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The Self-focused Practice Questionnaire (SfPQ): Preliminary Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Therapist Self-focused Practice

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Title
The Self-focused Practice Questionnaire (SfPQ): Preliminary Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Therapist Self-focused Practice
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Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, March 2017
DOI 10.1017/s1352465817000042
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Craig Chigwedere, Brian Fitzmaurice, Gary Donohoe

Abstract

Therapist self-practice, in its various forms, is common across therapeutic modalities, but a measure of its impact on participants does not yet exist. This paper describes the development and reliability testing of the 'Self-focused Practice Questionnaire' (SfPQ), a measure of self-perceived impact of one's self-focused practice. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), internal consistency and reliability were assessed in a convenience sample of 112 trainee therapists. Five factors, rating impacts on therapist Personal-self (Awareness of Developmental experiences, Experience of Personal Change and Felt-sense/Self-awareness), and Therapist-self (Internalization of the Model, and Development of Empathy) were identified, with good internal consistency and acceptable to good test-retest reliability. Though more work is needed, these preliminary results support the SfPQ's reliability and validity. The SfPQ is an important measure, which may enhance routine rating of self-focused practice in training institutions.

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Unknown 25 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 3 12%
Student > Postgraduate 3 12%
Researcher 3 12%
Student > Bachelor 2 8%
Other 2 8%
Other 6 24%
Unknown 6 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 9 36%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 8%
Arts and Humanities 1 4%
Unspecified 1 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 8 32%
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