It's like Jenga: A collaborative autoethnography study into facilitators' experiences of a person‐centred community of practice, focused on critical thinking skills for counselling and psychotherapy students.

Background: Communities and groups based on person‐centred theoretical principles are often a core part of counselling and psychotherapy training within this modality, yet no research has been undertaken that considers these groups as a community of practice. Furthermore, no research has been undertaken that explores the impact of these groups when they are run alongside, rather than as part of, the curriculum. Aims: This study explores our experiences of facilitating a community of practice for trainee personcentred/experiential therapists that focused on critical thinking skills. This community was established over a 12‐week period and was attended by students from across 3‐year groups. Methods: Using collaborative autoethnography to explore these encounters, we identify four key aspects of our experience of this community. Results: The following aspects were identified: (1) Fecund and Fruitful—A Space for Growth; (2) Freedom to Learn; (3) Jenga!—Navigating the Dimensions of Community Facilitator; and (4) Power and Control. Discussion: This study centres on the idea of student‐centred learning as a way of challenging hegemonic notions of education and learning within higher educational settings. Conclusion: These findings could help others set up and facilitate other communities of practice based on person‐centred principles, in counselling and psychotherapy training, or other associated fields of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]