Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatrists

INTRODUCTION: Theoretical and practical psychotherapy training improves psychiatrists' case management and treatment skills. However, little is known about the extent that in Turkey early career psychiatrists have access to these opportunities and their experiences, so in this study, we aimed t...

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Main Authors: Hatice Kaya, Rümeysa Tasdelen, Batuhan Ayık, Mariana Pinto da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ANP Publishing 2023-06-01
Series:Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=kpd&un=KPD-70487
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author Hatice Kaya
Rümeysa Tasdelen
Batuhan Ayık
Mariana Pinto da Costa
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Rümeysa Tasdelen
Batuhan Ayık
Mariana Pinto da Costa
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description INTRODUCTION: Theoretical and practical psychotherapy training improves psychiatrists' case management and treatment skills. However, little is known about the extent that in Turkey early career psychiatrists have access to these opportunities and their experiences, so in this study, we aimed to investigate various aspects of the psychotherapy training of early career adult, child and adolescent psychiatrists in Turkey. METHODS: A 22 items questionnaire was disseminated in Turkey to psychiatry trainees and early career psychiatrists (psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry trainees and specialists who are in the first 5 years of their career and younger than 40). The questionnaire inquired about participants': i) sociodemographics; ii) the quality of the psychotherapy training; iii) organizational aspects of psychotherapy training; iv) satisfaction with psychotherapy training. RESULTS: A total of 103 individuals (n=41 psychiatrists, n=37 psychiatry trainees, n=12 child and adolescent psychiatrists, and n=13 child and adolescent psychiatry trainees) responded to this questionnaire. While 68% of the participants stated that psychotherapy training is included in psychiatry training, 89.3% stated they have conducted psychotherapy training themselves and 76.7% reported that they received supervision. Only 41.7% stated that they were going to their own personal psychotherapy or had gone before, and 59.2% were not a qualified psychotherapist. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: One third of psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry trainees in Turkey cannot access psychotherapy training in their institutes, and one fourth cannot access supervision opportunities, and more than half are deprived of their personal therapy processes. This should be addressed to improve the skills and competencies of psychiatrists that train in Turkey.
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spelling doaj.art-9e610b5c9fa149a5b663e5f912b53c9f2023-06-07T11:32:04ZengANP PublishingKlinik Psikiyatri Dergisi1302-00992023-06-01262849010.5505/kpd.2023.70487KPD-70487Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatristsHatice Kaya0Rümeysa Tasdelen1Batuhan Ayık2Mariana Pinto da Costa3Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul Erenkoy Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul/Erenkoy/TurkeyDepartment of Psychiatry, Marmara University Istanbul Pendik Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul/Pendik/TurkeyDepartment of Psychiatry, Istanbul Erenkoy Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul/Erenkoy/TurkeyInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UKINTRODUCTION: Theoretical and practical psychotherapy training improves psychiatrists' case management and treatment skills. However, little is known about the extent that in Turkey early career psychiatrists have access to these opportunities and their experiences, so in this study, we aimed to investigate various aspects of the psychotherapy training of early career adult, child and adolescent psychiatrists in Turkey. METHODS: A 22 items questionnaire was disseminated in Turkey to psychiatry trainees and early career psychiatrists (psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry trainees and specialists who are in the first 5 years of their career and younger than 40). The questionnaire inquired about participants': i) sociodemographics; ii) the quality of the psychotherapy training; iii) organizational aspects of psychotherapy training; iv) satisfaction with psychotherapy training. RESULTS: A total of 103 individuals (n=41 psychiatrists, n=37 psychiatry trainees, n=12 child and adolescent psychiatrists, and n=13 child and adolescent psychiatry trainees) responded to this questionnaire. While 68% of the participants stated that psychotherapy training is included in psychiatry training, 89.3% stated they have conducted psychotherapy training themselves and 76.7% reported that they received supervision. Only 41.7% stated that they were going to their own personal psychotherapy or had gone before, and 59.2% were not a qualified psychotherapist. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: One third of psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry trainees in Turkey cannot access psychotherapy training in their institutes, and one fourth cannot access supervision opportunities, and more than half are deprived of their personal therapy processes. This should be addressed to improve the skills and competencies of psychiatrists that train in Turkey.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=kpd&un=KPD-70487psychotherapypsychiatry trainingsupervisionpsychotherapy research
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Rümeysa Tasdelen
Batuhan Ayık
Mariana Pinto da Costa
Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatrists
Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi
psychotherapy
psychiatry training
supervision
psychotherapy research
title Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatrists
title_full Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatrists
title_fullStr Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatrists
title_full_unstemmed Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatrists
title_short Psychotherapy training in Turkey: Experience of early career psychiatrists
title_sort psychotherapy training in turkey experience of early career psychiatrists
topic psychotherapy
psychiatry training
supervision
psychotherapy research
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