All Outputs (6)

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.

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?.

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.