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Therapists. 23 therapists (13 therapists in the BRT group and 10 in the CBT
group) participated, ranging in age from 26 to 52 (M = 35.96, SD = 6.52). Therapists
included licensed psychologists, advanced psychology doctoral candidates, psychiatry
residents, and social workers.
In the BRT treatment condition, nine women and four men participated, ranging
in age from 26 to 43 (M = 34.5, SD = 5.50). On average, therapists had one year of
clinical experience (M = 1.07, SD = 2.53), with zero to two completed cases in the
treatment in which they were trained (M = .57, SD = .85).
In the CBT treatment condition, six women and four men participated, ranging in
age from 28 to 52 (M = 37.54, SD = 5.50); clinical experience ranged in years from less
than 1 to 21 (M = 6.64, SD = 7.62). On average, therapists completed more than two
cases in the treatment in which they were trained (M = 2.50, SD = 3.77).
All therapists were either individually supervised by an expert in one of the two
treatment! modalities or were themselves experts in that particular treatment modality. In
addition to the weekly sessions, all therapists attended group supervision for one-and-a-
half hours per week. The intention of group supervision was to facilitate therapists'
adherence to the treatment manual (Pollock et al., 1988; Safran & Muran, 2000; Turner &
Muran, 1992), as well as to foster a supportive learning environment.
Research coders. Five coders participated in this study. The coders were
advanced graduate students in clinical psychology programs. The coders received
weekly training on the Beth Israel Adherence Scale. All coders attended adherence
training for one-and-a-half hours per week.
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