Counsellors' perspectives on self-harm and the role of the therapeutic relationship for working with clients who self-harm

Autor:	Maggie Long, Mary Jenkins
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Therapeutic relationship Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Research proposal Harm Applied psychology Ethics committee Confidentiality Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology Grounded theory
Zdroj:	Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 10:192-200
ISSN:	1746-1405 1473-3145
DOI:	10.1080/14733140903474293
Popis:	Aims: To gain insight into counsellors' experiences of and ideas about self-harm, and to develop understanding of relational depth when working with clients who self-harm. Method: A qualitative exploration of counsellors' perspectives on working with people who self-harm. The research proposal gained approval from the University Ethics Committee. Data were collected from a sample of counsellors who have experience of working with people who self-harm (n = 8) using tape-recorded interviews. Grounded Theory was used for analysis. Findings: Two major categories emerged from the findings: (i) the activity of self-harm; (ii) the therapeutic relationship with people who self-harm. These categories and sub-categories were integrated to form the core category. Implications: Counsellors have a valuable role to play in the lives of people who self-harm, by embodying confidentiality and so facilitating a sense of trust, by opening minds through acceptance, and by expanding knowledge through participation in...
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