Group Training for Psychiatric Residents: Support Group Facilitation and Supervision with Didactics
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Group Training for Psychiatric Residents: Support Group Facilitation and Supervision with Didactics Meenakshi S. Denduluri 1 & Jessica A. Gold 2 & Wilmarie Cidre Serrano 1 & David Spelber 3 & Jessica Bentzley 1 & Craig Forte 1 & Sallie G. De Golia 1 Received: 17 May 2020 / Accepted: 5 October 2020 # Academic Psychiatry 2020
Abstract Objective Group psychotherapy merits dedicated training during psychiatry residency yet is challenging to implement given competing educational requirements. The authors implemented a voluntary support group training intervention for psychiatry residents consisting of a 6-h didactic series followed by at least 6 months of in vivo group facilitation and supervision. We hypothesized participation would improve residents’ self-reported skill and knowledge in group facilitation. Methods Psychiatry residents (PGY I–IV) voluntarily participated in this novel intervention that included a didactic series followed by experiential group facilitation and supervision. To assess confidence and self-reported skill level in group facilitation, residents completed two brief self-report surveys: before the didactic series (pre-intervention) and after group facilitation for at least 6 months (post-intervention). Surveys included Likert scales and open-ended questions. Quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and open-ended qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Twenty-three residents attended 4 to 6 h of didactics between 2016 and 2018. Of these 23 residents, 12 facilitated groups and attended supervision for at least 6 months. Twenty residents responded to pre-intervention surveys and 14 responded to postintervention surveys. After the intervention, respondents reported a significant increase in knowledge and skills in group facilitation of 88% (15/17) on Likert scale questions. Conclusions This study implemented a novel educational intervention to train psychiatric residents in group dynamics and group facilitation. Participation increased residents’ self-reported knowledge and skills in group facilitation. Future directions include incorporating feedback about group curriculum, evaluating resident knowledge and skills using assessment measures, recruiting more group participants, and focusing on peer-to-peer mentoring. Keywords Resident education . Group psychotherapy training . Support group
Group therapy training, distinct from individual psychotherapy training, offers psychiatry residents improved understanding of an important modality to treat psychiatric illness, increases knowledge of group dynamics, and promotes self-awareness [1]. Exposure to group therapy is required in residency training by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) [2]. However, there are challenges in implementing
* Meenakshi S. Denduluri [email protected] 1
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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