title: The screening role of an introductory course in cognitive therapy training.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examines the role of an introductory course in cognitive therapy and the relative importance of trainees' characteristics in the selection process for an advanced course in cognitive therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors assessed the files of all trainees who completed one academic year introductory course in cognitive therapy over the last seven consecutive years (N = 203). The authors examined variables such as previous training, overall involvement during the course, performance, and ability to relate to others, as well as the trainer's evaluations of their performance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Interaction skills in group situations and performance in written assignments were better predictors for admission into the advanced course.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Trainees' abilities to learn and to successfully relate to others in group situations are critical for entering an advanced cognitive therapy training course. These findings question the policy of full-scale training in cognitive therapy based merely on the candidates' professional background, stressing instead the merits of an introductory course as an appropriate screening procedure.
authors.affiliation: Athens University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Eginition Hospital, 72-74 Vas. Sophias Ave., Athens, Greece 11528. apechlib@med.uoa.gr
authors.forename: Artemios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pehlivanidis
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papanikolaou
authors.forename: Antonis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Politis
authors.forename: Angeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liossi
authors.forename: Evgenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Daskalopoulou
authors.forename: Rossetos
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gournellis
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soldatos
authors.forename: Vasiliki Maria
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Papakosta
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zervas
authors.forename: Yiannis G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Papakostas
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012570:School Admission Criteria / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*