Reflections on supervision in psychotherapy.

The aim of the author is to share his reflections on supervision as a central topic in therapists' education and training programs. The concept of supervision, its functions and effects on the training process along with the contributions of different theoretical models to its evolution are addressed. Supervision alliance, the roles of supervisor and supervisee, evaluation as a central component and the influence of socioeconomic factors are discussed. The conclusions depict the most interesting paths for development in the near future and the areas where research needs to be further conducted along with the subjects most worthy of efforts in the supervision field.

Bridging the gap between research and practice in a clinical and training network: Aigle's program.

The aim of this article is to share our experience at the Aiglé Foundation in fostering research that can conducted by (or in collaboration with) clinicians within a specific type of naturalistic setting-one that not only provides psychological services but also trains psychotherapists. After presenting the structure of Aiglé and the implementation of its scientific-practitioner philosophy, we describe some of the research that has been conducted with our network of clinicians and the benefits of connecting clinical practice and academic work. We then discuss some of the obstacles that we have encountered in conducting such studies, as well as a number of strategies that we adopted in attempting to address these challenges. We end this article by briefly describing the current state of our practice-research network, and by offering some recommendations to facilitate the conduct of research by and for clinicians.

Evaluación del estilo personal del terapeuta: presentación de una versión abreviada del cuestionario EPT-C / Assessment of personal style of the therapist: presentation of a brief versión of the PST-questionnaire

El Estilo Personal del Terapeuta (EPT) se conceptualiza como un constructo multidimensional que está presente en todo proceso terapéutico. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es presentar una versión abreviada del cuestionario EPT-C y proporcionar nuevas pruebas sobre la validez de este instrumento como herramienta para la evaluación del constructo. Se administró el EPT-C a una muestra de 461 psicoterapeutas argentinos. Se analizó la validez de constructo del cuestionario mediante Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio, se estudió la relación entre la versión breve y la original, y se evaluó la capacidad del instrumento para discriminar a los diferentes grupos de terapeutas en variables de relevancia para el proceso y los resultados de la psicoterapia. Los resultados indicaron un buen ajuste entre el modelo de medida pentafactorial del EPT-C y las dimensiones del constructo teórico. El cuestionario EPT-C aporta una medida sensible para detectar diferencias entre grupos de terapeutas a partir de varias características de los mismos.

The PST is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct which is present throughout the therapeutic pro-cess. The aim of this work is to present a brief version of the PST-Questionnaire and to give new evidence about the validity of the instrument to evaluate it. The PST-Q was administered to a sample of 461 argentine therapists. A confirmatory factor analysis was applied, and it was studied the relationship between the brief and original version. It was assessed its capacity to discriminate the differences between groups of therapists. The results indicated a good fit between the model of pentafactorial measure PST-Q and the dimensions of the theoretical construct. The PST-Q gives a measure to detect differences between groups of therapists.

Presentación de un instrumento para la detección y valoración de las preocupaciones hiopocondríacas en la población general: El inventario de preocupaciones hipocondríacas Aiglé (IPHA) / Development of an instrument for the detection and valoration of hypochondriacal worries in general population: The inventory of hypochondriacal concerns-Aigle (IPHA)

La consideracion de la hipocondría en terminos dimensionales permite conceptuarla como el extremo patológico de las preocupaciones y los miedos por la salud y enfermedad normales. Además, sirve para comprender y predecir bajo que circunstancias personales, situacionales y de historia de vida, se produce el incremento mas o menos transitorio de tales preocupaciones, o por el contrario, su atenuación. Para poder ecaminar la existencia de esa supuesta dimensión, resulta imprescindible contar con instrumentos de evaluación válidos y fiables. Este trabajo presenta la elaboración y primeros resultados de un instrumento psicométrico para evaluar las preocupaciones y miedos hipocondríacos en la población general normal: El inventario de preocupaciones hipocondríacas de Aigle (IPHA)