| Cognitive behavioral therapy is without a doubt the | | | | been established to test and report the effectiveness |
| most widely studied psychotherapy in the world, and in | | | | of these and any future programs that are developed |
| some cases it is possible to study it online, over a | | | | to help fight the condition. One such measurement is |
| 6-month to 2 year training program. Other students, | | | | the actual level of competence that a course or |
| who have completed a course in cognitive behavioral | | | | program graduate can demonstrate. This therapist |
| therapy training, have stated high levels of satisfaction | | | | competence is typically inferred from therapy results, |
| with the training, and the subsequent use of CBT | | | | and outcome studies, rather than being directly |
| interventions. From recent studies it would seem that | | | | assessed within the cognitive behavioral therapy |
| more than 90% of all CBT students attained at least | | | | training program. |
| an adequate level of skills. | | | | Of course in real terms, changes in patients is the |
| Being that the areas of treatment can assist so many | | | | preferred measuring stick for monitoring and reporting |
| people in so many different situations, like self-esteem | | | | success from within each program, although this is |
| issues, bipolar, and relationship counseling, there is going | | | | unreliable and insufficient because patient change can |
| to be a need for these skills and qualified people into | | | | be attributed to any number of variables, not all |
| the future. Particularly now that we are all experiencing | | | | resulting from the training course or therapist. |
| a world filled with stress and anxiety, with no real signs | | | | If however the overall effectiveness of programs is to |
| of it slowing down. | | | | be determined or measured by demonstrated |
| With the current trend towards managed care, there is | | | | competence levels of graduates, a reasonable |
| a growing need for mental health service providers, for | | | | definition of competence should certainly be found. |
| short-term, evidence based, cognitive behavioral | | | | There has been a small but ever growing body of |
| therapy training. (CBT) There is huge support for the | | | | research developing over recent years that examines |
| efficacy of CBT for a wide range of disorders, and | | | | the development of CBT competence as a direct |
| this is why we have seen a massive increase in the | | | | result of cognitive behavioral therapy training programs. |
| amount of research and study being conducted into | | | | A large proportion of this research has focused on |
| this area of psychotherapy. Subsequently there are | | | | one or more of the known three areas of identified |
| now a number of cognitive behavior therapy training | | | | competence. |
| programs for mental health professionals, but there is | | | | Training is designed to bring all students to a |
| always an ongoing need to ascertain whether they | | | | pre-defined competence level, resulting in varying |
| are effective. This is so that we can ensure the | | | | amounts of input for each trainee. These studies |
| ultimate use of resources made available. | | | | therefore, do not measure the effect of any standard |
| In order to do this, various measuring techniques have | | | | training course or program, online or offline. |