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Counsellors' experiences of changing their practice: Learning the psychodynamic‐interpersonal model of therapy
Author(s) -
Mackay Hannah C.,
West William,
Moorey James,
Guthrie Elspeth,
Margison Frank
Publication year - 2001
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 - 10.1080/14733140112331385228
Subject(s) - psychodynamics , feeling , psychotherapist , psychology , grounded theory , interpersonal communication , psychological intervention , identity (music) , qualitative research , psychodynamic psychotherapy , therapeutic relationship , social psychology , sociology , psychiatry , social science , physics , acoustics
Seven counsellors were interviewed about their experiences of learning and applying a new approach to therapy: the psychodynamic‐interpersonal model. These interviews were analysed using grounded theory — a qualitative approach. Under the core category of ‘changing counselling practice: applying the PI model of therapy’, the material was organised into 10 major categories: difficult feelings; new awareness; therapeutic identity; identifying reasons for choosing how to work; experiencing difficulties in adherence; attributing causes of difficulties; ways through the difficulties; understanding how change in practice occurs; changing interventions; and specific other inputs. Examples from the interviews are used to cast light on the difficulties experienced by counsellors in the process of changing their practice.