- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Learning how to use critical self-reflection creatively when practising therapy is an important component of training. This level of self-awareness is, however, often neglected in research, despite the centrality of the researcher to their work.
Doing Practice-based Research in Therapy: A Reflexive Approach makes the vital link between practical research skills and self-awareness, critical reflection and personal development in practice-based research. Starting with a clear introduction to the theory, practice and debates surrounding this type of research, the book then guides the reader step-by-step through the practicalities of the research process, encouraging them to reflect upon and evaluate their practice at each stage.
The book:
- incorporates case studiesthroughout toillustrate different methodological approaches
- uses real life examples from students conducting practice-based psychotherapy research
- includes exercises, chapter objectives, end-of-chapter questions and suggestions for further reading to help consolidate learning
- encourages ongoing personal development by introducing personal development planning (PDP) and lifelong learning in the field of research. By demystifying the reflexive approach, this highly practical guide ensures that trainees and qualified therapists get the most, both professionally and personally, from their practice-based research.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- One Real-life research
- Two Personal Development
- Three A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Method Approach of Multilingualism in Psychotherapy
- Four What is Evidence-Based Research?
- Five Formulating the Research Question
- Six Doing your Literature Review
- Seven Considering Ethics
- Eight The Researcher as a Person
- Nine Epistemology and Methodology
- Ten What is Reflexivity?
- Eleven Reflexivity on Introspection
- Twelve Reflexivity as Intersubjective Reflection
- Thirteen Reflexivity as Mutual Collaboration
- Fourteen Making an Impact
- Fifteen Concluding Remarks
- References
- Index