Does Practice Really Make Perfect? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationship Between Therapist Experience and Therapy Outcome: A Replication of Goldberg, Rousmaniere, et al. (2016)

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Metadaten:
Autoren
  • Sylvan Germer
  • Vanessa Weyrich
  • Anne-Kathrin Braescher
  • Kaline Muetze
  • Michael Witthoeft
Autoren-URL
https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000766313200001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
DOI
10.1037/cou0000608
eISSN
1939-2168
Externe Identifier
  • Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: 4Z6WV
  • PubMed Identifier: 35266791
ISSN
0022-0167
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
5
Zeitschrift
JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
Schlüsselwörter
  • therapist experience
  • therapist effects
  • therapy outcome
  • psychotherapy training
  • expertise
Paginierung
745 - 754
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2022
Status
Published
Titel
Does Practice Really Make Perfect? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationship Between Therapist Experience and Therapy Outcome: A Replication of Goldberg, Rousmaniere, et al. (2016)
Sub types
  • Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
69

Datenquelle: Web of Science (Lite)

Andere Metadatenquellen:
Autoren
  • Sylvan Germer
  • Vanessa Weyrich
  • Anne-Kathrin Bräscher
  • Kaline Mütze
  • Michael Witthöft
DOI
10.1037/cou0000608
eISSN
1939-2168
ISSN
0022-0167
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
5
Zeitschrift
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Sprache
en
Online publication date
2022
Paginierung
745 - 754
Status
Published online
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American Psychological Association (APA)
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000608
Datum der Datenerfassung
2024
Titel
Does practice really make perfect? A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between therapist experience and therapy outcome: A replication of Goldberg, Rousmaniere, et al. (2016).
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
69

Datenquelle: Crossref

Abstract
Experience is often regarded as a prerequisite of high performance. In the field of psychotherapy, research has yielded inconsistent results regarding the association between experience and therapy outcome. However, this research was mostly conducted cross-sectionally. A longitudinal study from the U.S. recently indicated that psychotherapists' experience was not associated with therapy outcomes. The present study aimed at replicating Goldberg, Rousmaniere, et al. (2016) study in the German healthcare system. Using routine evaluation data of a large German university psychotherapy outpatient clinic, the effect of <i>N</i> = 241 therapists' experience on the outcomes of their patients (<i>N</i> = 3,432) was assessed longitudinally using linear and logistic multilevel modeling. Experience was operationalized using the number of days since the first patient of a therapist as well as using the number of patients treated beforehand. Outcome criteria were defined as change in general psychopathology as well as response, remission, and early termination. Several covariates (number of sessions per case, licensure, and main diagnosis) were also examined. Across all operationalizations of experience (time since first patient and number of cases treated) and therapy outcome (change in psychopathology, response, remission, and early termination), results largely suggest no association between therapists' experience and therapy outcome. Preliminary evidence suggests that therapists need fewer sessions to achieve the same outcomes when they gain more experience. Therapeutic experience seems to be unrelated to patients' change in psychopathology. This lack of findings is of importance for improving postgraduate training and the quality of psychotherapy in general. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
Addresses
  • Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Experimental Psychopathology.
Autoren
  • Sylvan Germer
  • Vanessa Weyrich
  • Anne-Kathrin Bräscher
  • Kaline Mütze
  • Michael Witthöft
DOI
10.1037/cou0000608
Externe Identifier
  • PubMed Identifier: 35266791
Open access
false
ISSN
0022-0167
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
5
Zeitschrift
Journal of counseling psychology
Schlüsselwörter
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Psychotherapy
Sprache
eng
Medium
Print-Electronic
Online publication date
2022
Paginierung
745 - 754
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2022
Status
Published
Datum der Datenerfassung
2022
Titel
Does practice really make perfect? A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between therapist experience and therapy outcome: A replication of Goldberg, Rousmaniere, et al. (2016).
Sub types
  • Journal Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
69

Datenquelle: Europe PubMed Central

Abstract
Experience is often regarded as a prerequisite of high performance. In the field of psychotherapy, research has yielded inconsistent results regarding the association between experience and therapy outcome. However, this research was mostly conducted cross-sectionally. A longitudinal study from the U.S. recently indicated that psychotherapists' experience was not associated with therapy outcomes. The present study aimed at replicating Goldberg, Rousmaniere, et al. (2016) study in the German healthcare system. Using routine evaluation data of a large German university psychotherapy outpatient clinic, the effect of N = 241 therapists' experience on the outcomes of their patients (N = 3,432) was assessed longitudinally using linear and logistic multilevel modeling. Experience was operationalized using the number of days since the first patient of a therapist as well as using the number of patients treated beforehand. Outcome criteria were defined as change in general psychopathology as well as response, remission, and early termination. Several covariates (number of sessions per case, licensure, and main diagnosis) were also examined. Across all operationalizations of experience (time since first patient and number of cases treated) and therapy outcome (change in psychopathology, response, remission, and early termination), results largely suggest no association between therapists' experience and therapy outcome. Preliminary evidence suggests that therapists need fewer sessions to achieve the same outcomes when they gain more experience. Therapeutic experience seems to be unrelated to patients' change in psychopathology. This lack of findings is of importance for improving postgraduate training and the quality of psychotherapy in general. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
Autoren
  • Sylvan Germer
  • Vanessa Weyrich
  • Anne-Kathrin Bräscher
  • Kaline Mütze
  • Michael Witthöft
Autoren-URL
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35266791
DOI
10.1037/cou0000608
ISSN
0022-0167
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
5
Zeitschrift
J Couns Psychol
Schlüsselwörter
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Psychotherapy
Sprache
eng
Country
United States
Paginierung
745 - 754
PII
2022-41007-001
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2022
Status
Published
Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
2022
Titel
Does practice really make perfect? A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between therapist experience and therapy outcome: A replication of Goldberg, Rousmaniere, et al. (2016).
Sub types
  • Journal Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
69

Datenquelle: PubMed

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