This book marks an important watershed in the development of
psychotherapy. A lack of relative knowledge of research in
psychotherapy, a history of apparent defensiveness in being
evaluated, and a reluctance to work with universities has developed
in psychotherapy, all of which threaten it with further
marginalization. This book provides examples of how
psychotherapeutic research and the abilities to carry it out can
help the practicing psychotherapist. The papers represent a
cross-section of current research thinking from within the UKCP,
North America, and Continental Europe. It is hoped that these
papers presented will inspire current practitioners and those in
training to develop themselves, and hence their practice, through
research.The book has been divided into five sections, with each
section focusing on a different area of the research endeavor.
Section One outlines exactly what is meant by psychotherapeutic
research and gives an overview of the features of different
research methods. Section Two provides introductions to
quantitative and qualitative methods, rather than focusing on
particular research findings. It also shows how postmodern feminist
methodology can be used to examine the influences of therapists'
sexuality and contains a report into researching sensitive and
distressing topics. Section Three focuses on research into the
process of psychotherapy. It investigates such topics as brief
focused gestalt therapy, discourse analysis, and group cohesion
using text- and conversation-analysis. Section Four concentrates on
research into the outcomes of psychotherapy, including the utility
of a recently developed outcome measurement scale, the need for an
aetiological framework, and the history of the movement towards
evidence-based practice. The final section investigates therapeutic
context with regard to the personal preferences of the therapist.
It shows how therapists' thinking styles differ and how these
differences illuminate relationship between personal styles and
philosophical beliefs.This book will prove useful for students and
practitioners of psychotherapy, as well as those more traditionally
engaged in psychotherapeutic research. Contributors: Talal Al
Rubaie, Andrew Arthur, Mark Aveline, Thaddeus Birchard, Julia
Buckroyd, Jocelyn Catty, Julia Cayne, Deborah Dobson, Keith Dobson,
Richard Evans, Nick Gilbert, Dennis Greenwood, Andrew Gumley,
Tirril Harris, Colleen Heenan, Georgia Lepper, Del Loewenthal,
Martin Milton, Jayne Redmond, Theresa Rose, Julie Ryden, Christine
Stevens, Maureen Taylor, Finn Tschudi, and David Winter.
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