Effectiveness of a web-based training to improve transcultural competence in clinical psychologists: a randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of a web-based training to improve transcultural competence in clinical psychologists: a randomized controlled trial - CulTher 2.0

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037546

Enrollment

203

Registered

2025-08-25

Start date

2025-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Clinical Psychologists' Transcultural Competence

Interventions

Group 1: Training group (TG): Participants receive the online training course “CulTher,” which is divided into six modules. The modules are completed at weekly intervals, so that the total completion

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - License to practice or (for at least ½ year) ongoing training in one of the psychotherapy guideline procedures (including KJP) - Current psychotherapeutic activity - Good knowledge of German - No visual or hearing impairment - Access to an electronic device with a microphone.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participation in the previous online training course, "CulTher," which was conducted in 2023.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Increased transcultural skills between T0 (baseline) and T1 (after six weeks). To assess the long-term effects of the training, follow-up surveys will be conducted at T2 (6 months) and T3 (12 months). Self-reported transcultural competence is assessed using the Multicultural Counseling Inventory (Sodowsky et al., 1994) and the OnTracc questionnaire (Atzor et al., 2022). As an indirect assessment a behavioral test is used to assess the transcultural competence of psychotherapists. Participants respond to short video clips that simulate typical transcultural psychotherapy situations.	—

Measure

Time frame

Increased transcultural skills between T0 (baseline) and T1 (after six weeks). To assess the long-term effects of the training, follow-up surveys will be conducted at T2 (6 months) and T3 (12 months). Self-reported transcultural competence is assessed using the Multicultural Counseling Inventory (Sodowsky et al., 1994) and the OnTracc questionnaire (Atzor et al., 2022). As an indirect assessment a behavioral test is used to assess the transcultural competence of psychotherapists. Participants respond to short video clips that simulate typical transcultural psychotherapy situations.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in the level of knowledge is recorded by means of a learning success check after the intervention (T1). Improvement in psychotherapeutic care between T0 (baseline), T1 (6 weeks after baseline), T2 (6 months after baseline), and T3 (12 months after baseline). Information about psychotherapeutic care is gathered through estimates (e.g., the number of people with a history of moving during treatment).	—

Measure

Time frame

Improvement in the level of knowledge is recorded by means of a learning success check after the intervention (T1). Improvement in psychotherapeutic care between T0 (baseline), T1 (6 weeks after baseline), T2 (6 months after baseline), and T3 (12 months after baseline). Information about psychotherapeutic care is gathered through estimates (e.g., the number of people with a history of moving during treatment).

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Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactChristina Nuhn

Philipps-Universität Marburg, Fachbereich Psychologie, AG Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

christina.nuhn@uni-marburg.de+49 6421- 2824034

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026