John McLeod 
Qualitative Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy [EPUB ebook] 

The need to show how and why counselling works has led to an explosion of research activity, and a growing focus on research in counselling and psychotherapy teaching and practice. Yet this book, even now in its second edition, stands alone in addressing qualitative research in therapy.

Leading expert John Mc Leod helps readers through each stage of the research process, explaining techniques for gathering data, writing up the study and evaluating the findings. Each qualitative method is clearly described and critically assessed in terms of its own strengths and weaknesses. Examples from actual research studies are given to show how the methods work in practice. This new edition incorporates developments in qualititative research over the last ten years and includes eight new chapters, covering:

– interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)

– autoethnographic methods

– action research

– case study methods

For all those involved in research – whether as part of academic study or in practice -this book will be essential reading. As an introduction to qualitative methods, it is the perfect course text for all training programmes in counselling, counselling psychology and psychotherapy, and will also be of interest to those who work in areas such as psychiatry, clinical psychology and mental health nursing, or who provide counselling in other professional areas such as teaching, nursing and social work.

Mc Leod is Professor of Counselling, University of Abertay Dundee.

Tabella dei contenuti

Qualitative Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Achievement and Potential

The Philosophical Basis of Qualitative Research

Doing Qualitative Research

Phenomenological Research

Ethnographic Approaches to Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Using Grounded Theory

Variants of Grounded Theory: Thematic Analysis, Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, Consensual Qualitative Research and Ideal Type Analysis

Analysis of Conversation and Discourse

Narrative Analysis

Personal Experience Methods: Heuristic Research and Autoethnography

Using Participation in Inquiry to Enhance Practical Knowing: Action Research

Qualitative Case Studies

The Role of Qualitative Methods in Outcome Research

The Concept of Validity in Qualitative Research

Next Steps: Taking the Research Agenda forward

Circa l’autore

John Mc Leod has held appointments in universities in the UK, New Zealand and Italy, and is currently Professor of Counselling at the Institute for Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, Dublin, and Professor of Psychology, University of Oslo. He is committed to promoting the relevance of research as a means of informing therapy practice and improving the quality of services that are available to clients, and has received an award from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy for his exceptional contribution to research. His writing has influenced a generation of trainees in the field of counselling, counselling psychology and psychotherapy, and his books are widely adopted on training programmes across the world.