Counselling with a profoundly deaf client and the impact of a therapist's dream: A case study |
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| Authors: | Jeni Boyd |
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| Institution: | School of Social, Community and Health Studies, University of Hertfordshire, UKCorrespondence: School of Social, Community and Health Studies, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB, UK. E‐mail: |
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| Abstract: | This case study explores the experience of one client participating in a project evaluating the use of dreams in short‐term counselling within the National Health Service. The client received 24 sessions of counselling and completed a post‐counselling semi‐structured questionnaire. This was followed by a semi‐structured interview, which confirmed the internal coherence within the participant's narrative and allowed a more detailed exploration of her experiences, supported by process notes. Supervision challenged the therapist's preconceptions and held her in her uncertainty until the work was aided by a dream that the therapist had of the client. |
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| Keywords: | Dream dream-work case study profoundly deaf reflexivity primary care |
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