Examining the therapist's relationship with the therapeutic hour to generate a theoretical explanation using constructivist grounded theory
Invitation to Participants
My name is Jack Newton, and I would like to invite you to consider participating in my research study.
I am a鈥痙octoral student on the Doctorate in Health and Social Care Practice (DPrac) at the University of Derby. I am required to submit a dissertation as part of my doctoral studies. I have chosen to conduct a study examining the therapist's relationship with the therapeutic hour, with which to generate a theoretical explanation.
This study is about the therapist鈥檚 relationship with the therapeutic hour. Before deciding whether to participate, I would like to explain why the research is being done and what it would involve for you.
Understanding why the therapeutic hour has perpetuated without any empirical evidence to demonstrate its efficacy over any time frame, has always been an interest for me. I would like to explore and understand your relationship with the therapeutic hour during a client session but also, if your initial training has influenced your relationship with client session time.
To participate you must meet the criteria listed below.
1. You must be a qualified therapist/psychotherapist/counsellor registered with a governing body e.g., the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (网爆门), United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (BABCP) etc.
2. You must have a minimum of two years post-qualification experience.
3. You must have regular clinical supervision in place.
Unfortunately, therapist/psychotherapist/counsellors in training or without supervision are not eligible to participate.
The research would involve your participation in one-to-one interviews with me, and there might be the necessity for follow up interviews as I progress through the analysis.
If you would like to express an interest in participating in this research, could you please email me, and I can then share with you a copy of the participation information. Any expression of interest is not a commitment to participate, and you can still choose not to participate at any stage without explanation. Any decision regarding participation in the study will be confidential.
If you express an interest, I will then contact you again to provide you with more detailed information about why the study is being conducted and what it would mean if you decided to take part. At this stage you will be asked if you wish to participate.
Alternatively, if you would like to contact me with any questions before making a decision, then please email: j.newton19@unimail.derby.ac.uk听
Thank you very much for your time and your consideration.
Jack Newton