Scandurra Cristiano, Picariello Simona, Scafaro Daniela, Bochicchio Vincenzo, Valerio Paolo, Amodeo Anna Lisa
Department of Neurosciences and Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
SInAPSi Center, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Eur J Psychol. 2018 Jun 19;14(2):444-463. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v14i2.1528. eCollection 2018 Jun.
Metacognitive skills and agency are among the main psychological abilities a clinical psychologist should have. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a clinical training device able to enhance metacognitive skills and agency in final-year undergraduates in clinical psychology within an educational context. Thirty-three final-year students of clinical psychology participated in an experiential laboratory lasting two months. Participants completed measures regarding metacognitive skills and agency at pre-, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up assessment. The results suggested that group psychodynamic counselling made students feel more capable of recognizing emotional states, understanding causal relationships, inferring mental states of others in terms of beliefs, desires, intentions, and expectations, and thinking critically. Furthermore, the group psychodynamic counselling helped students to feel more able to derive pathways to desired goals and to motivate themselves via agency thinking to use those pathways. Thus, the study confirmed the efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as a clinical training device able to enhance metacognitive skills and agency in future clinical psychologists.
元认知技能和能动性是临床心理学家应具备的主要心理能力。本研究旨在评估团体心理动力咨询作为一种临床培训手段在教育背景下提高临床心理学专业本科最后一年学生元认知技能和能动性方面的效果。33名临床心理学专业本科最后一年的学生参加了为期两个月的体验式实验室培训。参与者在治疗前、治疗后和3个月随访评估时完成了关于元认知技能和能动性的测量。结果表明，团体心理动力咨询使学生们感觉更有能力识别情绪状态、理解因果关系、从信念、欲望、意图和期望方面推断他人的心理状态以及进行批判性思考。此外，团体心理动力咨询帮助学生们感觉更有能力找到通往期望目标的途径，并通过能动性思维激励自己运用这些途径。因此，该研究证实了团体心理动力咨询作为一种临床培训手段在提高未来临床心理学家元认知技能和能动性方面的效果。
