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A Phenomenological Exploration of Clinicians' Approaches to Working with People who Hear Voices

Fogarty, Laura M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1631523889685913

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education, Cleveland State University, College of Education and Human Services.
The available research on psychosis is presently lacking practitioners’ beliefs about people with symptoms of psychosis (focused here on auditory verbal hallucination) as well as conceptualization and treatment planning with these clients. There is some growing interest in “healthy voice-hearers,” people who hear voices but do not experience distress. This study comprised information about clinicians’ experiences through an empirical phenomenological method guided by a critical theory framework. A sample of both counseling (n = 4) and clinical practitioners (n = 10), including psychologists and predoctoral and postdoctoral interns, was recruited and interviewed about their beliefs and experiences, as well as to what degree positive psychology or strengths-based perspectives are used in understanding and working with clients who hear voices. Results were analyzed using an empirical phenomenological approach (Aspers, 2004). The following themes were found: therapeutic approach to working with people with psychosis, clinicians’ feelings about working with people who hear voices, familiarity with critical theory, healthy voice-hearers, clinical and counseling psychology training, training and familiarity with positive psychology, implementing positive psychology in their work, and belief in recovery. Implications for future research, clinical practice, training and education, and advocacy are discussed.
Julia Phillips (Advisor)
Catherine Hansman (Committee Member)
Ingrid Hogge (Committee Member)
Graham Stead (Committee Member)
Katharine Hahn Oh (Committee Member)
214 p.
Clinical Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Psychology; Psychotherapy
healthy voice-hearers, positive psychology, critical theory, counseling psychology, clinical psychology

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  • Fogarty, L. M. (2021). A Phenomenological Exploration of Clinicians' Approaches to Working with People who Hear Voices [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1631523889685913

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fogarty, Laura. A Phenomenological Exploration of Clinicians' Approaches to Working with People who Hear Voices. 2021. Cleveland State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1631523889685913.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fogarty, Laura. "A Phenomenological Exploration of Clinicians' Approaches to Working with People who Hear Voices." Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1631523889685913

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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