{"product_id":"practitioner-research-in-counselling-and-psychotherapy-the-power-of-examples-9781137390295","title":"Practitioner Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: The Power of Examples","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Liz Bondi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Palgrave\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Psychotherapy - Counseling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping knowledge in the field of counselling and psychotherapy has traditionally been seen to require a specific type of research: one typically undertaken by academics and published in journals, with the express purpose of raising the prestige of the field as a whole. But how are practitioners to apply findings based on generalisations to their unique therapeutic relationships with unique individuals? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this thought-provoking text, Liz Bondi and Judith Fewell invite practitioners to move away from an approach to research that depends upon distance and objectification, and towards a method centred on practical wisdom developed through intense exploration of the lived experience of therapeutic relationships. Following a close examination of the flaws of dominant approaches to research in the field, the book provides a richly detailed exploration of a diverse range of subjective experiences, from both practitioners and clients. These include a voluntary counsellor's account of working with a bereaved inmate in a Scottish prison, a case study about how music and poetry enabled a man diagnosed with schizophrenia living in a psychiatric facility to communicate and develop a positive therapeutic relationship, and an exploration of the gender dynamics experienced by a female trainee counsellor working with a depressed male client. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a collection of authors with a wealth of experience in practice and academia, this insightful and evocative text will inspire anyone undertaking research in this field - be they students, educators or practitioners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085846536343,"sku":"9781137390295","price":5060.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781137390295.webp?v=1767142878","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/practitioner-research-in-counselling-and-psychotherapy-the-power-of-examples-9781137390295","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}