A pilot study of psychiatry resident psychotherapy competency: the impact of resident attitude and demographics.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
In psychiatry education, psychotherapy knowledge, skills, and attitudes are new competency objectives.

METHODS:
Two faculty members independently ranked psychiatry residents for psychotherapy competency. A rank of 1 indicated the most competency and a rank of 15 indicated the least competency for the resident psychotherapist. Several demographic and attitudinal variables of the residents were examined for relationships with psychotherapy competence.

RESULTS:
When the competency rankings of the two faculty members were compared, they demonstrated a high level of agreement (spearman r = 0.74, p = 0.0016). Of the variables studied, resident age (r = .61, p = .015) and personal attitude toward psychotherapy (S=29, p = .026) were significantly associated with psychotherapy competency. Both variables remained independently significant after statistical adjustment.

CONCLUSIONS:
Our study indicates that psychiatry resident attitude and age may influence psychotherapy competency. These markers for psychotherapy competency may assist training programs with resident selection parameters and may enhance psychotherapy educational strategies for residents predicted to require assistance in achieving competency.

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Author information

Author/s: Coon, Kim A (KA); Yates, William R (WR); Touchet, Bryan K (BK); Lund, Brian (B);

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 4502 East 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA. kim-coon(-atsign-)ouhsc.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: American journal of psychotherapy (Am J Psychother), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 60 (issue 2) : pp 175-85

Dates: Created 2006/08/08; Completed 2006/09/08;

PMID: 16892953, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Internship and Residency
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Psychiatry - education
Psychotherapy - education
Questionnaires

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