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Issues in Multidisciplinary Training of Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

David J. Kavanagh
David J. Kavanagh*
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University of Sydney
*
Psychology A16, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia
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Abstract

Behaviour therapists have always been optimists, and interdisciplinary involvement is a strong tradition in the behaviour therapy movement. While this increases the potential application of behavioural methods, it poses a substantial challenge for behaviour therapy trainers. This paper contends that if brief workshop training is used as the primary method of disseminating behaviour therapy skills across professions, it will provide an inadequate preparation, especially for higher levels of behavioural practice. In some circumstances, brief training may lead to an overestimation of behavioural skills by the trainees. The issues are discussed in the context of current moves toward multiskilling within health services. The paper contends that there is no substitute for ongoing training and consultation by senior clinical psychologists who are expert in behaviour therapy.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 11 , Issue 1: Special Issue: Training in Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention , March 1994 , pp. 38 - 44
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1994

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