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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 47-06, page: 3556. Adviser: Paul Rowan. Includes bibliographical references.

This investigation sought to discover, identify and describe in-session change episodes in marital Experiential Systemic Therapy (Friesen et al., 1989) through a naturalistic discovery-oriented methodology. This study responds to calls made regarding the need to study complex and intricate processes, such as psychotherapy (Greenberg, 1986), via discovery-oriented methods (Mahrer, 1988). The observational analysis of 40 videotaped-sessions, of three couples, revealed the presence of ten episodes of change. The actions and interactions of the members of the therapeutic system in these episodes were analyzed via the grounded theory method of analysis. This analysis generated a conceptual framework describing the internal structure of change. The resulting conceptual framework consisted of a core category named synergetic shifting. This category refers to an interactional process in which the partners with the assistance of the therapist moved away from rigid, distancing and alienating interactional patterns toward interpersonal flexibility, compassion and affiliation by working through blocks hindering the couples' engagement and intimate connection. Synergetic shifting consists of four client and three therapist categories. Within the progressive nature of synergetic shifting, the client categories were: (1) owning one's part in the relational conflict; (2) couple contacting: restricted and limited; (3) couple working through blocks to intimacy; and (4) couple engaging compassionately. The therapist's actions and interactions were categorized under supporting, transitional and shifting operations.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio University, August, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

From introduction: This study is an attempt to explore and describe phenomenologically a clients total retrospective experience of psychotherapy. The research consistently and radically approaches the phenomenon of the experience of psychotherapy from the clients own perspective and is conceived as a mutual project between researcher and subject. The phenomenological method is used to explicate the subjects qualitative experience of psychotherapy so as not to impose any presuppositions regarding the nature of this experience. At all times the research remains as faithful as possible to the subjects personal account of her therapy experience

This investigation sought to discover, identify and describe in-session change episodes in marital Experiential Systemic Therapy (Friesen et al., 1989) through a naturalistic discovery-oriented methodology. This study responds to calls made regarding the need to study complex and intricate processes, such as psychotherapy (Greenberg, 1986), via discovery-oriented methods (Mahrer, 1988). The observational analysis of 40 videotaped-sessions, of three couples, revealed the presence of ten episodes of change. The actions and interactions of the members of the therapeutic system in these episodes were analyzed via the grounded theory method of analysis. This analysis generated a conceptual framework describing the internal structure of change. The resulting conceptual framework consisted of a core category named synergetic shifting. This category refers to an interactional process in which the partners with the assistance of the therapist moved away from rigid, distancing and alienating interactional patterns toward interpersonal flexibility, compassion and affiliation by working through blocks hindering the couples' engagement and intimate connection. Synergetic shifting consists of four client and three therapist categories. Within the progressive nature of synergetic shifting, the client categories were: (1) owning one's part in the relational conflict; (2) couple contacting: restricted and limited; (3) couple working through blocks to intimacy; and (4) couple engaging compassionately. The therapist's actions and interactions were categorized under supporting, transitional and shifting operations. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate

Text in Afrikaans / In hierdie studie is gepoog om die kongruensie tussen sosiaal konstruktivistiese teorie en sosiaal konstruktivistiese psigoterapie te ondersoek met spesifieke fokus op die ko-evolusieproses in psigoterapie. Die basiese onderliggende aannames van sosiale konstruktivistiese teorie word aangebied in die literatuurstudie. Die toepassing van die estetiese beginsels op die pragmatiese proses van psigoterapie, is bestudeer en beskryf. Die teoretiese beginsels word geillustreer in die praktyk aan die hand van 'n gevallestudie. In die aanbieding van die gevallestudie is daar spesifiek gefokus op die ko-evolusie van betekenissisteme deur onderskeidings te tref en deur die kompleksiteit van die ekologie van betekenissisteme te vermeerder. Die doel hiermee is om die probleem-gedetermineerde sisteem op te los. Die ekologie van betekenissisteme sluit ook die persoonlike en professionele betekenissisteem van die terapeut in. In die proses van navorsing is die rekursiewe interafhanklikheid van die drie konsepte, teorie, terapie en navorsing beklemtoon. / In this study an attempt has been made to research the congruence between social constructivistic theory and social constructivistic therapy, with particular focus on the process of co-evolution in psychotherapy. The basic underlying assumptions of the social constructivistic theory is presented in the literature review. The application of the aesthetic principles to the pragmatics of therapy, is researched and described. The theoretical principles are illustrated in practice by means of a case study. The presentation of the case study particularly emphasizes the co-evolution of meaning systems in the problem determined system, through the process of drawing distinctions and complexifying the ecology of meaning systems, with the aim to dissolve the problem determined system. The ecology of meaning systems includes the professional and individual meaning systems of the therapist. In the process of research, the recursive interdependence between theory, therapy and research was amplified. / Psychology / M.A. (Voorligtingsielkunde)

Counselling and psychotherapy training courses emphasise the importance of trainee's personal growth and development but there seems to be little understanding of what these terms actually mean in terms of trainee's personal changes and experiences and how they impact on trainees, their relationships and clinical practice. This study explores the personal change experiences of seven trainee counselling psychologists from six London universities using semi-structured interviews. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) identified nineteen common themes across four domains: (a) personal changes, (b) the impact of personal changes on trainee’s relationships and clinical practice, (c) the experiences contributing to changes, (d) acknowledgement of personal change in training. The findings show that counselling psychology training has a profound impact on trainees which affects their relationship with themselves, their partner, family, friends and their clinical practice, however the findings show that this impact is not made clear or addressed and supported enough in training. Since little research has been conducted into trainee's experiences through training, the findings from this study provide a much needed insight into trainee's experiences, and the implications of these findings for training programmes and directions for future research are discussed. The findings highlight that more research into the personal impact of training is needed to normalise and contextualise trainee's experiences, facilitate trainee's learning and engagement and increase their awareness of the positive and transformative changes and contributions to clinical practice which counselling psychology training can enable.

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