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Abstract
This hands-on introduction to psychotherapy process research methods takes the student clinician/researcher through the basic steps of developing a research project based on a transcript of a psychotherapy session. The major text-based methods in use are introduced in separate chapters, and illustrated with detailed examples and exercises which will enable the novice researcher to explore the therapeutic interaction from a variety of perspectives. The aim of the book is to support and enhance clinical practice through research competence and awareness.
'This book makes an important contribution to the field of psychotherapy research for clinicians. It is especially timely as it responds to the demand of the current climate for critical thinking and evaluation of ongoing clinical work.' - Judith Woodhead, Journal of Analytical Psychology
NICK RIDING is Director, Psychotherapy Programmes, at the Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. He also practises as a psychotherapist within the National Heatlh Service.
GEORGIA LEPPER is Lecturer in Psychotherapy at the Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. She is the author of Categories in Talk and Text: A Practical Introduction to Categorization Analysis.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| List of Tables and Figures | xi | ||
| Preface | xii | ||
| Acknowledgements | xv | ||
| PART I: BACKGROUND TO THE FIELD OF PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH | 1 | ||
| Introduction: What is research? | 1 | ||
| CHAPTER 1 Psychotherapy Research: a brief overview | 7 | ||
| Introduction and origins | 7 | ||
| Research into psychotherapy outcome | 8 | ||
| Equivalence of treatments | 10 | ||
| Cost effectiveness | 11 | ||
| Clinically significant change | 12 | ||
| Developments in process research | 13 | ||
| Factors leading to change in psychotherapy | 14 | ||
| Relationship factors | 16 | ||
| Therapeutic alliance | 17 | ||
| Conclusion | 20 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 21 | ||
| CHAPTER 2 The Research Process | 22 | ||
| Introduction | 22 | ||
| Asking a question | 22 | ||
| Research design in group-based studies | 24 | ||
| Validity and reliability in group designs | 26 | ||
| Research design in single case studies | 27 | ||
| Reliability and validity in text-based case studies | 30 | ||
| Strategies for answering the research questions | 32 | ||
| The sources of data | 36 | ||
| Ethical issues | 39 | ||
| Choosing a research method | 41 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 43 | ||
| PART II: THE CODING APPROACHES | 45 | ||
| Introduction | 45 | ||
| CHAPTER 3 Transference-related Methods | 49 | ||
| Introduction | 49 | ||
| Transference-related methods | 50 | ||
| The core conflictual relationship theme method | 56 | ||
| Findings of CCRT research | 62 | ||
| Example of a practitioner project using CCRT | 63 | ||
| Conclusion | 66 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 67 | ||
| CHAPTER 4 The Assimilation Model | 68 | ||
| Introduction | 68 | ||
| The Assimilation Model | 69 | ||
| Overview of published research using the Assimilation Model | 78 | ||
| Examples of practitioner projects using the Assimilation Model | 83 | ||
| Conclusion | 86 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 87 | ||
| CHAPTER 5 Interpersonal Theory Approaches | 88 | ||
| Introduction | 88 | ||
| Interpersonal theory | 88 | ||
| The structural analysis of social behaviour (SASB) | 96 | ||
| Research using SASB | 104 | ||
| Example of a practitioner project using SASB | 107 | ||
| Conclusion | 110 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 110 | ||
| PART III: THE DISCOURSE APPROACHES | 111 | ||
| Introduction | 111 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 117 | ||
| CHAPTER 6 Grounded Theory | 118 | ||
| Introduction | 118 | ||
| Recent developments in grounded theory | 123 | ||
| Reliability and validity | 128 | ||
| Recent debates in grounded theory | 129 | ||
| Application of grounded theory to psychotherapy process research | 131 | ||
| Example of a practitioner project using grounded theory | 134 | ||
| Conclusion | 135 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 136 | ||
| CHAPTER 7 Conversation Analysis | 137 | ||
| Introduction | 137 | ||
| What is conversation analysis? | 138 | ||
| Categorization analysis | 144 | ||
| Questions of method | 149 | ||
| Applying conversation analysis to psychotherapeutic interaction | 150 | ||
| Example of a practitioner project using conversation analysis | 153 | ||
| Conclusion | 156 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 159 | ||
| CHAPTER 8 Analyzing Narratives in Psychotherapy Texts | 160 | ||
| Introduction | 160 | ||
| Narrative analysis and psychotherapy research | 161 | ||
| The most recent developments in narrative analysis | 163 | ||
| The hierarchical model of interpretation | 168 | ||
| The narrative process coding system | 169 | ||
| Example of a practitioner project using NPCS | 175 | ||
| Conclusion | 176 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 177 | ||
| CHAPTER 9 The Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM) | 178 | ||
| Introduction | 178 | ||
| The development of the therapeutic cycles model | 179 | ||
| Interpreting the CM graph | 181 | ||
| Findings from studies using the TCM | 185 | ||
| Application of the TCM: an exercise | 186 | ||
| Strengths and weaknesses of TCM | 188 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 188 | ||
| PART IV: DATA ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTATION | 189 | ||
| Introduction | 189 | ||
| CHAPTER 10 Computerized Data Analysis | 193 | ||
| Introduction | 193 | ||
| Example 1–C-I-SAID: The Code-A-Text System | 194 | ||
| Example 2–Nvivo (QSR) | 198 | ||
| Example 3–The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) | 200 | ||
| Which package? | 202 | ||
| A project using several IT methods | 203 | ||
| Conclusion | 206 | ||
| Suggestions for further reading | 207 | ||
| CHAPTER 11 Documentation of the Research | 208 | ||
| Introduction | 208 | ||
| Example of a practitioner project–Stories and metaphors: exploration of the narrative and figurative language in one patient–therapist dyad: a pilot study | 209 | ||
| CONCLUSION | 225 | ||
| References | 228 | ||
| Index | 246 |