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Future trainees go through difficult decision-making processes when starting their first psychotherapy training. The choice of training in psychotherapy integration is a specific type of this process. In this study, qualitative data were obtained from the motivational letters, in-depth semi-structured interviews and e-mail questionnaires of 26 future trainees to answer the research question, "How do trainees choose their first psychotherapy training?" We primarily employed the grounded theory approach as well as consensual qualitative research to shed light on the central category of "Gaining Certainty" to enter the training. This category was elaborated into a four-phase model, specifically comprised of the: (1) "Critical Comparison", (2) "Identification", (3) "Self-Confirmation" and (4) "Waiting" phases. The model was then discussed in connection with relevant concepts, such as the degree of complexity and flexibility within the epistemological development of trainees [Vasco, A. B., & Dryden, W. (1994). The development of psychotherapists' theoretical orientation and clinical practice. "British Journal of Guidance & Counselling", 22(3), 327-341].

Nowadays, many European countries have implemented inclusive policy of active ageing. The study explores interpersonally shared meanings of ageing process that are carried by the specific social group of older women, members of nongovernmental organization that encourages the personal development of women after the age of fifty and their active approach towards life and society. The aim of this study is to explore the ways of creating and disseminating meanings of women ageing. The study is rooted in social constructionism and builds on lifespan and lifecourse perspectives. The dialogical and structural approach of the theory of social representations is applied to increase sensitivity in exploration of these meanings. The research aim was to capture shared beliefs, values and experiences that these women attach to ageing process by using methods of free associations analysis and semi-structured individual interviews. Data analysis was performed by means of thematic analysis of free associations, and by constructionists approach to grounded theory analyzing the individual interviews. The analysis showed that women from this group create and disseminate alternative forms of social representations of ageing compared to representations of ageing as biological decline and deterioration. However, despite the similar content, these social representations of ageing differ - at least in two aspects - alsofrom the representations of active ageing: these social representations of ageing are voluntarily chosen option from the variety of other ways how to age, and the finality of life forms necessary part of such representations of ageing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the presented text is an introduction of different psychotherapeutic case formulation models. First the case formulation concept is defined and its basic qualities and purpose are delineated. Then the text introduces specific aspects of case formulation as viewed by different psychotherapy approaches, and models declaring their usefulness for more than one specific approach. Mentioned models are then put into context of a set of categories offering overview of content and formal aspects of case formulations. The categories differentiating concepts and definitions of case formulations are: theory origination, central element, symptomatology, approach to planning, recipient, and context of profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

According to Abhidhamma, a culture specific ethical-psychological system which inspired a psychotherapeutical approach of satitherapy, trust is one of the key proficiencies of the mind. The case study demonstrates the development of client's proficiencies of healthily grounded trust in the process of psychotherapy through cultivation of mindfulness and the growth of client's competences to cope more ably with daily life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information and communication technology are promising channels in delivering the mindfulness-based intervention. A common problem in these interventions is the lack of study of treatment adherence. The current article summarizes the state of measuring and reporting adherence, the rate of adherence, and possible predictors of adherence in the form of a systematic review following the PRISMA statement. A database search of PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, Scopus, and PsychINFO identified 3104 potentially relevant articles published up to the end of December 2019. The review focuses only on the SARS-CoV-2 pre-pandemic time because the accelerated development of the eHealth Mindfulness-based interventions and a vast amount of newly published interventions in the following years was expected. A total of 69 studies met all the eligibility criteria. Out of these studies, 61% reported some measure of adherence and 36% reported the adherence rate. The adherence rate in clinical populations ranged from 41% to 92%; in non-clinical populations, it ranged from 1% to 85%. Predictors of adherence were investigated in 48% of the studies; however, the majority of assessed variables had mixed findings about predicting adherence. There was a huge variety in the definitions and measurements of adherence. A standardized system of measuring and reporting adherence and further investigation of its predictors is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Treatment specificity and adherence to treatment manuals represent essential components of the medical model in psychotherapy. The model assumes that psychotherapists who work with the same type of clients and who identify with the same theoretical approach work very similarly. This study illustrates the shortcomings of that assumption and explores how therapists' individuality forms and shapes their unique approaches that resonate with their own personalities, inclinations, and worldviews. Semi-structured interviews with eight Gestalt therapists working with clients who experienced medically unexplained physical symptoms were analysed using the grounded theory method. Considerable differences were found among the therapists within four domains of the personal therapeutic approach, namely Case Conceptualization , Therapeutic Task , Therapist's Position , and Alternative Strategy . However, regardless of the differences, all the therapists endeavoured, either implicitly or explicitly, to convey to the clients what they considered to be healthy functioning. There is considerable diversity in the way therapists work even when they subscribe to the same psychotherapeutic approach and work with the same type of clients. The exploration of psychotherapists' usual strategies, as well as the alternative strategies they use when their usual strategies do not work, appears helpful for capturing their personal therapeutic approaches., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: the authors declare no potential conflict of interest., (©Copyright: the Author(s).)

The present case study aims to explore the unfolding of the working alliance in a case that ended with the client dropping out of psychotherapy, unilaterally cutting off her contact with the therapist. However, both quantitative and qualitative outcome assessments strongly suggested that. An analysis of session transcripts, the Client Change Interview, and the Interpersonal Process Recall interviews for three selected sessions was used to analyze the development of the working alliance and its contribution to the dropout. This case study illustrates how the working alliance is constructed differently during the different phases of the therapeutic process. Specifically, the fruitful problem-solving in the first part of psychotherapy helped the client to improve her functioning. Yet this intervention seemed to exhaust its potential over time, and later the dyad had trouble finding another useful mode of interaction due to the interpersonal context, leading to more serious ruptures and, eventually, to the dropout. The findings are discussed in terms of therapist responsiveness and of its role in the continuous negotiation of the working alliance., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: the authors declare no potential conflict of interest., (©Copyright: the Author(s), 2019.)