Counselling and reflexive research in healthcare :
[Book]
working therapeutically with clients with inflammatory bowel disease /
Gillian Thomas.
Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2009.
1 online resource (175 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and indexes.
Methodology and methods -- A philosophical framework for researching clients' experiences -- The experience of the counsellor -- Physical, medical and social issues for clients -- Emotional and psychological issues for clients -- Reflections on reflexive research and the ongoing counselling work.
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Written for counsellors working in healthcare settings, this book explores the range of benefits of undertaking reflexive research. Gillian Thomas demonstrates how this approach can offer therapeutic benefits by increasing understanding of a condition and the interaction between the physical and emotional aspects of living with a long term disease.