NCT07133009

Intentional Relationship Model in OT Students

The Effect of the Intentional Relationship Model on Therapeutic Use of Self and Career Choice in Occupational Therapy Students

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ankara Medipol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to examine the changes in occupational therapy interns' professional personality types and therapeutic use behaviors through an Intentional Relationship Model (IRM)-based training program. The study aims to introduce a therapeutic relationship-focused approach to occupational therapy education and to contribute to the effective development of students' therapeutic use skills during their professional development process. Participants will receive one hour of interactive training per week for six weeks, structured within the framework of the IRM.

Detailed description

Type of research: Cross-sectional research Population and sample: The population of the research will consist of volunteer occupational therapy 4th grade students. In order to determine the sample size, a power analysis was conducted using the G\*Power program with 95% power (alpha=0.05, two-tailed), and it was determined that a minimum of 54 participants were required for a matched t-test based on the guidelines provided by Cohen. Inclusion criteria: * Being a 4th-year occupational therapy student * Being literate in Turkish Exclusion criteria: ● Not participating regularly in the education program Students who meet the participation criteria and are provided with detailed information about the study will be asked to sign an informed consent form if they voluntarily agree to participate in the study. While the assessments will be conducted face-to-face, the education program will be conducted online (via Zoom). Forms used for data collection: Sociodemographic Form, Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Use of Self (SETUS), Holland's Vocational Choice There is no control group in this study. Data collection tools will be applied before and after training in a single group.

Conditions

• Occupational Therapy Students

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) Training	1 Theory: Brief introduction to the Intentional Relationship Model, therapeutic self-awareness, and explanation of therapeutic styles. 1. Practice: Students share their existing knowledge and thoughts about therapeutic styles, and discuss the practical implications of therapeutic styles that may be relevant to them. 2. Theory: Information about defining interpersonal characteristics and getting to know our clients 2 Practice: Sources of differences in client profiles in the client-therapist relationship, structuring questions appropriately, and practices for getting to know our clients better 3 Theory: Information about potential difficulties that may arise in the therapeutic process 3 Practice: Scenarios are played out about what can be done to address difficulties that may arise in the client-therapist relationship 4 Theory: Information about interpersonal reasoning skills and coping with difficulties 4 Practice: Strategies that can be used to create an appropriat

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-10
• Primary completion: 2026-02-28
• Completion: 2026-07-30
• First posted: 2025-08-20
• Last updated: 2025-11-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)