Study of the process of psychotherapy
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Observational Study - Participant Observation in group psychotherapy for 3-6 months and 1 hour long interviews with patients and therapists
Sponsors
Graduiertenkollen "Selbst-Bildungen", Universität Oldenburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria for the psychotherapist for the participant obsveration in group psychotherapy (3 persons): 1.1 Approbation as psychological psychotherapist or at least 3 years of working experience + candidate for psychological psychotherapist (in education) 1.2 Qualification for group psychotherapy 1.3. 18 Years 1.4. Informed Consense 2. Inclusion critertia for the patients or the participant obsveration in group psychotherapy (24 persons): 2.1. Participation in the studied group psychotherapy - a psychiatric is not obligated 2.2. 18 years 2.3. Informed consense 3. Inclusion criteria for the group therapies: 3.1. All psychotherapeutic directive procedures (Behavioral Therapy, Psychonanalysis, Depth Analysis) and systemic, humanist and gestaltpsychological approaches 3.2. The psychotherapy has to be a group psychotherapy: at least one psychotherapist, at least two patients who do not know each other (no family or couple psychotherapy) and specialized for the work in groups 4. Inclusion criteria for the psychotherapist for the interview (further 3 persons): 4.1 Approbation as psychological psychotherapist or at least 3 years of working experience + candidate for psychological psychotherapist (in education) 4.2. 18 Years 4.3. Informed Consense 5. Inclusion critertia for the patients or the participant obsveration in group psychotherapy (further 3 persons): 5.1. Use of psychotherapy - actual or end of psychotherapy not more than five years ago 5.2. 18 years 5.3. Informed consense
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Exclusion criteria for the psychotherapist for the participant obsveration in group psychotherapy: 1.1 No approbation as psychological psychotherapist or at least 3 years of working experience + candidate for psychological psychotherapist (in education) 1.2 No qualification for group psychotherapy 1.3. Younger then 18 Years 1.4. No informed Consense 2. Exclusion critertia for the patients or the participant obsveration in group psychotherapy: 2.2. Younger then 18 years 2.3. No informed consense 2.3. Personal acquintance between patient(s) and researcher 2.4. Profound instability or potential dangers for other persons (diagnosed by the responsible psychotherapist) 3. Exclusion criteria for the group therapies: 3.1. No psychotherapeutic directive procedure (Behavioral Therapy, Psychonanalysis, Depth Analysis) or no systemic, humanist or gestaltpsychological approach 3.2. No psychotherapy following the named conditions (see above) 3.3. The group psychotherapy takes place in a stationary setting (exception: day clinics) 4. Exclusion criteria for the psychotherapist for the interview: 4.1 No approbation as psychological psychotherapist or at least 3 years of working experience + candidate for psychological psychotherapist (in education) 4.2. Younger then 18 Years 4.3. No informed Consense 5. Exclusion critertia for the patients for the interview: 5.1. Younger then 18 years 5.2. No informed consense 5.3. Personal acquintance between patient(s) and researcher
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Definition of the objectives: 1) Analysis and description of the implicit order of psychotherapeutic praxis, 2) Analysis and description of the material dimension of psychotherapeutic praxis, 3) Analysis and description of the patient's and therapist's positioning The objectives are tested by the participant observation and the interviews. The participant observation takes place in every session of the group psychotherapy (during the episode of observation that is 3-6 months). Interviews are done with both patients of the group psychotherapies - after the treatment - and with patients and therapists of other psychotherapies. In this case patients must have finsihed therapy less than five years ago. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Definiton of the secondary objectives: 1) Elaboration of a theoretic and methodical perspective for the sensual-affective dimension of psychotherapy, 2) Elaboration of a praxeological-subjecttheoretical perspective for qualitative psychotherapy research The secondary objectives can be tested by the primary objectives. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactLotta Fiedel
Universität Oldenburg, Graduiertenkolleg "Selbst-Bildungen"
Outcome results
None listed