Researching the Psychotherapy Process: A Practical Guide to Transcript-Based Methods

ISBN-13: 9781403922069 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 272 str.

Georgia Lepper

Opis

This hands-on introduction to psychotherapy process research methods takes the student clinician/researcher through the basic steps of developing a research project based on a transcript of a psychotherapy session. The major text-based methods in use are introduced in separate chapters, and illustrated with detailed examples and exercises, which will enable the novice researcher to explore the therapeutic interaction from a variety of perspectives. The aim of the book is to support and enhance clinical practice through research competence and awareness.

Spis treści

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- PART 1: BACKGROUND TO THE FIELD OF PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH.- Introduction: What is Research?.- Psychotherapy Research: A Brief Overview.- The Research Process.- PART 2: THE CODING APPROACHES.- Introduction.- Transference-Related Methods.- The Assimilation Model.- Interpersonal Theory Approaches.- PART 3: THE DISCOURSE APPROACHES.- Introduction.- Grounded Theory.- Conversation Analysis.- Analyzing Narratives in Psychotherapy Texts.- The Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM).- PART 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTATION.- Introduction.- Computerized Data Analysis.- Documentation of the Research.- Conclusion.- References.

O autorze

NICK RIDING is Director, Psychotherapy Programmes, at the Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. He also practises as a psychotherapist within the National Heatlh Service.

GEORGIA LEPPER is Lecturer in Psychotherapy at the Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. She is the author of Categories in Talk and Text: A Practical Introduction to Categorization Analysis.