ABSTRACT The helping professions of psychotherapy and counselling involve a process of lifelong learning and professional development. Multiple influences may serve as pathways to professional development and growth. The study explored practitioner perceptions of a range of influences on their development as therapists. The Development of Psychotherapists Common Core Questionnaire-India (DPCCQ-I) was completed by 250 mental health practitioners with diverse professional backgrounds and experience levels, practising in India. A section assessed therapists’ ratings of ten potential influences, both positive and negative, on their professional development. Thse results indicated that experiences in therapy with clients, reading books and journals, therapists’ personal life experiences, and case discussions were perceived as having the most positive impact on development as a therapist. The most frequently reported negative influences were institutional conditions, experiences with clients, and personal life experiences. The strength of influences in select domains varied according to therapist experience levels and professional background and was significantly associated with indices of therapist perceptions of their skills and growth in therapeutic work. These results are discussed in the context of unique practice realities in India. Implications for professional training and continuing development are outlined.

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至关重要的影响：印度心理治疗师和咨询师的专业发展

摘要心理治疗和咨询的帮助性职业涉及终身学习和专业发展的过程。多种影响可以作为职业发展和成长的途径。这项研究探讨了从业者对他们作为治疗师发展的一系列影响的看法。由印度250名具有不同专业背景和经验水平的心理健康从业人员完成了心理治疗师印度共同核心问卷的开发（DPCCQ-I）。一个部分评估了治疗师对其职业发展的十种潜在影响的正面和负面评价。这些结果表明与客户进行治疗，阅读书籍和杂志的经历，治疗师的个人生活经历，案例讨论被认为对治疗师的发展具有最积极的影响。最常报告的负面影响是机构条件，与客户的经历以及个人生活经历。在特定领域中，影响力的强弱根据治疗师的经验水平和专业背景而异，并且与治疗师对其技能和治疗工作增长的看法的指数显着相关。这些结果是在印度独特的实践现实中进行讨论的。概述了专业培训和持续发展的意义。在特定领域中，影响力的强弱根据治疗师的经验水平和专业背景而异，并且与治疗师对其技能和治疗工作增长的看法的指数显着相关。这些结果是在印度独特的实践环境中讨论的。概述了专业培训和持续发展的意义。在特定领域中，影响力的强弱根据治疗师的经验水平和专业背景而异，并且与治疗师对其技能和治疗工作增长的看法的指数显着相关。这些结果是在印度独特的实践现实中进行讨论的。概述了专业培训和持续发展的意义。