• Login
    View Item 
    •   DBS eSource Home
    • Bachelors Final Year Projects
    • Counselling & Psychotherapy
    • View Item
    •   DBS eSource Home
    • Bachelors Final Year Projects
    • Counselling & Psychotherapy
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Assessment in Psychotherapy. Identifying core components in the assessment process

    View/Open
    Restricted Access (2.468Mb)
    Author
    Carey, Vincent
    Date
    2008
    Degree
    BA (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10788/2769
    Publisher
    Dublin Business School
    Rights holder
    http://esource.dbs.ie/copyright
    Rights
    Items in Esource are protected by copyright. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/copyright holder.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    The concept of assessment in central to psychotherapy. While the majority of therapeutic practitioners are in agreement regarding the importance of the assessment process, a great divide exists in relation to the form which the assessment process must take. While many advocates of the art of assessment may argue in favour of uniqueness over formula, those in favour of the science of assessment question the efficacy of particular methods. This study explores the role of assessment in psychotherapy by attempting to identify core concepts which are found in the assessment process of individual practitioners. This study has a thematic design, using a qualitative interview including scaling questions. It incorporates subjective feedback from each participant in relation to a uniformed set of questions which are interwoven into a semi-structured interview. The study explores each participants philosophy regarding the use of assessment within their own therapeutic work in order to identify common themes. This small-scale study has managed to identify four main components which individual participants highlight within their own assessment process, without claiming to have discovered a secret formula which may be adopted by all .concerned. The issues that arise around the assessment process in psychotherapy are complex and often unique to individual situations, however parallels do exist. While continued reflection on this subject which is so central to our work as therapists' is required for further knowledge, large-scale research may also offer some clarity in this area which is filled with ambiguity. Nevertheless, we must never forget the uniqueness of each individual participant in the assessment process; the client, the therapist and perhaps, the separate assessor.
    Collections
    • Counselling & Psychotherapy

    Browse

    All of DBS eSourceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsSupervisorTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsSupervisorTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2022  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    DSpace Express is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV