John McLeod

Using Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book bestselling author John McLeod examines the multiple ways in which research can be used to inform and enhance counselling practice. The author discusses how research impacts on policy and practice, covering research knowledge, values, research awareness and skills. Further chapters cover:
Using research to understand the therapy process and outcomes Using research to make sense of other lives Using client feedback to enhance practice Using research to build professional networks and effective organisations.
The book can be used throughout training on counselling, psychotherapy and counselling psychology courses, to support the development of professional competencies and personal development. It will also be valuable reading for both practitioners and researchers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 401g
• ISBN-13: 9781412962278
• ISBN-10: 1412962277
• Artikelnr.: 45644768

Autorenporträt

John McLeod has held appointments in universities in the UK, New Zealand and Italy, and is currently Professor of Counselling at the Institute for Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, Dublin, and Professor of Psychology, University of Oslo. He is committed to promoting the relevance of research as a means of informing therapy practice and improving the quality of services that are available to clients, and has received an award from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy for his exceptional contribution to research. His writing has influenced a generation of trainees in the field of counselling, counselling psychology and psychotherapy, and his books are widely adopted on training programmes across the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Practitioner Attitudes to Research
Building Connections Between Research and Practice: The Story So Far
Multiple Points of Contact between Research and Practice
Using Different Types of Knowledge in Therapeutic Practice
The Politics of Research
Using Research to Do Better Therapy
Using Research to Understand the Client's Perspective on Therapy
Using Research to Inform Personal and Professional

Rezensionen

This is a warm-hearted book about research, written as an invitation to practitioners to come to the research table, bringing the voices of their clients with curiosity and openness, a sense of inclusion and the means of collaboration. I would recommend this book for seasoned researchers to review and reflect on their work, and novice researchers to explore the many possibilities available to them for conducting and using research...It would also be useful for educators and training organisations, managers and policy makers due to its comprehensive and diverse approach to the topic. I can only imagine the difference this book may have made to my understanding of research gained from formal studies, and the shifts in thinking that educators and students could explore (or resist) using this material. Deidre Ikin