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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"therapeutic experiences"”.
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Is mindfulness enough? The therapeutic experiences of people engaging in western Buddhist practices
… and weaknesses of Western Buddhist practice as a therapeutic intervention relative other psychotherapeutic interventions. It is unclear why people engage in Western Buddhist practices, what they may be getting from these practices, or how Western Buddhist practices compare to psychotherapy …
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Mental Health Therapists' Perceptions of the Relationship between Client Gender and Personal Characteristics which Contribute to Successful Therapeutic Experiences
… essential to a client’s successful therapeutic experience were examined to determine whether traditional gender role stereotyping was operative in the therapists’ perceptions of clients. The client’s sex and the therapist’s sex, age, and years of experience in the field were …
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Where the Glass Glows: Unpacking the Therapeutic Experiences of Adult Students in a Community-Based Open Glass Studio During a Pandemic
… understanding about how working with glass was therapeutic during a pandemic. Open-ended surveys were used to understand the experiences of glass makers (n = 11) and students in a stained-glass studio (n = 26) and their responses were thematically categorized. The findings presented illustrate …
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Therapy-in-the-world: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of accessible self-therapeutic modes of being
… who integrated accessible, low-cost experiences into their lives in ways they described as ‘therapeutic’. These apparently simple experiences – including music, football, silence, long-distance cycling, paddleboarding, journeying, and artistic creation – existed in subtle …
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Therapy-in-the-world: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of accessible self-therapeutic modes of being
… who integrated accessible, low-cost experiences into their lives in ways they described as ‘therapeutic’. These apparently simple experiences – including music, football, silence, long-distance cycling, paddleboarding, journeying, and artistic creation – existed in subtle …
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Healing beyond the scars of female genital mutilation (FGM): the experiences of Somali women in England with therapeutic interventions
This thesis explores the therapeutic experiences of Somali women in the UK who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or FGM reversal. It focuses on participants' perceptions of psychological interventions and, from these experiences, assesses the cultural competence of therapeutic …
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Understanding minor attracted persons
… provides an exploratory analysis of the lived experiences of MAPs from 3 different perspectives. Study 1 is a qualitative analysis of online support forums for MAPs, examining offense avoidance strategies they use when in a position where they believe they could engage in a relationship with a …
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"WIsh I would be normal": LSD and Homosexuality at Hollywood Hospital, 1955-1973
This thesis examines the subjective experiences of twelve same-sex attracted men who received psychiatric LSD-25 therapy on the basis of their sexual orientation between 1955 and 1973 at Hollywood Hospital, a private institution in New Westminster, British Columbia. Using patient- and …
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A solution focused family checkup as a positive intervention in family therapy
… commitment to therapy, and previous negative therapeutic experiences. Additionally many persons are averse to seeking counseling or therapy due to the psychological stigmatization of having to attend to professional guidance and/or assistance. Using a convenience sample of varied family …
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A counselling psychology approach to reconnecting with urban nature for personal and societal wellbeing
… literature has established that nature is therapeutic but does not tell us how people experience and make sense of their experiences and has typically viewed and treated nature as a quantifiable entity. To address this gap, this study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore …
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Being a trainee, being a client: Exploring meanings and integrating identities
… there is limited understanding regarding the experiences of trainees as a unique client group. This study sets out to explore the therapeutic experiences of trainee Counselling Psychologists in the UK, with particular focus on the meanings that participants assign to their role as clients. …
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Intersectional sameness and difference in psychotherapy: Women of colour s experiences of the therapeutic alliance
The therapeutic alliance is crucial for positive therapeutic outcomes, as it sets the foundation for the therapeutic process. In South Africa, a diverse and multilingual country with high levels of inequality, access to healthcare services, poor quality of healthcare, and discrimination in …
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How to foster visitors’ environmentally responsible behaviour in nature-based tourism of South Korea
… the relationships among multidimensional visitor experiences, restorative outcomes, environmental attitudes (NEP), and ERB remains limited, particularly in East Asian contexts. South Korea provides a distinctive setting for this inquiry due to its mountainous geography and cultural traditions …