About this Website
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (CPR) is an international peer-reviewed journal, disseminating high quality, peer reviewed research into counselling and psychotherapy.
Published by Routledge, CPR is a journal of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, promoting reflexive research strongly linked to practice. The aim of this site is to further develop links between counselling and psychotherapy research and practice by offering accessible information about both the specific contents of each issue of CPR, as well as wider developments in counselling and psychotherapy research. For those new to research, there is a Glossary that offers definitions to key terms used in published papers. The aims are to ensure that research remains relevant to practice, and for practice to continue to inform research development.
Forthcoming issue: December 2011
Boundaries and Transgressions: Opening the Door on a Therapeutic Taboo
Read about the forthcoming issue here
Latest News update
All the latest research news events and useful information, updated for summer 2011.
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"Facts are Friendly"
A video summarising key counselling and psychotherapy research by Prof Mick Cooper, the University of Strathclyde.
Watch the video here
"From Facts to Fascinating: Making Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Findings Accessible"
A new video resource from Professor Mick Cooper, the University of Strathclyde. Watch the video here
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Latest Digests
December 2011
- Avoiding boundary violations but continuing to work therapeutically - a subtlety in the management of sexual attraction in therapy.
- Less than two complaints for every 1000 members per year, but male members are over-represented.
- Acknowledging the lack of clarity that exists around understanding erotic transference.
- Clients' attachment system found to be deactivated after seven weeks of therapy.
- Cognitive errors and coping action patterns are related to client engagement in therapy.
- Theory, practice experience and integrating theoretical concepts from other orientations contribute to therapists' concepts of MUS.
- Outcome data displays unique therapeutic stories each with different twists and turns.
- An invitation to move from the therapist's chair, into the thick of it.
- The human element within self-help is key to reducing distress.
CPR: Call for Expressions of Interest
The Participation of Counsellors and Psychotherapists in ResearchWith the increasing emphasis given to research, more and more counsellors and psychotherapists are having direct experience of taking part in research studies, in a wide range of settings and with a wide range of roles. Given this increasing involvement, CPR is planning a special section: "Counsellors and Psychotherapists Participation in Research", where we hope to include papers exploring the experience of therapists in a wide range of research settings.
If you would be interested to contribute an article to this special section, please contact Nick Midgley (Editor of the Special Section) or Andrew Reeves (Editor) by 12.00 noon on Friday 24 February 2012 with an expression of interest or to discuss your idea.
