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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"counselling psychologist"”.
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A synthesis of the reflective and scientific counselling psychologist practitioner: dynamics in research, practice, and clinical supervision
… of training (psychology, psychotherapy, and counselling). Collectively, these views helped in the construction of a new ‘therapist awareness therapeutic alliance scale’ tested through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). A mixed qualitative and quantitative methodology was employed. The study …
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Exploring the perception of African Caribbeans in choosing a career as a counselling psychologist: a mixed methods approach
… African Caribbeans towards choosing careers as counselling psychologists. 131 (N = 131) African Caribbeans aged 16-55 contributed to this study. Firstly, an online and paper survey questionnaire was designed and administered to (N =121) participants. This comprised of (N = 41) parents; (N = 41) …
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma-Related Guilt: The Perspective of a Counselling Psychologist within the Military
Exposure to potentially traumatic events experienced in military combat can often lead to psychological illness such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However the stigma of suffering a mental illness prevents many within the military from seeking help. Currently operating within the Royal …
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The lived experiences of counselling psychologists working with black, asian and minority ethnic survivors of domestic violence and abuse: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study
… been relatively minimal research on exploring Counselling Psychologists’ experiences of working with BAME survivors of DVA. It is apparent that it would be useful to explore how Counselling Psychologists feel and the impact it may have on their personal and professional lives. Method: A …
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A counselling psychology perspective on the experiences of therapists working with clients convicted of crime
… at different stages of my training to become a counselling psychologist. There are two distinct but overlapping themes within the portfolio; the experiences of psychologists during therapy and therapeutic work with people who have a forensic history. These pieces of work reflect my evolving …
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Healthcare practitioners’ and patients’ perspectives of a weight management service and the place of psychological support within this
… considering the implications for the role of a counselling psychologist. There were nine interviews conducted with five healthcare practitioners and four clients. The professionals’ disciplines included: physiologist, dietician, health psychologist, programme manager, and a medical consultant. …
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Psychotherapist suicidality: breaking the silence using interactive interviewing
… been given little attention in psychotherapy and counselling psychology affiliations. It addresses the importance of acknowledging, understanding and supporting psychotherapists who are, or have been, suicidal, and of growing knowledge structures that benefit future support systems. I draw on my …
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A study of the fundamental psychological needs of young people in receipt of psychological therapy
… It was written up for submission to Counselling Psychologist. After this, an empirical paper is presented. This is a qualitative study of the experience of psychological therapy by young people with severe mental health problems. The study employs Interpretative Phenomenological …
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"There’s literally nothing else I can do apart from cope": a Foucauldian discourse analysis of shame, coping, and the operation of power in parents' narrative accounts of adolescent substance use
This qualitative study applied a Foucauldian discourse analysis to explore the discourses which characterised and constructed parents' narrative accounts of their experiences of parenting an adolescent who misused substances. The analysis identified three dominant discourses; risk management, moral …
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Perspectives on counselling psychology
… hundred and eighty participants (113 Chartered Counselling Psychologists, 167 trainees in Counselling Psychology) took part in the project, conducted over 4 years, which aimed at explicating perspectives on what constitutes the discipline of Counselling Psychology. A range of studies employing …
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How do counselling psychologists working with children and adolescents describe and give meaning to their experiences? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
… qualitatively explores the experiences of six counselling psychologists working with children and adolescents with regards to philosophy, policy, training, practice and professional identity. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed to analyse participant data. Participants were …
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Multispecies Entanglements and Rural Mental Wellbeing: An Ethnographic Situational Analysis
… and lifeways of rural people themselves. As a counselling psychologist-in-training with deep ties to rural life, I was both concerned and compelled by these framings, which often obscure the richness, complexity, and vitality of rural communities. This dissertation aims to unsettle such narrow …
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Single session intervention using acceptance and commitment therapy for binge eating: a components analysis in a community sample
… up, Open up, and Step up) delivered by a trainee counselling psychologist for 45 minutes, via zoom in groups of 2-8. Participants completed the Binge Eating Scale (BES), The Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ) and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Weight (AAQ-W) prior to the …
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A narrative exploration of the lived experience of being born, raised in, and leaving a cultic group: the case of the Exclusive Brethren
… a cultic group, and subsequently leaving. As a counselling psychologist and a former member of the Brethren, this thesis is of professional and personal interest. Unstructured interviews were conducted with three male and three female participants in their mid 30s to mid 70s, who left at various …
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Exploring the professional identity of counselling psychologists: a mixed methods study
… understanding of the professional identity of counselling psychology in the UK by exploring both the individual professional identities of counselling psychologists and the broader identity of the profession as a whole. This will elaborate on the existing literature base and allow the …
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The evaluation of Carousel : a therapeutic programme for prisoners who self-harm
… purpose the Carousel programme was designed by a counselling psychologist specifically to meet the demands of the female remand population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Carousel. Forty women who had a history of deliberate self-harm entered and completed the programme …
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A discourse analysis looking at the way counselling psychologists discuss and address issues of race with individuals from black Asian and minority ethnicities
… study aims to shed light about the discourses counselling psychologists use to address and discuss issues of race and discrimination when talking with BAME individuals in clinical practice. Methodology: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 6 counselling …
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Trying to find the balance in research and therapeutic practice
… future research are also discussed. As a Trainee Counselling Psychologist, I have resonated with the challenges of self-acceptance, use of self and struggles with authenticity and finding a good enough balance. These themes tie the research together with a publishable paper and client study. The …
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Managing to be intimate: Trying to find the balance in research and therapeutic practice
… future research are also discussed. As a Trainee Counselling Psychologist, I have resonated with the challenges of self-acceptance, use of self and struggles with authenticity and finding a good enough balance. These themes tie the research together with a publishable paper and client study. The …
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Intersectionality and power: an autoethnographic exploration of a psychotherapist’s narratives of oppression and their impact on her sense of self
… arose from a recognition during my training as a counselling psychologist of a personal need to explore how my felt sense of self-in-relationship, as a gendered, racialized and sexualized being, within my particular socio-cultural and political contexts, impacted who I was or could be, in the …
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