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 â I can’t lose weight … Continue reading →
Professional Practice in Hypnotherapy Have you ever wondered why hypnotherapists, or for that matter most talking therapists in the UK tend to work in isolation as sole practitioners. When I was a young practitioner, I always imagined that I would … Continue reading →
The Importance of Research for Therapists Part 7 Case studies Sigmund Freud, a Viennese medical practitioner and the founder of psychoanalysis at the turn of the century, offers a model of human psychoemotional dysfunction. His model endeavours to account for … Continue reading →
The Importance of Research for Therapists Part 6 Reviewing the literature Reports of research enter the public arena by way of publication. Such reports are distributed to educational establishments, to university libraries and to professional organisations. Locating the existence of … Continue reading →
The Importance of Research for Therapists Part 5 Gathering and evaluating information The way in which knowledge is made available to practitioners is through the medium of publication. It so happens that Galentia (1957) reported cases similar in presentation to … Continue reading →
The Importance of Research for Therapists Part 4 A presenting case Unless the practitioners maintain a focus within a relatively narrow range of presenting habits and conditions, invariably it will be necessary for them to locate and evaluate information concerning … Continue reading →
The Importance of Research for Therapists Part 3 Collecting and evaluating research material The purpose of obtaining research material for review is to evaluate its relevance generally and consider its relevance to the specific. To be proficient in information collection, … Continue reading →
