Sunday 13 September 2009

Data Collection

Sep 2009

Phase 2 of the Project has now fully commenced.

NHS ethical approval and University ethical approval have now been granted and insurance secured.

Data collection at site 1 has commenced

Possible additional sites are being discussed and we are open to contact from interested parties.

Any sites outside of the Uk will be fully supported to secure ethical approval in order to participate.

Saturday 11 April 2009

This research is a multiple site study in the UK and is part of a Doctoral Research project at the University of Strathclyde.The Chief Investigator of the study is Wendy Traynor and the supervisor is Professor Robert Elliott with Professor Mick Cooper as second supervisor.

Phase 1 of the study is now complete.This involved interviews with twenty practitioner of person-centred therapy(including pre-therapy), investigating perceived helpful practice and outcomes with psychotic process.A paper detailing Phase 1 has been submitted for publication and I will update this site once this paper is available.

We hope to begin data collection for Phase 2 (open clinical trial with embedded case study) in Spring 2009 and continue the research and data analysis for several years,tracking the therapy of participating clients using interviews and measures.

Person-Centred therapists/counsellors in UK services who may be interested in taking part in this study can contact me,Wendy, on WTraynorResearch@gmail.com and I will contact them with full information.

Wednesday 25 March 2009

Psychosis (psychotic process) may involve hallucinations (hearing voices), disturbed thinking, or unusual experiences and ideas, which can sometimes have a significant negative effect on the person’s quality of life. Persons who experience psychotic processes often feel disempowered by these experiences and the ways they are treated in the mental health system. Person-centred therapy is a nonintrusive, relational approach that seeks to empower clients, and may complement other approaches to care of psychosis. However, there is very little research on the effectiveness and helpful factors involved in this approach. Therefore, the main purpose of this research is to evaluate and improve these person-centred approaches to psychotic processes.
Person-Centred therapists based in a variety of settings and experienced in working with clients with psychotic processes will be recruited. Clients experiencing psychotic processes will be recruited and screened for suitability for the research (clients with drug-induced psychosis or organic or over-riding medical needs will be excluded). Then, the process and outcome of their therapy will be monitored using several measures, completed by clients and therapists.