All Outputs (14)

Posttraumatic growth experiences among people living with HIV (2023)
Book Chapter
Amos, I. Posttraumatic growth experiences among people living with HIV. In R. Berger (Ed.), The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032208688-40

This chapter will explore the experience of PTG among people living with HIV. First, HIV and its impact as well as the daily stressors associated with living with HIV are outlined. Experiences of posttraumatic stress, including the impact of HIV-rela... Read More about Posttraumatic growth experiences among people living with HIV.

An interview with Dr Michael Larkin (2023)
Journal Article
Larkin, M., Amos, I., & Williams, S. (2023). An interview with Dr Michael Larkin. #Journal not on list, QMiP Bulletin(36), 6-14. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsqmip.2023.1.36.6

Michael Larkin is a Reader in the School of Psychology at Aston University and is perhaps best known for his
contribution to the development of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Michael, along with co-authors
Jonathan Smith and Paul Flowe... Read More about An interview with Dr Michael Larkin.

Intensive Filial Therapy With Brazilian Mothers and Their Children, Victims of Family Violence (2023)
Thesis
Gedge, H. (2023). Intensive Filial Therapy With Brazilian Mothers and Their Children, Victims of Family Violence. (Thesis). University of Salford

The shelter home where this research project took place is a charity founded in 2000 in Curitiba, Southern Brazil.The charity houses an average of 40 single mother families with their children per year in two residential care home... Read More about Intensive Filial Therapy With Brazilian Mothers and Their Children, Victims of Family Violence.

Faith, hope and fallacy: an idiographic exploration of the experiences of people with Multiple Sclerosis participating in research trials (2022)
Thesis
an idiographic exploration of the experiences of people with Multiple Sclerosis participating in research trials. (Thesis). University of Salford

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a heterogeneous degenerative disease of the central nervous system. It is usually diagnosed in people between 20 and 40 years of age. MS is the most common cause of non-traumatic disability in the young adult population an... Read More about Faith, hope and fallacy: an idiographic exploration of the experiences of people with Multiple Sclerosis participating in research trials.

Attempting to capture the ineffable quality : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of an epiphany (2021)
Journal Article
Amos, I. (2021). Attempting to capture the ineffable quality : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of an epiphany. Transpersonal Psychology Review, 23(1), 32-44

Examination of how people experience positive change outside the therapy room is of use to those seeking
to support people who want to change within the realms of psychotherapy. The qualitative literature which
has examined the topic of sudden an... Read More about Attempting to capture the ineffable quality : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of an epiphany.

Promoting the mental health and well-being of first-generation immigrants, asylum seekers and refugee young people in schools : a participatory action research study (2021)
Thesis
Allen, E. Promoting the mental health and well-being of first-generation immigrants, asylum seekers and refugee young people in schools : a participatory action research study. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: There is a dearth of literature that reports on what first-generation immigrants, asylum seekers and refugee young people see as effective self-help tools in matters relating to mental health. Some 50 million first-generation migrant chil... Read More about Promoting the mental health and well-being of first-generation immigrants, asylum seekers and refugee young people in schools : a participatory action research study.

The good, the bad and the ugly : how do people living with HIV experience care in the health system? (2020)
Book Chapter
Amos, I., Chester, R., Angelina, N., & Merial, R. (2020). The good, the bad and the ugly : how do people living with HIV experience care in the health system?. In M. Croston, & S. Rutter (Eds.), Psychological perspectives in HIV care : an inter-professional approach (6-29). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315211404-1

What it is like to live with HIV in the global north has changed dramatically over
the last two decades. There have been significant developments in the treatment and
prevention of HIV, and the healthcare landscape continues to evolve. This chapter... Read More about The good, the bad and the ugly : how do people living with HIV experience care in the health system?.

‘That’s what they talk about when they talk about epiphanies’ : an invitation to engage with the process of developing found poetry to illuminate exceptional human experience (2018)
Journal Article
Amos, I. (2019). ‘That’s what they talk about when they talk about epiphanies’ : an invitation to engage with the process of developing found poetry to illuminate exceptional human experience. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 19(1), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12195

This paper illuminates some of the journey taken by me, the researcher, whilst completing my doctoral research into the lived experience of epiphanies. The research journey is conceptualised as one of discovery; into the task of qualitative research... Read More about ‘That’s what they talk about when they talk about epiphanies’ : an invitation to engage with the process of developing found poetry to illuminate exceptional human experience.

The scientist-practitioner and the reflective practitioner (2017)
Book Chapter
Amos, I., & Hanley, T. (2017). The scientist-practitioner and the reflective practitioner. In V. Galbraith (Ed.), Topics in Applied Psychology: Counselling Psychology. Routledge

This chapter explores two models that have been identified as appropriate for the training and ongoing practice and professional development of counselling psychology practitioners and researchers. These are the scientist-practitioner model and the r... Read More about The scientist-practitioner and the reflective practitioner.

Therapeutic endings (2017)
Book Chapter
Amos, I. (2017). Therapeutic endings. In C. Feltham, T. Hanley, & L. Winter (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sage

The fact that the therapeutic relationship will end is an implicit premise from the outset of therapy, and therefore requires specific attention from the counsellor or psychotherapist. Endings have been identified as a fundamental concept within psy... Read More about Therapeutic endings.

Therapeutic middles (2017)
Book Chapter
Amos, I. (2017). Therapeutic middles. In C. Feltham, T. Hanley, & L. Winter (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sage

The process of therapy is a fluid and multidimensional one. It may not be entirely straightforward to pinpoint when exactly the beginning of therapy moves in becoming the middle phase. However, the middle of therapy could be referred to as the ‘work... Read More about Therapeutic middles.

Therapeutic beginnings (2017)
Book Chapter
Amos, I. (2017). Therapeutic beginnings. In C. Feltham, T. Hanley, & L. Winter (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sage

For anyone who is interested in the process of therapy, or contemplated undertaking a training course in counselling or psychotherapy, it is quite possible that the question of ‘how therapy goes’ has been considered. Whilst it is not possible to pred... Read More about Therapeutic beginnings.

Interpretative phenomenological analysis and embodied interpretation: Integrating methods to find the ‘words that work’ (2016)
Journal Article
Amos, I. (2016). Interpretative phenomenological analysis and embodied interpretation: Integrating methods to find the ‘words that work’. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 16(4), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12094

Background

This article identifies one enduring and coherent strand within the phenomenological tradition, which recognises the intertwined relationship between the lifeworld and the lived body. The understanding that our body shapes our fundamen... Read More about Interpretative phenomenological analysis and embodied interpretation: Integrating methods to find the ‘words that work’.

What is known about the post-traumatic growth experiences among people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature (2015)
Journal Article
qualitative literature. Review - British Psychological Society. Counselling Psychology Section, 30(3), 47-56

Background: Much of the literature suggests that a diagnosis of HIV, or any other chronic illness, heralds
a major transformation that is frequently characterised by negative psychological outcomes. However, there
has been increasing recognition of... Read More about What is known about the post-traumatic growth experiences among people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature.