Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; ie, art therapy, dance/movement
therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown …

The aim of this book is to encourage and support individuals and groups to carry out
grassroots research into counselling, counselling psychology, career counselling …

There has been an increasing interest in patient‐centered assessment of psychological
treatments. This article reviews the existing patient‐generated measures (PGMs) that have …

3 clients to 'defer'to their therapists (Rennie, 1998 see Box 7.2) means that an anonymous,
independent examination can sometimes give a more accurate and reliable picture. In this …

In counselling and psychotherapy, a 'case'reflects the entirety of the involvement of the
client, couple or family, with the therapist and therapy agency where they have gone for …

Emotion-focused therapy is a research-informed psychological therapy that to date has
mainly been studied in the context of depression, trauma and couple distress. The evidence …

The present article is a critical analysis of the epistemological, methodological, and
pragmatic foundations of evidence-based practice as they affect the profession of music …

We live in a society that is built on research. People in all cultures, at all times in history,
have always wanted to be able to do things better. In earlier centuries, much of this effort …

This chapter describes a variety of qualitative methods that can be used within
psychotherapy process research (PPR). After a general introduction of qualitative PPR, this …

This section provides a brief introduction to the text. It begins by introducing the rationale
behind its conception and links this to the larger political moves to introduce research in …