Browsing by Author "Paz, Clara"

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    Personal experience of Latin American therapists on their clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic (Experiencia personal de terapeutas latinoamericanos sobre su practica clinica durante la pandemia por COVID-19)
    (2022) Fernandez, Olga; Daniel Espinosa, H.; Krause, Mariane; Altimir, Carolina; Mantilla, Carla; Paz, Clara; Lozano, Arturo G.; Argumedo, Doris; De la Cerda, Cecilia; Juan, Santiago; Fernandez, Sofia; Paz Lancho, M.; Fernandez-Alvarez, Javier
    The health conditions generated by the COVID-19 pandemic severely restricted in-person therapy, and as a result online therapy was put into practice. The objective of this study was to describe and analyse, from the perspective of the therapist, how the pandemic has influenced their experience and clinical practice. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 24 Latin American therapists who had performed online therapy during the pandemic. The information was analysed following the coding procedures of the Grounded Theory. Three core categories were constructed from the analysis: (a) impact on the therapist: spiral of uncertainty, oppression and adaptive astonishment; (b) incorporation of technologies into clinical practice: 'I never thought they could help'; and (c) transformation of the practice of psychotherapy: 'water always finds its way'. The model incorporates and relates therapists' perceptions of their professional work, patients' attitudes towards this new psychotherapy method, perception of the therapeutic relationship and process, and the facilitators and obstacles experienced in online therapy.
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    Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) in Chile
    (2024) Errazuriz Concha, Antonia; Passi Solar, Álvaro Rodrigo; Beltrán, Rodrigo; Paz, Clara; Evans, Chris; De La Parra Cieciwa, Guillermo
    Objective To examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the 34-item Clinical Outcomes in RoutineEvaluation—Outcome Measure questionnaire (CORE-OM).Method Psychometric exploration was conducted in two samples: non-clinical (n = 706) and clinical (n = 420) participants.The non-clinical sample comprised a subgroup of community members (n = 308) and students (n = 398). The clinicalsample consisted of self-reported patients (n = 209) and outpatients (n = 211). The analysis included both internal andtest-retest reliability, convergent validity, and principal component analysis. A reliable change index and clinical cut-offscores were established for assessing clinically significant change.Results The Spanish CORE-OM demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability, along with satisfactoryconvergent validity against the 45-item Outcome Questionnaire (OQ-45.2). There were strong differentiations between theclinical and non-clinical samples and the four sample subsets. The outpatient group reported the highest scores, while thecommunity group exhibited the lowest scores. There were no marked gender effects. All observed patterns aligned closelywith the established Spanish referential data.Conclusion Our findings provide support for the utilization of the Spanish CORE-OM as a measure for trackingpsychotherapeutic progress in the context of Chile.