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The use of technology in psychotherapy training: some research-informed reflections part 7 Efficacy of training A study of professional training in psychology which had two groups of students with the only difference being style of delivery (eg they had the … Continue reading

The use of technology in psychotherapy training: some research-informed reflections part 6 Access It is worth considering the impact that online training may have on access to training. Blackmore et al (2008) state “Students cited “finance”, “distance from training centre, … Continue reading

The use of technology in psychotherapy training: some research-informed reflections part 5 The tutor’s role It could be easy to presume that the tutor’s role in an online environment is simpler than in a live classroom but theorists are clear … Continue reading

The use of technology in psychotherapy training: some research-informed reflections part 4 Measuring participation Another issue to be considered is how to measure a student’s participation for online training. Obviously with live training they are either there, or not, but … Continue reading

The use of technology in psychotherapy training: some research-informed reflections part 3 Communication style We have all, I’m sure, had experience of miscommunication in emails and in the sphere of online training this is no different. Lack of tone of … Continue reading

The use of technology in psychotherapy training: some research-informed reflections part 2 Inter-personal Relationships Anecdotally, from discussions with others within UKCP, the primary concern about online training is that it would exclude examination and exploration of personal process. Therefore it seems … Continue reading

The use of technology in psychotherapy training: some research-informed reflections  This is the first part of an article I wrote for the Psychotherapist, the journal of the UKCP. I hope you will find this interesting. Introduction The story of how … Continue reading

The Importance of Research for Therapists Part 9 Ethical considerations in research Quite apart from the professional relationship existing between therapist and the client, undertaking research involves delving and probing an individual’s core beliefs and then making use of the … Continue reading

The Importance of Research for Therapists Part 8 Diary Keeping One useful method of collecting subjective material about behaviour, feelings and human action is with the use of a diary by the participant.  Here the participant agrees to maintain a … Continue reading

The Trance of Me Most of us who work as hypnotherapists or indeed any kind of therapist will be familiar with the phenomenon of people who are trapped in a script; the script may say “ I can’t lose weight … Continue reading

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