This study investigated the subjectively constructed narratives of individual
change for lead persons in a Therapeutic Enactment (Westwood, Keats & Wilensky, in
press). Narrative investigation of Therapeutic Enactment to date has not been conducted
and, as such, the study is important to the field of counselling psychology and the further
development of Therapeutic Enactment. In terms of both theory and practice the study
expands our understanding of the complexities of the change process in Therapeutic
Enactment. It also provides the unique personal contexts related to change and it
provides concrete examples of what actually changes in the lives of lead persons in
Therapeutic Enactment. In this study, the co-researchers consisted of 4 female lead
persons and 2 male lead persons, who had taken part in their own Therapeutic Enactment
at a residential retreat on the outskirts of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The co-researchers
were interviewed in-depth using person-centred narrative interviewing
techniques, combined with semi-structured interview questions.
Five narratives were written in the first person focusing on the subjective
experience of individual change in Therapeutic Enactment. Each narrative was returned
to the respective co-researcher for editing and validation at which point co-researchers
removed portions of the narratives they did not want included in the study and then added
or amended content that they did want to be included in the study. The principal
researcher made the requested changes and then returned final copies of the narratives to
each of the co-researchers. The final narratives are presented herein.
The co-constructed narratives indicate that lead persons in Therapeutic Enactment
experienced change on six general levels including body sensations, emotions, behaviours, thoughts, relationships and spiritual connection. This study provides an in-depth
examination of the subjective narratives of individual change in Therapeutic
Enactment. / Arts, Faculty of / Psychology, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/15067 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Black, Timothy G |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Format | 10053912 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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