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TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical psychologists’ experiences of accessing personal therapy during training
T2 - a narrative analysis
AU - Wilson, Hannah
AU - Weatherhead, Stephen John
AU - Davies, Jenny Shuttleworth
N1 - © 2015 Hannah M N Wilson, Stephen Weatherhead and Jenny S. Davies. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The objectives of this study were to explore the experiences of trainee clinical psychologistswho utilised therapy whilst training, and its role in their personal and professional development.Ten clinical psychologists were recruited, and asked to share their story of accessing personaltherapy during training. Data were analysed using narrative analysis, which led to thedevelopment of four chapters: Chapter one explores the context of being a trainee clinicalpsychologist whilst experiencing therapy, including stressors encountered during training. Inchapter two, participants discuss the stigma they felt in accessing personal therapy. Throughchapter three, participants describe the journey of therapy itself, including difficult emotions theyexperienced and events such as ‘the ending’. Finally, chapter four details the personal andprofessional impact of their therapy journey. It is concluded that personal therapy can provideboth personal and professional support to trainee clinical psychologists. However, some barriersmay affect individuals seeking such support. The clinical and professional implications of thesefindings are discussed, in addition to recommendations for future research.
AB - The objectives of this study were to explore the experiences of trainee clinical psychologistswho utilised therapy whilst training, and its role in their personal and professional development.Ten clinical psychologists were recruited, and asked to share their story of accessing personaltherapy during training. Data were analysed using narrative analysis, which led to thedevelopment of four chapters: Chapter one explores the context of being a trainee clinicalpsychologist whilst experiencing therapy, including stressors encountered during training. Inchapter two, participants discuss the stigma they felt in accessing personal therapy. Throughchapter three, participants describe the journey of therapy itself, including difficult emotions theyexperienced and events such as ‘the ending’. Finally, chapter four details the personal andprofessional impact of their therapy journey. It is concluded that personal therapy can provideboth personal and professional support to trainee clinical psychologists. However, some barriersmay affect individuals seeking such support. The clinical and professional implications of thesefindings are discussed, in addition to recommendations for future research.
U2 - 10.18552/ijpblhsc.v3i2.238
DO - 10.18552/ijpblhsc.v3i2.238
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
SP - 32
EP - 47
JO - International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care
JF - International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care
IS - 2
ER -