SELF-EXPERIENCE IN BEHAVIOR-THERAPY TRAIN ING

This paper presents a new concept of self-experience, which was develo ped for the use in behavior therapy training. It is theoretically assu med that therapeutic situations are complex decision, situations and t hat emotions are of special importance in information processing. The main emphasis of this self-experience concept is put on the developmen t of therapeutic competence, consisting of the aspects: methodological , ressource, and interactive competence. Preliminary results of an eva luation study are presented.