Case studies in psychotherapy training using Austria as an example

Table 1 Purposes of case studies

Case studies serve	Purposes of case studies	Percent (rounded), %
As a record of	The legitimization of becoming a psychotherapist	97
	The implementation of practical skills in individuals’ psychotherapeutic work	97
	Theoretical knowledge of one’s own psychotherapeutic method	81
	If the intervention technique applied is appropriate	84
To learn	To reflect upon one’s own work	97
	To observe and consider meta levels (body language, vocal pitch, transmission, etc.)	87.5
	The language and the methodology of writing down and describing a therapeutic process	84.5
	Examples of best practice	37.5
To gain knowledge	About diagnoses	68.5
	About the behavior of the patients	72
	As part of a larger study within one`s own psychotherapeutic method	19
For quality assurance	Through process evaluation	81
As means of communication	Between training candidate and supervisor	75
	With the health insurance companies	10

Table 2 Dealing with therapist allegiance bias

Dealing with bias	Percent (rounded), %
By reflection	50
By methods	23
By methods and reflection	11.5
Not at all	15.5