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What else are psychotherapy trainees learning? A qualitative model of students' personal experiences based on two populations

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Pages 578-591 | Received 20 Jul 2012, Accepted 17 May 2013, Published online: 25 Jun 2013
 

Abstract

After an introductory course in experiential-integrative psychotherapy, 21 graduate students provided personal narratives of their experiences, which were analyzed using the grounded theory method. Results produced 37 hierarchically organized experiences, revealing that students perceived multiple changes in both professional (i.e., skill acquisition and learning related to the therapeutic process) and personal (i.e., self growth in a more private sphere) domains. Analysis also highlighted key areas of difficulties in training. By adding the personal accounts of graduate trainees, this study enriches and extends Pascual-Leone et al.'s (2012) findings on undergraduates' experiences, raising the number of cases represented in the model to 45. Findings confirm the model of novice trainee experiences while highlighting the unique experiences of undergraduate vs. graduate trainees.

Depois de um curso introdutório em psicoterapia experiencial-integrativa, 21 estudantes graduados produziram narrativas pessoais das suas experiências que foram analisadas através de grounded theory. Os resultados produziram 37 experiências hierarquicamente organizadas, revelando que os estudantes se aperceberam de várias mudanças tanto a nível profissional (i.e., aquisição de competências e aprendizagem associadas ao processo terapêutico) como pessoal (i.e., crescimento pessoal numa esfera mais privada). As análises também revelaram áreas-chave de dificuldades na formação. Ao introduzir a vertente pessoal de estudantes graduados em formação, este estudo enriquece e alarga os resultados de Pascual-Leone et al. (2012) sobre as experiências de estudantes não graduados, aumentando o número de casos representados no modelo para 45. Os resultados confirmam o modelo das experiências de estudantes no início da formação, enquanto sublinham as experiências únicas de estudantes em formação não graduados vs. graduados.

Nach einem Einführungskurs in experientiell-integrativer Psychotherapie, erstellten 21 graduate Studenten Narrative über ihre Erlebnisse, welche mit Hilfe der Grounded-Theory Methode analysiert wurden. Die Ergebnisse produzierten 37 hierarchisch organisierte Erfahrungen, welche offen legten, dass Studierende multiple Veränderungen in beiden, der professionellen (z. B. Fertigkeitsakquise und Lernerfahrungen in Bezug zum therapeutischen Prozess) und der persönlichen (z. B. Selbstwachstum in einem privateren Bereich) Domäne erlebten. Die Analyse zeigte ebenfalls Schlüsselschwierigkeiten der Ausbildung auf. Durch die Aufnahme von persönlichen Berichten von graduate Studenten, reichert diese Studie Pasqual-Leone et al.′s Erkenntnisse über die Erfahrungen von undergraduate Studenten an und erweitert diese, so dass die Anzahl an Fällen, die im Modell repräsentiert sind auf 45 angehoben wird. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen das Model der Erfahrungen von Ausbildungsnovizen während es die spezifischen Erfahrungen von undergraduate vs. graduate Trainees hervorhebt.

Dopo un corso introduttivo in psicoterapia esperienziale-integrativa, 21 studenti laureati avevano fornito le proprie descrizioni delle loro esperienze, che sono state poi analizzate utilizzando il metodo della Grounded Theory. I risultati hanno fornito 37 esperienze gerarchicamente organizzate, evidenziando che gli studenti percepivano cambiamenti multipli nell'aree sia professionale (vale a dire, acquisizione di competenze e di apprendimento in relazione al processo terapeutico) sia personale (cioè crescita personale privata). Le analisi hanno anche evidenziato le aree chiave di difficoltà nella formazione. Questo studio, con l'aggiunta dei resoconti personali dei tirocinanti arricchisce ed amplia le scoperte di Pascual-Leone et al. (2012), sulle esperienze dei laureandi, aumentando a 45 il numero di casi presentati nel modello. I risultati confermano il modello di esperienze di tirocinio, e allo stesso tempo mettono in evidenza le esperienze personali di tirocinanti universitari, in confronto ai tirocinanti già laureati.

21位研究生在參與「體驗-整合心理治療」的介紹性課程之後,提供其參與經驗 的個人敘事,並運用紮根理論方法加以分析。結果產生37項具階層式組織的經 驗編碼,這些經驗揭露參與者在專業領域 (例如:獲得技巧和治療過程相關的 學習) 和個人領域 (在更為私人層面的自我成長) 所感知到的多元改變。本分 析也強調在訓練時的主要困難。透過加進研究生受訓者的經驗,本研究豐富並 延伸了Pascual-Leone 等人(2012)對於大學生經驗的研究結果,也將本模式的代 表個案數提升到45位。本研究除了更加確認新手受訓者的經驗模式,並強調大 學生與研究生受訓者個別的獨特經驗。

Acknowledgments

The epistemological strategy and methods of analysis in this paper benefited greatly from a series of consultations with Dr. David L. Rennie from 2009 to 2013. His support and thoughtful correspondence was invaluable to this project. David Rennie passed away on 17 April 2013. His careful mentorship is part of his legacy, of which this work is only one example.

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