Author : Christine Bonsmann
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ISBN 13 : 9781793005502
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (55 download)
Book Synopsis Clients' Experiences of Prematurely Terminating Therapy by : Christine Bonsmann
Download or read book Clients' Experiences of Prematurely Terminating Therapy written by Christine Bonsmann and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on a qualitative study which explored clients' experiences of prematurely terminating adult individual therapy in England. Rates of premature termination from counselling and psychotherapy remain high despite a considerable body of research into possible predictors of this phenomenon. Few studies have explored clients' experiences of premature termination in depth. Clients often report dissatisfaction as a reason for premature termination, and this experience is under-researched. From practitioners' perspectives, little is known about indicators of dissatisfaction, and how to manage premature termination if it occurs.The methodology used provides a wide-angled lens on clients' experiences, as well as a detailed exploration of the experience of dissatisfaction in therapy leading to premature termination. As such, the study provides insights into how practitioners could identify the presence of dissatisfaction in therapy as well as offering understanding about the possible diversity of clients' needs if premature termination does occur. The book may also be useful to clients of therapy to help them to reflect on whether their needs are being met in therapy.It is also hoped that counselling and psychotherapy students will find the book helpful as an example of how to contextualise and carry out their qualitative research projects and will recognise that the study was supervised and highly approved by leading figures in the therapy field.Dr Christine Bonsmann, BACP (Accred), UKCP (Accred), MBPsS, DProf, MProf, MSc, MBA, PG Dip, PG Cert is a Psychological Therapist accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the UK Council for Psychotherapy. She has been working in the field of mental health since 2005 and has successfully completed a Doctorate in Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is particularly interested in researching clients' experiences of therapy and has published studies in peer-reviewed journals on this subject.