Doing counselling research / John McLeod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLeod, John, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling--Research--Methodology.

Counseling.

Physical Description:

ix, 227 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2003.

Summary:

Research is a rapidly expanding activity in counselling which has a major role to play in practice development and in providing evidence for the benefits of counselling interventions. Counsellors are increasingly expected to acquire skills in reading research, conducting a study and using findings to inform practice. As an introduction to the basic principles of research and inquiry, Doing Counselling Research, second edition is ideal for trainees and for practitioners who are learning about the research process for the first time. Leading researcher and bestselling author, John McLeod, guides the reader through the theory and practice of undertaking a successful research project. Now in its second edition, Doing Counselling Research is an ideal textbook for courses in counselling, counselling psychology, psychotherapy, health care, social work and education.

Contents:

2 Reading the Literature: Placing Research in Context 10

3 The Research Process: Stages, Tasks and Traps 22

4 Using Quantitative Methods 41

5 Tests, Rating Scales and Survey Questionnaires 55

6 Listening to Stories about Therapy: from Qualitative Research to Human Science 71

7 Systematic Inquiry into Individual Cases 99

8 Does it Work? Evaluating the Outcomes of Counselling 117

9 Exploring the Interior of Therapy: Method and Strategy in Process Research 145

10 An Ethical Framework for Research Practice 167

11 Critical Issues in Counselling Research 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-219) and index.

ISBN:

0761941088

076194107X

OCLC:

52553927