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Published in: Systematic Reviews 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Protocol

The effects of clinical supervision on supervisees and patients in cognitive-behavioral therapy: a study protocol for a systematic review

Authors: Sven Alfonsson, Åsa Spännargård, Thomas Parling, Gerhard Andersson, Tobias Lundgren

Published in: Systematic Reviews | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Clinical supervision by a senior therapist is a very common practice in psychotherapist training and psychiatric care settings. Though clinical supervision is advocated by most educational and governing institutions, the effects of clinical supervision on the supervisees’ competence, e.g., attitudes, behaviors, and skills, as well as on treatment outcomes and other patient variables are debated and largely unknown. Evidence-based practice is advocated in clinical settings but has not yet been fully implemented in educational or clinical training settings. The aim of this systematic review is to synthesize and present the empirical literature regarding effects of clinical supervision in cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Methods

This study will include a systematic review of the literature to identify studies that have empirically investigated the effects of supervision on supervised psychotherapists and/or the supervisees’ patients. A comprehensive search strategy will be conducted to identify published controlled studies indexed in the MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library databases. Data on supervision outcomes in both psychotherapists and their patients will be extracted, synthesized, and reported. Risk of bias and quality of the included studies will be assessed systematically.

Discussion

This systematic review will rigorously follow established guidelines for systematic reviews in order to summarize and present the evidence base for clinical supervision in cognitive-behavioral therapy and may aid further research and discussion in this area.

Systematic review registration

PROSPERO CRD42016046834
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Metadata
Title
The effects of clinical supervision on supervisees and patients in cognitive-behavioral therapy: a study protocol for a systematic review
Authors
Sven Alfonsson
Åsa Spännargård
Thomas Parling
Gerhard Andersson
Tobias Lundgren
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Systematic Reviews / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2046-4053
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0486-7

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