Development and validation of the trainee rated impact of involvement index (TRIple-I) in clinical psychology training
The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice
ISSN: 1755-6228
Article publication date: 30 November 2020
Issue publication date: 13 January 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Previous research suggests that service user and carer involvement (SUCI) in clinical psychology training may have an impact. The purpose of this study was to develop a validated questionnaire to enable trainee clinical psychologists to rate this.
Design/methodology/approach
A collaborative project was carried out with service users and carers and trainee clinical psychologists. The principles of questionnaire design were followed. The authors developed and validated a trainee self-report questionnaire, based on focus groups and relevant literature indicating potential impacts of involvement on practice. A draft 60-item version was piloted with 15 trainee clinical psychologists. Then, 133 trainees from 22 UK clinical psychology courses completed it (estimated response rate of 13.2%). The sample was representative of UK trainees in gender and ethnicity, but slightly older.
Findings
The principal component analysis produced a 36-item questionnaire with four factors: human communication, carer perspectives, empathy and challenging/changing. The questionnaire showed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Stakeholder consultation suggested face and content validity and there was some indication of construct validity.
Originality/value
The project has resulted in a usable co-produced questionnaire, which is now available to clinical psychology courses to assess the self-reported impact of SUCI in training, and which may also be used in future research.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the members of the service user and carer group SAGE (Salomons Group of Experts by experience) for their substantive and invaluable contributions in the development of the questionnaire: Diana Byrne, Victoria Butters, Helen Cable, Di Morris, John Richardson and Linda Riley. They also thank the following people who were clinical psychology trainees at the time of the project and assisted at different stages: Lizzi Aizlewood, Amy Clare, Laura Dickens, Marguerite Gallagher, Remy Gray, Abi Davison Jenkins, Helen Layton, Suzie Lemmey, Sarah Lynch, Deidre O’Keeffe, Hannah Prytherch, Charlotte Sampson and Fiona Thornton. The project was funded by a grant of £3,226 from the Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological Society.
Citation
Holttum, S., Lea, L. and Strohmaier, S. (2021), "Development and validation of the trainee rated impact of involvement index (TRIple-I) in clinical psychology training", The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 45-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-02-2020-0011
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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