Exploring CBT therapists’ experience of feeling of safety within self-practice/self-reflection: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

• DOI: 10.1017/s1754470x21000283
• Publication Date: 2021-11-02T08:32:51Z
• Authors: Murray Mackenzie; James O’Mahony
• Keywords: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; Superordinate goals; Psychology of self; Self-Reflection

Abstract Self-practice/self-reflection (SP/SR) is an experiential training strategy implemented to develop the skills of CBT therapists through self-application techniques and subsequent reflection on experience in relation clinical practice. Outcome studies report significant personal professional benefits from SP/SR but engagement suggest that therapists’ mixed. In order inform design implementation within CBT, this study aims explore feeling safety (FOS) SP/SR. FOS has been identified as important factor. Three were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. The data, which took form verbatim transcripts, subjected interpretative phenomenological analysis. Four superordinate themes relating participants’ emerged: its absence embodied non-verbal, role instructor, awareness others venturing beyond safety. Ensuing recommendations for instructors include proactive use interventions directly impact FOS, monitoring wellbeing participants physical cues employment measures designed promote a sense equality among group members. Areas future research exploration factors influence investigation effect pre-existing relationships review are currently used by FOS. Key learning (1) To lived experienced therapists. (2) identify (3) practical instruction will