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The relationship between lifelong learning and professional development activities in a Portuguese sample

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dc.contributor.authorPonces Coelho, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorPires, António A. Pazo
dc.contributor.authorNeimeyer, Greg
dc.contributor.authorVaz, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorDias Neto, David
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-03T13:55:00Z
dc.date.available2024-07-03T13:55:00Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractObjective: A dispositional commitment to lifelong learning (LL) is an important aspect of continuing professional development for practicing psychotherapists. Equally important is the dedication of psychotherapists to engaging in professional development activities to foster growth and maintain competence. However, there are limited available data on the range of practices and factors influencing psychotherapists' commitment to these activities. The primary objective of this study was to examine whether a higher commitment to LL would significantly predict greater participation in a range of different professional development activities. Method: A sample of 166 Portuguese psychotherapists completed an online survey on professional development. The survey included two key measures: the Jefferson Scale of Psychotherapist Lifelong Learning and a list of professional development activities based on the Retrospective Analysis of Psychotherapists' Involvement in Deliberate Practice. Exploratory factorial analysis was conducted to determine an alternative and suitable grouping for the list of activities, and structural equation modelling was utilised to assess the relationship between the commitment to LL and engagement in these activities. Findings: Results provided valuable insight into the diverse levels of participation among therapists across five categories of activities: (1) supervision and case discussion; (2) recording-related activities; (3) reading and focussed learning; (4) reflecting; and (5) workshops supporting ongoing professional competence. Findings indicated that a stronger commitment to LL significantly predicted increased dedication to reading, focussed learning activities and attendance to training workshops. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed concerning their practical application for professional psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapistspt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/capr.12789pt_PT
dc.identifier.issnCoelho, R. P., Pires, A. P., Neimeyer, G., Vaz, A., Neto, D., & Sousa, D. (2024). The relationship between lifelong learning and professional development activities in a Portuguese sample. Counselling & Psychotherapy Research, 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12789
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9827
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectContinuing educationpt_PT
dc.subjectExpertisept_PT
dc.subjectJSPLLpt_PT
dc.subjectLifelong learningpt_PT
dc.subjectProfessional developmentpt_PT
dc.subjectRapid practicept_PT
dc.subjectTrainingpt_PT
dc.titleThe relationship between lifelong learning and professional development activities in a Portuguese samplept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleCounselling and Psychotherapy Researchpt_PT
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