An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Adult Clients' Experience of My Career Chapter

This paper reports a study of adult clients' experience of My Career Chapter, which is a theoretically-informed, qualitative career assessment and counselling procedure. My Career Chapter engenders personal exploration through a client's writing and reading aloud a career-related autobiography, which is formulated on the basis of structured steps and a sentence-completion process. In a predominantly qualitative, mixed method design (i.e., QUAL+quan), interpretative phenomenological analysis of six interview transcripts constructed three major clusters representative of clients' experiences: implications for instructions and guidelines; induction of personal contemplation and self-reflection; and positive emotional experience. Secondary quantitative data aligned with the primary qualitative results. The results of this study were consistent with and extend upon previous research; and were indicative of the safety and potential of My Career Chapter as a narrative career assessment and counselling procedure for adults.

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An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Emotional Experience of the 1947 Partition Survivors

Journal of Student Research ◽

10.47611/jsr.v10i1.1138 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ananya Kalra ◽

Eva Zysk

Keyword(s):

Cultural Identity ◽

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Emotional Experience ◽

Forced Migration ◽

Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Trauma Narratives ◽

South Indian ◽

Distressing Memories

This paper examines the emotional experience of the survivors of the 1947 India-Pakistan Partition by conducting an interpretative phenomenological analysis of their trauma narratives which were procured through the 1947 Partition Archive, an organization dedicated to the preservation of the stories of the victims of the separation of the two countries. The three participants were between the ages of 5-14 years-old when they were displaced and all of them witnessed the rampant violence that characterizes the Partition. They recall the events while maintaining a distance from the distressing memories by altering the perspective of their narratives and adopting laughter as a relieving mechanism. Their cultural identity was comprised by forced migration which they express through a deeply rooted desire to return to their homes. Their needs to be further exploration of Partition narratives across diverse demographics, such as South Indian and Muslim survivors.

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A Narrative Sentence-Completion Process for Systems Career Assessment

Australian Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/103841620501400306 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 30-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Peter McIlveen ◽

Tanya Ford ◽

Kristine Dun

Keyword(s):

Systems Theory ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Sentence Completion ◽

Career Counselling ◽

Career Assessment ◽

Narrative Approaches ◽

Completion Process ◽

Tentative Evidence ◽

Career Systems ◽

Personal Career

Constructivist and narrative approaches to career counselling have emerged as viable practical alternatives to traditional models. This article describes the development of a career counselling assessment process that is based upon notions derived from constructivism, narrative, and systems theory. The technique utilises a sentence-completion method to facilitate clients' exploration of personal career systems. Evaluation of the technique indicates that clients experienced a positive reaction and no negative reaction to the process. Furthermore, there was tentative evidence that it may impact upon the positive expectations for their career counselling.

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Exploring CBT therapists’ experience of feeling of safety within self-practice/self-reflection: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist ◽

10.1017/s1754470x21000283 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

Author(s):

Murray Mackenzie ◽

James O’Mahony

Keyword(s):

Lived Experience ◽

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Future Research ◽

List Type ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Experiential Training ◽

Self Reflection ◽

Training Strategy ◽

Group Members

Abstract Self-practice/self-reflection (SP/SR) is an experiential training strategy implemented to develop the skills of CBT therapists through the self-application of CBT techniques and subsequent reflection on the experience in relation to clinical practice. Outcome studies report significant personal and professional benefits from SP/SR but engagement studies suggest that CBT therapists’ experience is mixed. In order to inform the design and implementation of SP/SR within CBT, this study aims to explore CBT therapists’ experience of feeling of safety (FOS) within SP/SR. FOS has been identified as an important engagement factor. Three CBT therapists were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. The data, which took the form of verbatim transcripts, were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis. Four superordinate themes relating to participants’ experience of FOS within SP/SR emerged: FOS and its absence as embodied and non-verbal, role of the instructor, awareness of others and venturing beyond safety. Ensuing recommendations for instructors include proactive use of interventions within SP/SR which directly impact embodied FOS, monitoring the wellbeing and engagement of participants through awareness of physical cues and employment of measures designed to promote a sense of equality among group members. Areas of future research include exploration of factors which influence FOS, investigation of the effect on FOS of pre-existing relationships within the SP/SR group and review of interventions which are currently used by SP/SR instructors to promote FOS. Key learning aims (1) To explore the lived experience of FOS within SP/SR as experienced by CBT therapists. (2) To identify factors which influence CBT therapists’ experience of FOS within SP/SR. (3) To identify practical recommendations for use in SP/SR instruction which will promote participants’ FOS.

