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Physical framework for a counselling environment in India: Thematic analysis of counsellors' perceptions
Author(s) -
Dey Anjali Miriam,
Kumar Aneesh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
counselling and psychotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1746-1405
pISSN - 1473-3145
DOI - 10.1002/capr.12299
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , session (web analytics) , perception , construct (python library) , psychology , medical education , qualitative research , applied psychology , medicine , computer science , sociology , social science , neuroscience , world wide web , programming language
The influence of the physical environment on the counselling process is an inevitable part of a counselling session. However, there is little insight in Indian research into the desirable elements of the physical environment of the counselling room that helps facilitate a counselling session. Interviews were conducted with 10 professional counsellors in India. Thematic analysis of the data brought out various Basic and Organising themes under the following three Global themes: (a) Elements of the physical framework; (b) Counsellor's perspectives about the physical framework in counselling; and (c) Motivation to build a framework. The findings show how counsellors can systematise the physical framework to help construct the counselling session effectively.