title: Therapist-Specific Factors and Psychotherapy Outcomes of Adult and Youth Clients Seen in a Psychology Training Clinic.
abstract: The current study investigated therapist demographic and level of experience in relation to psychotherapy outcomes for adult and child clients. The OQ-45 and Y-OQ 2.01 were used to assess outcomes for 199 adults and 169 youth clients seen for psychotherapy by graduate-level student therapists. Analyses included calculation of Pearson correlation coefficients for each therapist-specific factors (e.g., therapist age, sex) and total score change amount on the OQ-45/Y-OQ 2.01 by treatment outcome subgroup (e.g., clinically significant change, reliable improvement, no change, or deterioration). For adults, a statistically significant relationship was found between improved outcomes and therapist having previously obtained clinical master's degree (r = 0.276, p < .05) as well as female therapist gender (r = -0.295, p < .05). For youth, no statistically significant correlations were observed. Current findings are compared to nontraining settings and implications for student therapist training and training clinic policy are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology,Combined Clinical/Counseling/School Psychology Program, Utah State University, 2810 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA. kerry.prout@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kerry K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Prout
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology,Combined Clinical/Counseling/School Psychology Program, Utah State University, 2810 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA.
authors.forename: M Scott
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: DeBerard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
keywords: Psychotherapy outcomes; Therapist ethnicity; Therapist gender; Therapist level of trainng