Psychological foundations for humanistic psychotherapeutic practice.

Cooper, Mick; Joseph, Stephen

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“…There is now a need for research into the social dimensions of congruence. Authenticity is one of the fundamental concepts in the humanistic psychotherapies (Cooper & Joseph, 2016).…”

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Authenticity Is Correlated With Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence

Tohme

Joseph

2020

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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Humanistic psychology has long been interested in authenticity. Carl Rogers proposed that authenticity leads to more fully functioning behavior. However, it is only in recent years that there has been empirical research into the correlates of authenticity. The aim was to test for association between authenticity and two individual difference factors of much contemporary interest—mindfulness and emotional intelligence. Participants were 197 adults recruited either through convenience sampling or an online survey. All completed the Authenticity Scale, the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale, the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills, and the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding. Higher scores on authenticity were associated with higher scores on self-deceptive enhancement, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence. Regression analyses showed that authenticity, specifically the self-alienation subscale, was able to predict mindfulness, and the authentic living subscale was able to predict emotional intelligence, taking into account social desirability and self-deceptive effects. Further research is now needed into the association between authenticity and self-deception and the causal relationships of these variables with emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and other characteristics of the fully functioning person.

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“…There is now a need for research into the social dimensions of congruence. Authenticity is one of the fundamental concepts in the humanistic psychotherapies (Cooper & Joseph, 2016).…”

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Authenticity Is Correlated With Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence

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Joseph

2020

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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“…Early ratings of the working alliance have been found to predict therapy outcome (Flückiger, Del Re, Wampold, & Horvath, 2018). Although there is increased attention for the goal and task aspects in humanistic therapies (e.g., Cooper & Law, 2018), it is the human encounter or the bond aspect which is usually perceived as the most significant aspect (Cooper & Joseph, 2016). Existential empathy (Vanhooren, accepted)—or the therapist's capacity to resonate with the ultimate concerns of the client—might be a crucial factor in facilitating this authentic human encounter, in bridging existential loneliness, and in exploring new meaning in life.…”

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Meaning profiles and the perception of the working alliance at the start of outpatient person‐centered, experiential, and existential psychotherapies

2020

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Objective(s) Quantitative research on meaning in life in the context of psychotherapy is relatively limited. The current study aims to investigate the profiles of the meaning of clients and their perception of the working alliance and initial symptomatology at the start of therapy. Design In a sample of 145 clients (62.1% female; mean age, 34.77) who started person‐centered psychotherapy, the relationship between meaning, search for meaning, symptomatology, and the working alliance was analyzed. The assessment took place after the second session. Results Cluster analysis revealed four profiles: Low Presence High Search, High Presence Low Search, High Presence High Search, and Low Presence Low Search. These meaning profiles are distinguished in terms of symptomatology but not in terms of the working alliance perception. However, the experience of meaning is significantly associated with the working alliance. Conclusions Results show the relevance of meaning‐related questions for certain groups of clients at the start of therapy.

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“…This approach seeks to understand the client as a whole beyond their physical and mental disabilities. Cooper & Joseph (2016), outlines three important aspects of Humanistic work in the book Psychological Foundations for Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Practice. These are:…”

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“…Relational connection and support can be generalized to fall into the fourth principle provided by Abrams (2014) 'All people have both choice and responsibility', but Cooper (2016) makes the distinction for the importance of a client-therapist relationship, specifically. The relationship between therapist and client can be a powerful tool for promoting psychological benefit, inducing positive growth and positive therapeutic change.…”

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“…"Rather than view emotion primarily as something that interferes with functioning, humanistic therapists have embraced the importance of the adaptive nature of emotion..." (Cain, 2002 p.10). Cooper (2016) understands emotional expression as an observable verbal or non-verbal behaviour that attempts to communicate an emotional experience. Cooper goes on to explain that this emotional expression can be categorized in two ways, 'Self-Disclosure' and 'Self-Concealment'.…”

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How does my training as an applied behavioural analysis practitioner influence my development as a Music Therapy student?

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The current study is attempting to answer the research question “the impact my previous ABA training may have on my current practice as a must therapy student?”. The goal of this study is to gain insight on my own clinical practice in order to develop a more well-rounded therapeutic approach. I used a secondary analysis of session notes from my student music therapy placement at an intermediate school. A deductive content analysis was used to explore data within separate categories underpinning either humanistic or behavioural approaches. The data collected into these categories was qualitatively considered to create themes and to support how behavioural methods manifest in my current practice. The study assumes that a behavioural way of thinking is already present in my practice and seeks to investigate how has also manifested in my professional identity. The study acknowledges that although the field of music therapy can take on a variety of different therapeutic approaches, the training that I have received at Victoria University of Wellington has a largely humanist emphasis. Overall, the study found that the use of either behavioural or humanistic approaches are situationally dependent on the client, activity, or therapeutic goal. In both goal setting, and musical choice, there was a spectrum of attitudes falling between the theories while other methods such as therapeutic relationship or prompting held a unique perspective falling into one or the other. I feel that the use of dual methodologies in my practice compliment the limitations and advantages that each approach may present. As these approaches both fall on opposite ends of the “theoretical spectrum”, they pair to create a middleground between a holistic, client-centered practice, and a tightly structured, goal-oriented practice. KEYWORDS:Music therapy, behaviourism, humanism, principles, content analysis, secondary analysis, deductive, qualitative

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Psychological foundations for humanistic psychotherapeutic practice.

Abstract: thanks to Meghan craig and Jo pybis for comments on earlier versions of this chapter.

Cited by 8 publications

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Authenticity Is Correlated With Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence

Authenticity Is Correlated With Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence

Meaning profiles and the perception of the working alliance at the start of outpatient person‐centered, experiential, and existential psychotherapies

How does my training as an applied behavioural analysis practitioner influence my development as a Music Therapy student?

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