Doing Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy

by John McLeod

From leading researcher and bestselling author, John McLeod, this full revised and updated edition of Doing Counselling Research remains the most accessible, 'how to' guide to undertaking a successful research project. As an introduction to the basic principles of research theory and practice, this new edition includes: "New content on IPA, discourse analysis and narrative research

"New chapters on doing case study research and outcome studies

"A guide to doing research into the client's experience

"New information on doing research into counselling skills, embedded counselling and counsellor training

"Updated details on the requirements of ethics committees

"A guide to publishing and disseminating your research findings

"All you need to know about statistics

Supported by many case examples, therapeutic dialogue and points for reflection, this highly practical and accessible guide throws a lifebelt to any counselling trainee or practitioner learning about the research process for the first time.

Genres: Psychology, Research

288 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 1994

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[anarcho · Rating 4 out of 5]

An accessible introduction to research in counselling and psychotherapy, however there is more descriptive material on quantitative rather than qualitative methods - probably because this book predates the latter.