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

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 Unpublished manuscript: Staffordshire University, The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute.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]