Wisdom in professional knowledge: Why it can be valuable to listen to the voices of senior psychotherapists

Råbu, Marit; McLeod, John

doi:10.1080/10503307.2016.1265685

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“…By contrast, the examples generated within our inquiry group suggested that the occurrence of unhelpful behaviour on the part of an otherwise caring and competent therapist gave us much to think about, to the extent, for some of us, of motivating sequences of reflection, research and practical action that continued over the course of a couple of years. Openness to the limitations of therapy has been shown to be an attribute of therapists who are wise (Råbu & McLeod, 2018), effective (Nissen-Lie et al, 2017) and able to use feedback from clients (de Jong, van Sluis, Nugter, Heiser, & Spinhoven, 2012).…”

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How psychotherapists make use of their experiences from being a client: Lessons from a collective autoethnography

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Haavind

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Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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First-hand experience of being a client is regarded by many psychotherapists as making an essential contribution to professional development. Although research has not established any direct influence on client outcome, arising from therapist participation in personal therapy, qualitative studies have explored how therapists transfer learning from one context to the other. A group of six therapists-researchers engaged in a collective autoethnography in which we shared narrative accounts of our own experiences as clients. Together we covered a wide set of therapies, sought for varied purposes, and from different stages in the life-course. Different areas of learning were identified: negative experiences could strengthen own convictions for acting differently; positive experiences worked as inspiration and support; being in therapy early in life represented a significant formative experience; working through complex personal issues in therapy gave the courage to identify similar conflicts in phantasies and realities of clients. The link between having been a client and working as a therapist is a subjective, reflective process of reworking figure and ground in the search for professional sensitivity.

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How psychotherapists make use of their experiences from being a client: Lessons from a collective autoethnography

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McLeod

Haavind

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Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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“…The first phase of the programme was a qualitative interview study that explored the experiences of senior therapists in Norway (Råbu & McLeod, 2018;Råbu et al, 2016). Participants were 12 highly experienced psychotherapists, including seven women and five men, ranging from 68 to 86 years in age.…”

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“…One paper presented an analysis of how being a therapist affected the personal life of the therapists (Råbu et al, 2016). The second paper looked at the ways in which a lifetime of struggling with professional dilemmas resulted in a capacity for wisdom (Råbu & McLeod, 2018).…”

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Creating art from research: a theatre play based on research interviews with senior therapists

Råbu

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Tønnessen³

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British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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The growing scope and influence of qualitative research methodologies has generated an interest in the use of art-informed approaches to disseminating research findings. In the present article, our aim is to present a methodological case study of the development of a theatre play based on a qualitative study of senior therapists' life and work. Lessons learned from this project are presented in relation to ethical issues, the process through which qualitative data are transformed into a theatre performance, and the distinctive perspective afforded by a dramaturgical approach. Implications for research practice are discussed.

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“…Another topic addressed in the research project was how persons diagnosed with AVPD make sense of the origin, causes, or development of current everyday concerns. As with other qualitative studies (e.g., Levitt & Piazza‐Bonin, 2016, 2017; Råbu & McLeod, 2016), separate papers were published on the findings for different research questions to present the rich, qualitative data in sufficient detail.…”

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Subjective experience of the origin and development of avoidant personality disorder

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Objective To better understand how persons diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) make sense of the origin and development of their current everyday struggles. Methods Persons with AVPD (N = 15) were interviewed twice using semi‐structured qualitative interviews, which were analyzed through interpretative‐phenomenological analysis. Persons with the first‐hand experience of AVPD were included in the research. Results The superordinate theme, “a story of becoming forlorn,” encompassed three main themes: “it goes all the way back to when I was little,” “there was a distance between others and me,” and “transitions made it worse.” Conclusions Though the results are not necessarily specific to AVPD, the findings clarify how people with AVPD can make sense of their current struggles by constructing developmental life stories in the interplay between themselves as persons and the growing demands of their social world. Furthermore, childhood relational vulnerabilities may challenge the ongoing development of social cognition and skills.

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Wisdom in professional knowledge: Why it can be valuable to listen to the voices of senior psychotherapists

Cited by 19 publications

References 59 publications

How psychotherapists make use of their experiences from being a client: Lessons from a collective autoethnography

How psychotherapists make use of their experiences from being a client: Lessons from a collective autoethnography

Creating art from research: a theatre play based on research interviews with senior therapists

Subjective experience of the origin and development of avoidant personality disorder

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