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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Journal of Scientific Exploration |
| Pages | 278-282 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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| Name | Journal of Scientific Exploration |
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| Volume | 23 |
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Thematic Analysis of Mediums’ Experiences. / Roxburgh, Elizabeth; Roe, Chris.
Journal of Scientific Exploration. 2009. p. 278-282 (Journal of Scientific Exploration; Vol. 23).Research output: Contribution to Book/Report types › Chapter › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Thematic Analysis of Mediums’ Experiences
AU - Roxburgh, Elizabeth
AU - Roe, Chris
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - One important clinical task in family therapy involves transforming the client's construction of the presenting problem from an individual, intrapersonal view to an interpersonal, relational, or systemic one (Sluzki, 1992). To study the transformation process in initial sessions, we sampled 8 families in which the referring parent requested help for a child's problem. The 8 therapists, trained and experienced in Sluzki's (1992) narrative approach, attempted to facilitate a transformation in the parents' initial construction of the problem. In 4 sessions, the transformation was independently judged to be successful by the therapist and observers, while in 4 other sessions the transformation was judged to be unsuccessful. Videotapes of the 8 interviews were analyzed qualitatively, and the parents' verbatim descriptions of the problem were coded using the Cognitive Constructions Coding System (Friedlander, 1995). We compared the successful and the unsuccessful sessions and developed a conceptual model of the successful transformation process that included client performances as well as therapist operations (Greenberg, 1986). While many elements in the model were consistent with Sluzki's (1992) "blue-print" transformation, several new elements were added. Practical implications are described, along with limitations and recommendations for future research.
AB - One important clinical task in family therapy involves transforming the client's construction of the presenting problem from an individual, intrapersonal view to an interpersonal, relational, or systemic one (Sluzki, 1992). To study the transformation process in initial sessions, we sampled 8 families in which the referring parent requested help for a child's problem. The 8 therapists, trained and experienced in Sluzki's (1992) narrative approach, attempted to facilitate a transformation in the parents' initial construction of the problem. In 4 sessions, the transformation was independently judged to be successful by the therapist and observers, while in 4 other sessions the transformation was judged to be unsuccessful. Videotapes of the 8 interviews were analyzed qualitatively, and the parents' verbatim descriptions of the problem were coded using the Cognitive Constructions Coding System (Friedlander, 1995). We compared the successful and the unsuccessful sessions and developed a conceptual model of the successful transformation process that included client performances as well as therapist operations (Greenberg, 1986). While many elements in the model were consistent with Sluzki's (1992) "blue-print" transformation, several new elements were added. Practical implications are described, along with limitations and recommendations for future research.
UR - http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/4697/
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/thematic-analysis-mediums-experiences
U2 - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1998.00017.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1998.00017.x
M3 - Chapter
SN - 0014-7370 (Print)\r0014-7370 (Linking)
T3 - Journal of Scientific Exploration
SP - 278
EP - 282
BT - Journal of Scientific Exploration
ER -