Transcultural competencies among psychotherapists
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Training group (IG):
Starts immediately with the six-week online training "Training to improve transcultural competencies among psychotherapists"
(newly developed, web-based training program)
waiting period lasts a training period (6 weeks) + 1st follow-up measurement (2 months), i.e. a total of 14 weeks after the first measurement point.
Sponsors
Philipps-University of Marburg, Dept. of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) a current psychotherapeutic activity in order to be able to carry out the practical exercises 2) internet access 3) sufficient knowledge of German to be able to work on the training materials 4) sufficient time and motivation to work regularly on the training for about 1-2 hours every week for 6 weeks 5) completed or (for at least one year) ongoing training in one of the psychotherapy guideline procedures, recognition according to PsychThG in Germany or equivalent degree from abroad.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None, as long as inclusion criteria are met
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is a change in transcultural competencies. Measured by: Multicultural Counseling Inventory (Sodowsky et al., 1994) and OnTracc-Questionnaire (Atzor et al., 2022) Assessment time points: t1 - pre-assessment (before randomisation and start of training). t2 - post-assessment (immediately after end of training, 6 weeks after t1) t3 - follow-up-1-assessment (2 months after end of training, 14 weeks after t1) t4 - post-assessment WL-only (immediately after end of training, 20 weeks after t1) t5 - follow-up-1 WL-only (2 months after end of training, 28 weeks after t1) t6 - follow-up-2-assessment (6 months after end of training, 30 weeks after t1 (IG) or 44 weeks after t1 (WL) /// Sodowsky, G. R., Taffe, R. C., Gutkin, T. B., & Wise, S. L. (1994). Development of the Multicultural Counseling Inventory: A self-report measure of multicultural competencies. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41(2), 137–148. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.41.2.137 Atzor, M. C., Piegenschke, K., & Christiansen, H. (2022). Need for training or already OnTracc? Development and psychometric properties of an online transcultural competence questionnaire among psychotherapists. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 1040626. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1040626 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary assessments include: - demographic data (measurement time points: t1) - satisfaction with the training (measurement time points: t2 IG and t4 WL) - own experience in the treatment of patients with migration background (e.g. actual number of patients, satisfaction with treatment, experiences) (measurement time points: t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6) The secondary endpoints will be measured by self-administered questionnaires. | — |
Countries
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactSelina Studer
Philipps-University of Marburg, Dept. of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Outcome results
None listed