Perceptions of beginning Filipino mental health trainees on cognitive behavioral therapy

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Philippine Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volume

16

Issue

1

First Page

94

Last Page

103

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

The practice of cognitive behavioral therapy in the Philippines is still in its germinal stage. There are very few mental health professionals, who claim that they are competent in the delivery of CBT as a psychotherapeutic approach. There is, however, some awareness of CBT as this is usually included as a topic in graduate school courses offered to trainees in the mental health professions. This exploratory study aimed to describe the current perceptions of beginning trainees enrolled in counseling and clinical psychology graduate programs in the Philippines. We sent 120 semi-structured questionnaires to graduate students in their beginning stages of training (i.e., practicum) from the various accredited graduate programs in counseling and clinical psychology. Results from 100 respondents showed that perceptions focused on CBT training received. Implications of the findings on design and implementation of CBT training for Filipino mental health trainees are discussed.

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Disciplines

Cognition and Perception

Keywords

Cognitive therapy—Philippines

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