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Informationen zum Autor Andreas Vossler is Director of the Foundation Degree in Counselling and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University. He is also a systemic trained couple and family psychotherapist. His current research activities focus on therapeutic work with couples and families, infidelity, Internet infidelity, and counselling and psychotherapy. Andreas is co-editor of the Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Handbook (2014) and Understanding Counselling and Psychotherapy (2010; both Sage). He has authored three textbooks and published 17 book chapters and 19 articles in peer-reviewed papers on topics related to counselling and psychotherapy (family therapy, infidelity, online counselling, health psychology, psychiatry) and research methods. Andreas is on the editorial board of Counselling Psychology Quarterly and Forum Community-Psychology. Naomi Moller trained as a counselling psychologist in the United States. She is a chartered psychologist, a BACP registered counsellor, and a Professor of Psychology and Psychotherapy at The Open University. Naomi has worked with clients for about 25 years, mostly with adults in longer-term therapy. She is an integrative practitioner with humanistic values and relating at the core but draws on other understandings (attachment, psychodynamic) and techniques (emotion-focused therapy). Klappentext 'In an era of "big data" and evidence based practice, this book provides students and practitioners with an engaging and informative way into the world of counselling and psychotherapy research. It is essential reading for those starting to make sense of and engage in empirical study' - Andy Hill, Head of Research, BACP Zusammenfassung 'In an era of "big data" and evidence based practice, this book provides students and practitioners with an engaging and informative way into the world of counselling and psychotherapy research. It is essential reading for those starting to make sense of and engage in empirical study' - Andy Hill, Head of Research, BACP Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Setting the scene - Why research matters - Andreas Vossler, Naomi Moller & Mick Cooper Attitudes to and perceptions of research - Andreas Vossler & Naomi Moller Beginning the research journey Choosing a research question - Elaine Kasket How to read and understand research - Elena Gil-Rodiguez Doing a literature review - Meg Barker Introduction to research methodology - Ladislav Timulak Planning your research: Design, method and sample - Terry Hanley, Clodagh Jordan & Kasia Wilk Ethical considerations - Tim Bond Writing a research proposal - Mark Donati Methodologies and methods for doing research Quantitative methods - Elspeth Twigg How to use t-tests to explore pre-post change - Elspeth Twigg & Paul Redford Qualitative methods - Linda Finlay How to use thematic analysis with interview data - Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke & Nicola Rance Case studies methodologies - Julia McLeod, Mhairi Thurston & John McLeod How to use case study methodology with single client therapy data - Mhairi Thurston, Julia McLeod & John McLeod Completing the research journey Dissemination of research - Andrew Reeves Student top tips - Brian Sreenan, Harriet Smith & Charles Frost Next steps - Building on and using research in training and practice - Peter Stratton, Naomi Moller & Andreas Vossler ...
