- Title
- Using systematic case studies to investigate therapist responsiveness : examples from a case series of PTSD treatments
- Creator
- Edwards, David J A
- Date Issued
- 2010
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- vital:6224
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007774
- Description
- This article highlights the emerging literature on therapist responsiveness in psychotherapy and examines several concepts used to identify dimensions of responsiveness. Some methodological obstacles are identified to studying responsiveness in a systematic manner, and several examples of existing responsiveness research are reviewed. It is argued that meaningful theory on responsiveness has emerged from research methods that are qualitative and interpretive and that the writing of systematic case studies can be of particular importance since only the presentation of a case unfolding over time can disclose some of the more complex aspects of therapist responsiveness. Examination of a series of systematic case studies of the treatment of post traumatic case disorder in South Africa was used to derive a model for guiding therapist responsiveness with respect with what to focus on at a particular phase of the therapy within a particular session. Material from the cases is used to illustrate aspects of the model related to building social support for the client and promoting emotional processing of trauma memories.
- Description
- Acknowledgements: This research was supported by grants from the National Research Foundation and the Joint Research Committee of Rhodes University. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Conference of the Society for Psychotherapy Research in Barcelona in 2008 (Edwards, 2008).
- Format
- 21 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Edwards, D.J.A.(2010)Using Systematic Case Studies to Investigate Therapist Responsiveness:Examples from a Case Series of PTSD treatments.Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, Volume 6, Module 4, Article 3, pp. 255- 275, 12-22-10 [copyright by author]Available in: http://pcsp.libraries.rutgers.edu
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- Edwards, D J A
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