2020
Assessing health worker competence to deliver a brief psychological treatment for depression: Development and validation of a scalable measure
Restivo J, Mitchell L, Joshi U, Anand A, Gugiu P, Singla D, Hollon S, Patel V, Naslund J, Cooper Z. Assessing health worker competence to deliver a brief psychological treatment for depression: Development and validation of a scalable measure. Journal Of Behavioral And Cognitive Therapy 2020, 30: 253-266. PMID: 33409505, PMCID: PMC7785103, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbct.2020.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological treatmentTraining outcomesScalable measureBrief Behavioral Activation TreatmentBrief psychological treatmentBrief psychological interventionEvidence-based training programsHealthy Activity ProgramBehavioral Activation TreatmentPsychological interventionsEqual difficultyProvider training programsRasch modelHealth workers' competenceInitial validationWorker competenceMental health careTraining programCompetenceDepressionApplied knowledgeActivity programSpecialized trainingProvider competenceEducational level
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 interest
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