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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817608303321

Autore

Thomas Gillian <1947->

Titolo

Counselling and reflexive research in healthcare [[electronic resource] ] : working therapeutically with clients with inflammatory bowel disease / / Gillian Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

ISBN

1-84642-842-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Disciplina

362.196/344

616.342

Soggetti

Counseling - Research - Methodology

Counselor and client

Inflammatory bowel diseases - Patients - Counseling of

Inflammatory bowel diseases - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-170) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Counselling and Reflexive Research in Healthcare;   Working Therapeutically with Clients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Methodology and methods; Chapter Three: A philosophical framework for researching clients' experiences; Chapter Four: The experience of the counsellor; Chapter Five: Physical, medical and social issues for clients; Chapter Six: Emotional and psychological issues for clients; Chapter Seven: Reflections on reflexive research and ongoing counselling work; Appendices

Appendix 1: Example of the 'problem' assessment sheetAppendix 2: Example of the 'aim' assessment sheet; Appendix 3: Example 1 of 'overall' assessment sheet; Appendix 4: Example 2 of 'overall' assessment sheet; References; Subject Index; Author Index; BACK COVER

Sommario/riassunto

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.