The impact of using specialist groupwork practitioners to facilitate self-awareness groups in a training course for trainee cognitive behaviour therapists

The impact of using Group Analysts/Groupwork Practitioners to facilitate self-practice/self-reflective groups in a Pg. Dip. Training course for trainee high-intensity cognitive behaviour therapists

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15573664

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-15

Start date

2022-01-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-03-28

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Conditions

Incorporating self-practice/self-reflection groups facilitated by Group Analysts/Groupwork practitioners in the training of high intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapists. Not Applicable

Interventions

The overall aim of the project is to evaluate the impact of using Group Analysts and/or Groupwork Practitioners to facilitate self-practice/self-reflective (SPSR) groups in a Pg. Dip. Training course

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All students will be included if they have given informed consent, both verbal and written, to the video recordings of standardised role-plays and the collection of questionnaire data. Retention will be promoted by thanking students on a regular basis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No student will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in students’ level of specific relational skills (i.e., interpersonal effectiveness, collaboration and eliciting appropriate emotional expression) in standardised role plays will be measured at two points (at baseline and at 12 months) through observation of video recordings and assessment using the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale-Revised (CTS-R) (Blackburn et al., 2001).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at two points (at baseline and at 12 months) 1. Change in students’ self-rated level of self-awareness (using The Counselor Self-Awareness Scale, Oden et al., 2009) 2. Students’ experience of training (using, The Course Experience Questionnaire Ramsden, 1991) 3. Change in their level of perceived stress (using The Perceived Stress Scale, Cohen et al., 1983) 4. Change in their self-rated confidence in using relational skills in everyday practice (using a questionnaire designed for the study)	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured at two points (at baseline and at 12 months) 1. Change in students’ self-rated level of self-awareness (using The Counselor Self-Awareness Scale, Oden et al., 2009) 2. Students’ experience of training (using, The Course Experience Questionnaire Ramsden, 1991) 3. Change in their level of perceived stress (using The Perceived Stress Scale, Cohen et al., 1983) 4. Change in their self-rated confidence in using relational skills in everyday practice (using a questionnaire designed for the study)

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026