Professional development and personal therapy.

2016 ◽  
pp. 223-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Helge Rønnestad ◽  
David E. Orlinsky ◽  
Hadas Wiseman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Personal Therapy

Both/and: researcher as participant in qualitative inquiry

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Probst
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Personal Therapy ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Dual Roles ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Within the conversation about insider/outsider positioning, little has been written about qualitative research when the researcher is also a participant. This article describes a unique situation in which co-researchers (doctoral interns) were also interviewees, inhabiting dual roles within a single study. Its purpose is to examine the potential benefits of this experience for the professional development of new qualitative researchers. Design/methodology/approach Reflections of the two co-researchers (doctoral interns) - taken from journals, memos, and team debriefing meetings - are analyzed thematically thematically by the lead researcher. Data extracts are used to illustrate key themes and illuminate cross-cultural comparisons. Findings The paper presents three core themes relating to vulnerability, and disclosure. The interns' participant/researcher experience sensitized them to the experience of those whose stories they sought to represent, suggesting that participation may offer a valuable means for developing research skills, just as the experience of personal therapy can help to develop clinical skills in the new therapist. Practical implications Despite the limited scope of this paper (i.e., the experience of two doctoral interns), findings suggest that the direct experience of non-dichotomized identity may be a useful way for a new researcher to appreciate the importance of relinquishing role, distance, and presumed authority within a post-modern framework of mutuality and co-construction. Originality/value In addition to the uniqueness of this experience of inhabiting dual roles within the research process, the interns’ different cultural backgrounds – and their different responses – suggests that cultural notions of position, authority, and relationship need to be taken into account in the professional development of new qualitative researchers.

scholarly journals Personal therapy for therapists: Reflections on past and current research from an autoethnographic perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Personal Therapy ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Mandatory Requirement ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

The following article will describe and reflect on a research study that was published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly in 2011, entitled ‘Personal Therapy as a Mandatory Requirement for Counselling Psychologists in Training: A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Therapy on Trainees’ Personal and Professional Development.’ The aim of the study was to explore trainee counselling psychologists’ experiences of mandatory personal therapy, and the impact it had on their personal and professional development. This article is written from an autoethnographic perspective. Autoethnography is a research method which allows authors to define, explain and methodically evaluate their personal experiences of being part of a particular culture, over a prolonged period of time. The use of the dialogue approach has allowed the study to be presented as an interview or a conversation that has taken place between two people. The article concentrates on three areas of autoethnography: firstly, sincerity which is interested in the author’s objectives and the ways in which a study is designed, carried out, and presented. Secondly, contribution is about the significance of participants’ stories and the ways in which they are interpreted. The standard of any research study is judged on the extent to which the work has furthered knowledge and understanding of a particular subject area. Thirdly, rich insight, involves an idiosyncratic process of self-reflection for the researcher to gain insight into their area of interest.

Love in Violence: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Partner Abuse ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-108
Author(s):  
Gayatri Shah ◽  
Arlene Vetere ◽  
Dora Brown
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Personal Therapy ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Relationship Experiences ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Abusive Partners ◽  
Research Challenge ◽  
Systemic Understanding

The objective of this research was to explore through interpretative phenomenological analysis on how psychotherapists understand and conceptualize women’s relationship experiences including those of intimacy and love with their abusive partners. In this study, 6 therapists were interviewed regarding women’s relationship experiences with abusive partners. The findings of this research challenge the notion that therapists can act as blank screens in therapy and has implications for psychological therapy, therapists, supervisors, training courses, services, and policymakers. These highlight the need for therapists, through self-reflection, supervision, continuous professional development, and personal therapy, to reflect on how they influence women’s disclosures of abusive experiences. The study supports the argument for a multitreatment approach with systemic understanding when working with women living with violence and abuse.

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