Céline Brison

Encounter groups: do they foster psychology students’ psychological development and therapeutic attitudes?

This study investigated, using a controlled experimental design, the impact of an encounter group on psychological development and helping skills among 2nd-year undergraduate psychology students. Students in the training condition participated in three weekly 4-hour sessions of classical Rogerian encounter group while students in the control condition did not receive any intervention. Results showed a significant increase in self-actualization and emotional intelligence in the encounter group from pre- to post-test compared to the control condition. Only encounter group participants had learnt to decrease their use of not-client-centered responses (i.e. advice, judgments, and closed questions) to a simulated client. These promising findings are discussed in relation to more structured teaching methods usually preferred in university settings.

Measuring Rogers’ conception of personality development: Validation of the Strathclyde Inventory-French Version

ABSTRACT The Strathclyde Inventory (SI) was created as an outcome measure to go beyond symptom intensity. It is designed to assess personality development such as congruent and flexible functioning from a person-centered perspective. The present study validated the data obtained from the 22-item French version of the SI collected in eight samples, including student groups and patients from four different hospital settings. This study describes the psychometric properties of the Strathclyde Inventory-French version. Results indicated high internal consistency and test–retest reliability. A single general Congruence vs. Incongruence factor structure with two subfactors was found. The scale scores indicate sensitivity to the effects of two types of experiential trainings among university students and in an alcohol withdrawal program for hospitalized patients but did not show change in the absence of experiential training and in treatment as usual conditions among cancer and psychiatric patients. Construct validity was confirmed using correlations with data from trait, behavioral and symptom measures. The results indicated that the scale is well designed to assess the process of personality development in training helping professionals and therapy process-outcome studies.

A systematic encounter with a psycho-oncologist: Longitudinal study in women with breast cancer

Introduction: Cancer patients usually will not ask for psychological support. To increase the proportion of patients who may benefit from psychological support, an encounter was implemented in our hospital, within days following the announcement of a breast cancer diagnosis. In the current study the interest and the efficiency of such an intervention on the distress across the stages of the oncological treatment was assessed. Methods: A longitudinal design with an intervention group and a control group that did not receive the visit of the psychologist was performed. Sociodemographic and disease information, distress, coping, and patients’ needs were assessed on three occasions (diagnosis, treatment and end of treatment). Results: A significant decrease in depression (p < .05), in needs of medical information (p < .05) and a mobilization of distractive coping (p < .05) was found only in the encounter group. Conclusion: Current research indicates that an encounter with the psycholog... Document type : Article de périodique (Journal article) Référence bibliographique OGEZ, David ; Zech, Emmanuelle ; Van Maanen, Aline ; Brison, Céline ; Meulemans, Sylviane ; et. al. A systematic encounter with a psycho-oncologist: Longitudinal study in women with breast cancer. In: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Vol. 20, no.9, p. 1-12 (2017) DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32251