Abstract
Psychological counsellors in western countries have used stories and storytelling for therapeutic purposes for decades. However, the development of the profession of school counselling in China is at an early stage and little research has been done on using therapeutic stories in Chinese primary school settings. This exploratory study presents qualitative data on using therapeutic stories collected from interviews with Chinese psychological counsellors who work with primary school students. Findings from a grounded theory analysis revealed that therapeutic stories were used by the participants in various therapeutic approaches. A spectrum of therapist directiveness was developed to integrate different ways of using therapeutic stories.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 137-154 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 19 May 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Mar 2019 |
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Keywords
- China
- school counselling
- therapeutic storytelling
- therapist directiveness
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Exploring how Chinese primary school psychological counsellors understand and use therapeutic stories. / Liu, Xi; Williams, Antony.
In: International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, Vol. 41, No. 1, 15.03.2019, p. 137-154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring how Chinese primary school psychological counsellors understand and use therapeutic stories
AU - Liu, Xi
AU - Williams, Antony
PY - 2019/3/15
Y1 - 2019/3/15
N2 - Psychological counsellors in western countries have used stories and storytelling for therapeutic purposes for decades. However, the development of the profession of school counselling in China is at an early stage and little research has been done on using therapeutic stories in Chinese primary school settings. This exploratory study presents qualitative data on using therapeutic stories collected from interviews with Chinese psychological counsellors who work with primary school students. Findings from a grounded theory analysis revealed that therapeutic stories were used by the participants in various therapeutic approaches. A spectrum of therapist directiveness was developed to integrate different ways of using therapeutic stories.
AB - Psychological counsellors in western countries have used stories and storytelling for therapeutic purposes for decades. However, the development of the profession of school counselling in China is at an early stage and little research has been done on using therapeutic stories in Chinese primary school settings. This exploratory study presents qualitative data on using therapeutic stories collected from interviews with Chinese psychological counsellors who work with primary school students. Findings from a grounded theory analysis revealed that therapeutic stories were used by the participants in various therapeutic approaches. A spectrum of therapist directiveness was developed to integrate different ways of using therapeutic stories.
KW - China
KW - school counselling
KW - therapeutic storytelling
KW - therapist directiveness
U2 - 10.1007/s10447-018-9343-1
DO - 10.1007/s10447-018-9343-1
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 137
EP - 154
JO - International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
JF - International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
SN - 0165-0653
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