Case Studies in Relational Research: Qualitative Research Methods in Counselling and Psychotherapy

The growing professionalization of counselling and psychotherapy means that students and practitioners are increasingly being asked to carry out research. This distinctive new text uses a project-based/case study approach, allowing the reader to develop research skills through real situations. Each of the main qualitative research methods, together with new directions in relational research, are discussed and attention is also given to such topics as evidence-based practice, the process of research from issue identification to action, the experience of the student researcher and the place of therapeutic research in counselling and psychotherapeutic practice.