How do Person-Centred and Experiential Pre-Therapy practitioners experience offering unconditional positive regard to clients experiencing psychotic processes?

Post date: 04-Nov-2019 07:48:09

This study by PTIN member Judi Perry provides new insights in the offering of 'unconditional positive regard'. The aims of the study were:

  • to gain a deeper understanding of PCE Pre-Therapy practitioners’ experiences of offering UPR when working with clients experiencing psychotic processes,

  • to identify any recurrent themes regarding UPR when utilising Pre-Therapy with this client group,

  • to add to the body of work on Pre-Therapy and shine a light on this under-researched approach.

Five semi-structured interviews were held with PCE Pre-Therapy practitioners from a range of countries and professional settings, utilising a descriptive phenomenological method to analyse

this data. Three main categories were discovered: theoretical, philosophical and experiential, with six sub-themes. These were then turned into an exhaustive description of the lived experience of PCE Pre-Therapy practitioners offering UPR to clients experiencing psychotic processes.

Download the paper or a presentation about the study.

Perry, J. (2019). Radical Acceptance. How do Person-Centred and Experiential Pre-Therapy practitioners experience offering unconditional positive regard to clients experiencing psychotic processes? A phenomenological study utilising the Duquesne method. Unpublished manuscript: Staffordshire University, The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute. [Person-Centred & Experiential Psychotherapy – Postgraduate Programme]

Perry J 2019 Radical Acceptance.pdf