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Psychometric properties of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Scale for Children and Young People (CBTS-CYP) in a Turkish sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2022

Vahdet Gormez Open the ORCID record for Vahdet Gormez [Opens in a new window] ,
Süleyman Çakıroğlu ,
Alperen Bıkmazer  and
Paul Stallard
Vahdet Gormez*
Affiliation:
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Süleyman Çakıroğlu
Affiliation:
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Alperen Bıkmazer
Affiliation:
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Paul Stallard
Affiliation:
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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*Corresponding author. Email: vahdetgormez@gmail.com
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Abstract

Background:

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) training is highly demanded by clinicians; however, a standardized competence assessment for professionals working with children and young people (CYP) can be problematic. Psychometric tools used for this purpose are typically adult oriented measures.

Aim:

The present study provides psychometric properties of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Scale for Children and Young People (CBTS-CYP) derived from a comparative analysis with the Cognitive Therapy Scale (CTS).

Method:

The CBTS-CYP was used alongside CTS in a CBT supervision training course, consisting of a cohort of 51 therapists. A total of 36 audio/video recorded full CBT sessions were assessed for the purpose of determining CBT competence and adherence to the theory and model. The training involved a total of 80 hours of supervision in 10 meetings via an online videoconferencing platform between July 2020 and February 2021.

Results:

Face validity and inter-rater reliability of CBTS-CYP were high, with the intraclass correlation values being good (0.60–0.74) or excellent (0.74 and above); the correlations of each CBTS-CYP and CTS items were significant; internal consistency of the scale showed that Cronbach alpha values for total-scale and its two subdimensions were above .93. For a cut-off score of 55 out of 90, sensitivity reached 90.73% and specificity 90.73%. A score of 2 points or above from any single item could be considered as the second minimum criterion for competence.

Conclusions:

CBTS-CYP offers a valid and reliable scale to evaluate the competence and adherence quality of CBT sessions with children and adolescents.

Keywords

behavioural cognitive therapychildren and adolescentstherapist competence
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , July 2022 , pp. 418 - 428
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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