What is the CBS Superlab?
With the release of the ACBS Task Force Report on the Strategies and Tactics of Contextual Behavioral Science Research, high-level discussion around how to roll out the proposed recommendations is necessary. The CBS Superlab is an international research lab meeting held once a quarter via Zoom. CBS SuperLab Meetings are typically held at 3pm EST. These hour-long quarterly meetings will involve:
- A research presentation delivered by a CBS lab that showcases ongoing advances, developments, and innovations in the field of CBS. Each presenter will be invited to share resources relating to their presentation (e.g., PowerPoint slides, handouts, software packages) that will be made available to all attendees.
- A group discussion among all attendees that focuses on both the presentation and means of addressing the Task Force’s recommendations.
- All CBS research labs are invited to participate. To be considered a CBS lab, your lab details must be included on the ACBS website. Research labs may submit to present here.
All ACBS members are invited to attend. To attend a Superlab, please register here. After registering, we encourage you to join the Superlab listserv to continue the conversation.
Please join us for Superlab with Sean Barnes and Lauren Borges on Wednesday, December 16 at 3pm Eastern. You can register here
Superlab with Katariina Keinonen was held on Wednesday, September 16. You can watch the recording here.
Title: Defining and operationalizing core competencies in process-based interventions
Abstract: While mental health professionals' training programs generally aim to increase competency in specific approaches, empirical evidence to support the importance of therapist competence for successful intervention delivery remains limited. In fact, available findings suggest that variation in competence is often not associated with variation in treatment outcomes. This conclusion may reflect methodological issues in defining and operationalizing competency. Reliable evaluation of therapist competence requires carefully validated assessment methods that are sensitive to prior training, responsive to further skill development, and applicable across diverse training contexts.
The PROCEED (Process-Based Competence Evaluation Method to Establish Evidence-Based Dissemination Practices) research project addresses these challenges by developing a novel competency task (PBCT) and a complementary self-assessment measure. Grounded in principles of Process-Based Therapy, the PBCT conceptualizes therapist skillfulness as the ability to accurately identify individual intervention needs and key characteristics of therapist behaviors in simulated therapy discussions that utilize various cognitive-behavioral intervention approaches. This talk will describe the development process of the novel tools and discuss potential future directions of competence assessment. Special emphasis will be placed on lessons learned during the development phase and initial data collection.