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A study to explore decision-making in psychological counsellors and psychotherapists whose clients report illicit or harmful fantasies during therapy.
- Source :
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling; Jun2021, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p382-395, 14p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Within the context of psychological counsellors and therapeutic encounters of psychotherapists, clients may reveal illicit fantasies where it is unclear whether he or she is acting out his or her illicit fantasies. Using web-based survey methods to collect qualitative data, I explored therapists' decision-making when clients disclose illicit fantasies in such circumstances. Data analysed thematically revealed that most therapists were confident in asking direct questions about illicit fantasies. However, therapists working in private practice appeared to be less likely to estimate risk or "dangerousness" objectively than therapists working in the NHS were. Implications for mental health care practice are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RESEARCH
FANTASY (Psychology)
MEDICAL office management
PSYCHOTHERAPISTS
COUNSELORS
INTERNET
MENTAL health
QUANTITATIVE research
TREATMENT effectiveness
QUALITATIVE research
SURVEYS
NATIONAL health services
RISK assessment
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
SEX crimes
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
DECISION making in clinical medicine
THEMATIC analysis
MEDICAL practice
FORENSIC sciences
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03069885
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151136606
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2019.1685072