Research-Focused Seminars

EXPLORING the MEANING and PURPOSE of RESEARCH for EXISTENTIAL PRACTITIONERS

with Prof. Simon du Plock, Dr. Martin Adams & Bárbara Godoy

PROGRAMME

This is a Research-Focused Programme, that is separated into two terms of 5 weeks. Each term can be taken separately, as it is a complete process in itself.

These seminars are expected to provide a supportive space where experienced researchers will encourage group members to think about the meaning and purpose of research for existential practitioners, and begin to develop research projects which are meaningful for them.

Thursdays 7:30 to 9:00 pm UK Time.
Maximum 7 participants

Spring Term

24 April – Seminar 1: What do we mean when we use the word ‘research’?

Pre-Reading: Du Plock, S. (2004) What Do We Mean When We Use The Word Research? Existential Analysis, the Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, Vol. 15.1

8 May -Seminar 2: What do I bring, personally and professionally, to a potential research journey? What really interests you, and why?

Pre-Reading: Du Plock, S. (2013) Chapter ‘Bibliotherapy and Beyond: Research as a Catalyst for Change in Therapeutic Practice’, in Goss, S. P. & Stevens, C. (eds) Making Research Matter.

Researching for change in the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. London: Routledge.

22 May – Seminar 3: How might you undertake a piece of research? What are your practical resources? Identify any useful current research-related activities

5 June – Seminar 4: Audience – who do you want to reach, and how will you reach them?

Pre-Reading: Bager-Charleson, S., McBeath, A.G. and du Plock, S (2019). Therapists have a lot to add to the field of research, but many don’t make it there: A narrative thematic inquiry into counsellors’ and psychotherapists’ embodied engagement with research. Language and Psychoanalysis, 7(1), 1-18.

19 June – Seminar 5: Dissemination and Impact – how will you know if you have made a difference? Review of learning from the Term

Pre-Reading: Du Plock, S. (2013) Chapter: ‘Practice Based Research: Making an Impact’, in Bager-Charleson, S. (ed) Practice-Based Research – A reflexive approach for therapists: London: Sage