Abstract
This chapter highlights the potential and variety of qualitative methods that can be applied to counselling and psychotherapy outcome research. The chapter’s main focus is on outlining the various forms of qualitative data collection methods that are available to researchers. This is followed by an overview of the various qualitative analysis methods that can be utilised for interpreting the data. Finally, the limitations of qualitative outcome research are discussed, including a number of approaches to evaluating the credibility of such research.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Psychotherapy Research |
| Subtitle of host publication | Foundations, Process and Outcome |
| Editors | Omar C. G. Gelo, Alfred Pritz, Bernd Rieken |
| Place of Publication | Vienna |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Pages | 559-578 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783709113820 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783709113813 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Keywords
- psychotherapy
- qualitative outcome research
- narrative assessment interview
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Rodgers, B., & Elliott, R. (2015). Qualitative methods in psychotherapy outcome research. In O. C. G. Gelo, A. Pritz, & B. Rieken (Eds.), Psychotherapy Research: Foundations, Process and Outcome (pp. 559-578). Vienna: Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1382-0_27