An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis
Aim: To explore how Narrative Therapy is construed and conceptualised by EPs; what implications this therapeutic approach raises for EP practice; how it can be delivered and to explore for whom this approach can best support. Design: A sequential exploratory design, analysed through reflexive th...
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| description | Aim: To explore how Narrative Therapy is construed and conceptualised by EPs; what implications this therapeutic approach raises for EP practice; how it can be delivered and to explore for whom this approach can best support.
Design: A sequential exploratory design, analysed through reflexive thematic analysis (RTA). An interpretivist lens to research was adopted, moving away from positivist assumptions within the research methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 EPs. This study captured and deduced patterns across the data set to develop themes (Braun & Clarke, 2022).
Purpose of research: By exploring how EPs construe the term and apply Narrative Therapy, this study hopes to further understand how EPs comprehend and integrate Narrative Therapy in practice. This is especially relevant as Narrative Therapy is thought to be an underpinning foundation to multiple narrative based approaches and therapeutic interventions performed by EPs described in the literature (Hobbs et al., 2012). This is in addition to how previous research on therapeutic interventions has called for a deeper understanding of how therapeutic approaches are used within assessment and consultation by EPs (Simpson & Atkinson, 2021). Based on these findings, a view to explore this specific therapeutic modality led to the formation of the following research questions posed by this thesis: how do EPs construe the term, Narrative Therapy? and, how do EPs conceptualise their application of Narrative Therapy?
Themes: Overall, two thematic maps are provided to illustrate each research question. Findings showed that defining Narrative Therapy remains a difficult task, with suggested paradoxes potentially contributing to why Narrative Therapy appears an elusive therapeutic approach by definition and in application. Key principles, features and techniques outline how Narrative Therapy is construed and conceptualised. The research points to promising future applications of Narrative Therapy to support EPs in trauma informed work and in community project work. These findings are discussed and critically reviewed with the wider literature. |
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| spelling | nottingham-744292023-10-04T09:02:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74429/ An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis Bradbury, Josephine Aim: To explore how Narrative Therapy is construed and conceptualised by EPs; what implications this therapeutic approach raises for EP practice; how it can be delivered and to explore for whom this approach can best support. Design: A sequential exploratory design, analysed through reflexive thematic analysis (RTA). An interpretivist lens to research was adopted, moving away from positivist assumptions within the research methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 EPs. This study captured and deduced patterns across the data set to develop themes (Braun & Clarke, 2022). Purpose of research: By exploring how EPs construe the term and apply Narrative Therapy, this study hopes to further understand how EPs comprehend and integrate Narrative Therapy in practice. This is especially relevant as Narrative Therapy is thought to be an underpinning foundation to multiple narrative based approaches and therapeutic interventions performed by EPs described in the literature (Hobbs et al., 2012). This is in addition to how previous research on therapeutic interventions has called for a deeper understanding of how therapeutic approaches are used within assessment and consultation by EPs (Simpson & Atkinson, 2021). Based on these findings, a view to explore this specific therapeutic modality led to the formation of the following research questions posed by this thesis: how do EPs construe the term, Narrative Therapy? and, how do EPs conceptualise their application of Narrative Therapy? Themes: Overall, two thematic maps are provided to illustrate each research question. Findings showed that defining Narrative Therapy remains a difficult task, with suggested paradoxes potentially contributing to why Narrative Therapy appears an elusive therapeutic approach by definition and in application. Key principles, features and techniques outline how Narrative Therapy is construed and conceptualised. The research points to promising future applications of Narrative Therapy to support EPs in trauma informed work and in community project work. These findings are discussed and critically reviewed with the wider literature. 2023-08-31 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74429/1/JB%20Thesis%20Final%20with%20amendments.pdf Bradbury, Josephine (2023) An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis. DAppEdPsy thesis, University of Nottingham. narrative therapy educational psychology educational counselling |
| spellingShingle | narrative therapy educational psychology educational counselling Bradbury, Josephine An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis |
| title | An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis |
| title_full | An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis |
| title_fullStr | An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis |
| title_short | An exploration into the role of Narrative Therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis |
| title_sort | exploration into the role of narrative therapy within educational psychology practice: a reflexive thematic analysis |
| topic | narrative therapy educational psychology educational counselling |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74429/ |