A qualitative study into the experience of mandatory personal therapy during training

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-32

  Murphy, David ^a,b  

^a Leicestershire Northamptonshire and Rutland Healthcare Workforce Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

counselling training; empathy; Personal therapy; reflexivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; COUNSELOR; EMPATHY; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 41549112764     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140512331343868     Document Type: Article

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