2018
Increasing the Availability of Psychological Treatments: A Multinational Study of a Scalable Method for Training Therapists
O'Connor M, Morgan KE, Bailey-Straebler S, Fairburn CG, Cooper Z. Increasing the Availability of Psychological Treatments: A Multinational Study of a Scalable Method for Training Therapists. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2018, 20: e10386. PMID: 29884606, PMCID: PMC6015265, DOI: 10.2196/10386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeb-centered trainingPsychological treatmentCompetence thresholdCompetence scoresTherapist competenceEffective psychological treatmentCognitive behavioral therapyTraining moduleTraining therapistsBehavioral therapyTherapist trainingCompetence measuresEligible therapistsMultinational sampleTherapistsExternal supportCompetence dataTrainingCompetenceScalable formScoresSupportIndependent formSuitable patientsMedian number
2017
Assessing Therapist Competence: Development of a Performance-Based Measure and Its Comparison With a Web-Based Measure
Cooper Z, Doll H, Bailey-Straebler S, Bohn K, de Vries D, Murphy R, O'Connor ME, Fairburn CG. Assessing Therapist Competence: Development of a Performance-Based Measure and Its Comparison With a Web-Based Measure. JMIR Mental Health 2017, 4: e51. PMID: 29089289, PMCID: PMC5686418, DOI: 10.2196/mental.7704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRole-play measureWeb-based measureTherapist competenceTraining outcomesCognitive behavioral therapyPerformance-based measuresRole-play assessmentMeasures of skillPsychological treatmentApplied knowledgeBehavioral therapyTherapist performanceTherapists' knowledgeRole play methodTherapistsDifferent professional backgroundsCompetenceAssessment of skillsSkillsMeasuresTrainingProfessional backgroundIntraclass correlation coefficientCBTRecent research interestUsing the Internet to Train Therapists: Randomized Comparison of Two Scalable Methods
Cooper Z, Bailey-Straebler S, Morgan KE, O'Connor ME, Caddy C, Hamadi L, Fairburn CG. Using the Internet to Train Therapists: Randomized Comparison of Two Scalable Methods. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19: e355. PMID: 29046265, PMCID: PMC5666223, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.8336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeb-centered trainingPsychological treatmentCompetence thresholdForm of trainingTherapist competenceEvidence-based psychological treatmentsCompetence scoresTraining groupCognitive behavior therapyEnd of trainingBehavior therapyCompetence measuresEligible therapistsMethods of trainingCompletion of trainingMixed effects analysisNonspecialist workersWeeks of trainingTherapistsTrainingScaling Up Psychological Treatments: A Countrywide Test of the Online Training of Therapists
Fairburn CG, Allen E, Bailey-Straebler S, O'Connor ME, Cooper Z. Scaling Up Psychological Treatments: A Countrywide Test of the Online Training of Therapists. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19: e214. PMID: 28623184, PMCID: PMC5493785, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeb-centered trainingPsychological treatmentTransdiagnostic cognitive behaviour therapyCompetence scoresCognitive behavior therapySpecific psychological treatmentsTraining programMental health professionalsTrainee therapistsTraining therapistsTherapist competenceBehavior therapyTherapistsOnline trainingTrainingHealth professionalsCompetenceWidespread disseminationScalable formDisordersIrish Health Service ExecutiveScoresExecutivesTraineesProfessionals
2014
The development of an online measure of therapist competence
Cooper Z, Doll H, Bailey-Straebler S, Kluczniok D, Murphy R, O'Connor ME, Fairburn CG. The development of an online measure of therapist competence. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2014, 64: 43-48. PMID: 25528502, PMCID: PMC4289913, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapist competenceOnline measuresEnhanced cognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavior therapyEvidence-supported treatmentsOutcomes of trainingApplied knowledgeTherapist trainingBehavior therapyRasch modelClinician outcomesLevel of competenceCompetenceResearch literatureTrainingClinician trainingOutcome studiesMeasuresCBTRepeat testingEquivalent versionEMeasureTraineesDisordersRelated issues
2011
Therapist competence, therapy quality, and therapist training
Fairburn CG, Cooper Z. Therapist competence, therapy quality, and therapist training. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2011, 49: 373-378. PMID: 21492829, PMCID: PMC3112491, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research