Assessing therapist development: Reliability and validity of the Supervisee Levels Questionnaire (SLQ‐R). Issue 9 (22nd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Junga, Yvonne M.; Witthöft, Michael; Weck, Florian
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical psychology. Volume 75:Issue 9(2019)
• Page Start: 1658
• Page End: 1672
• Publication Date: 2019-04-22
• Subjects: clinical supervision -- exploratory structural equation modeling -- psychotherapy training -- Supervisee Levels Questionnaire; Psychology -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22794
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9762

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Therapist development is a crucial target for clinical training in order to ensure high‐quality psychotherapy. A major challenge in examining therapeutic development is the assessment of developmental processes. The Supervisee Levels Questionnaire (SLQ‐R) was analyzed in this study to examine its validity, reliability, and underlying dimensional structure. Method: Seven hundred and sixty therapists participated in an online survey concerning their current psychotherapy training. The factor structure as well as the validity of the SLQ‐R were investigated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: In line with the results of the exploratory factor analyses, a Bifactor ESEM (exploratory structural equation modeling) model with two factors and one global factor provided the best fit to the data. The two factors were labeled professional self‐confidence and professional insecurity . Conclusion: Empirical support for reliability and validity of the new factor structure of the SLQ‐R was found. The instrument is useful for assessing the therapist's developmental level.