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Love in Violence: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Partner Abuse ◽

10.1891/1946-6560.7.1.87 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 87-108

Author(s):

Gayatri Shah ◽

Arlene Vetere ◽

Dora Brown

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Personal Therapy ◽

Self Reflection ◽

Relationship Experiences ◽

Training Courses ◽

Abusive Partners ◽

Research Challenge ◽

Systemic Understanding

The objective of this research was to explore through interpretative phenomenological analysis on how psychotherapists understand and conceptualize women’s relationship experiences including those of intimacy and love with their abusive partners. In this study, 6 therapists were interviewed regarding women’s relationship experiences with abusive partners. The findings of this research challenge the notion that therapists can act as blank screens in therapy and has implications for psychological therapy, therapists, supervisors, training courses, services, and policymakers. These highlight the need for therapists, through self-reflection, supervision, continuous professional development, and personal therapy, to reflect on how they influence women’s disclosures of abusive experiences. The study supports the argument for a multitreatment approach with systemic understanding when working with women living with violence and abuse.

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Posttraumatic Growth in Sex Offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ◽

10.1177/0306624x15590834 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 171-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Siebrecht Vanhooren ◽

Mia Leijssen ◽

Jessie Dezutter

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Sex Offenders ◽

Posttraumatic Growth ◽

Psychological Stress ◽

Sexual Offenders ◽

Emotional Support ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Mixed Method Design ◽

Univariate Analyses

In recent qualitative studies, posttraumatic growth has been highlighted as a possible sign of change in how offenders relate to their basic existential needs. In this article, we present results of a pilot study with a mixed-method design on posttraumatic growth and psychological stress in a sample of sexual offenders ( n = 30) in ongoing therapy. We performed univariate analyses and subsequent hierarchical analyses, and the results affirmed our hypothesis that posttraumatic growth is negatively associated with psychological stress. We used phenomenological analysis to identify themes in the participants’ reflections on posttraumatic growth. We found that prison experiences forced the participants to change. Prisoners experience emotional support from others during incarceration as crucial to positive change. Taking responsibility for the crime helped them engage in the therapy more fully and resulted in more posttraumatic growth.

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Evaluation der Pflege- und Führungskompetenz – eine Ausgangslage für die weitere Praxisentwicklung

Pflege ◽

10.1024/1012-5302/a000039 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 191-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jacqueline S. Martin ◽

Irena Anna Frei ◽

Franziska Suter-Hofmann ◽

Katharina Fierz ◽

Maria Schubert ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mixed Method ◽

Leadership Practice ◽

Mixed Method Design ◽

Competence Scale ◽

Nurse Competence

Kompetente Pflege und effektives Leadership sind wichtige Voraussetzungen für die Bereitstellung einer qualitativ hochwertigen, evidenzbasierten, patienten- und ergebnisorientierten Patientenversorgung. Die Abteilung Klinische Pflegewissenschaft (KPW) am Universitätsspital Basel (USB) entwickelte und implementierte Programme zur gezielten Praxisentwicklung, welche die pflegerische Kompetenz sowie die des Leadership fördern. Zur Erfassung von Pflege- und Leadership-Kompetenz sowie der Arbeitsumgebungs- und Pflegequalität führte die KPW 2007 eine Evaluationsstudie mit einem Mixed-Method-Design durch. Am quantitativen Anteil der Studie nahmen 679 Pflegefachpersonen und 27 Stationsleitungen teil. Die deskriptiven Resultate zeigen, dass Pflegefachpersonen ihre durchschnittliche pflegerische Kompetenz über alle sieben Subkategorien der Nurse Competence Scale mit einem Mittelwert von 75,1 (VAS 0 – 100) beurteilten. Die Leadership-Kompetenz von Stationsleitungen wurde im oberen Drittel der Skala des Leadership Practice Inventory mit mittleren Werten zwischen 40 bis 50 (Meanscore: 6 – 60) eingeschätzt. Als Qualitätssicherungsmaßnahme sind regelmäßige Nachfolgeerhebungen im Sinne eines Monitoring geplant. Solche Erhebungen werden in Zukunft von zentraler Bedeutung sein, da zu erwarten ist, dass sich mit der Einführung des DRG-Finanzierungsmodells im schweizerischen Gesundheitswesen der Kontext der pflegerischen Leistungen verändern wird.

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