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 Unpublished manuscript: Staffordshire University, The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute.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