Practitioner Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: The Power of Examples

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In 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. Written 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.

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The authors offer a thoughtful and coherent discussion about the necessity of research outside the strictures of the medical model making an argument for more personal and experiential research being needed I was impressed with the strength of the research that the authors used to consolidate their arguments. * Alexa Duff, The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Vol. 19 (1) *

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Professor Liz Bondi divides her time between the School of GeoSciences and the School of Health in Social Science, where she is co-Director, at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests span counselling studies, feminism and emotional geographies. She is a counsellor accredited by COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland). Judith Fewell is a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh. A registered psychotherapist with the British Psychoanalytic Council, she works part-time for the adult psychotherapy service of the Scottish Institute. She is also accredited by COSCA as a counsellor and diploma level trainer.