiveness research, psychological assessment and treatment matching, clinical outcomes, clinical health psychology, and behavioral medicine.