Making Research Matter is an original contribution to the growing field of work-based learning with a focus on research aimed at developing the practice of counselling and psychotherapy addressing the practice-research gap. Stephen Goss, Christine Stevens and their contributors explore the links between research and professional practice and show how this can impact on practice to make a genuine, demonstrable contribution to the development of therapeutic services, good practice and the understanding of psychological and social issues.
Key Features
- Divided into two parts: Part one details the thinking, ethos, and development of work-based learning.
- Part two presents nine studies of work-based psychotherapy or counselling related research.
- Includes a review of how research has been used to make changes and developments in the work setting.
- Provides insights into the lived experience of the practitioner-researcher.
- Presents a range of proven, successful research projects that lead to positive change, better services and more informed practice.
Additional Information
The book explores the importance of the in-depth rigorous and reflexive inquiry skills needed to sustain research project work. Each account sets out the focus and motivation of the study and critically discusses how the research design was developed, the choice of methods employed, with an explanation of the outcomes. It will be an essential resource for psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers, and those involved in coaching and clinical psychology.
