Output search results for "WIDDOWSON" (28)

Transforming student midwives 'lived' experience of caring for bereaved parents using high-fidelity simulation; an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Thesis
Leyland, A. (in press). Transforming student midwives 'lived' experience of caring for bereaved parents using high-fidelity simulation; an interpretative phenomenological analysis. (Thesis). University of Salford

The unexpected death of a baby to stillbirth is a tragic and traumatic event both for parents and caregivers. The period after stillbirth has profound emotional and psychological consequences for parents which can persist for 1000 days and beyond (Ma... Read More about Transforming student midwives 'lived' experience of caring for bereaved parents using high-fidelity simulation; an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

An inquiry into the experience of the dyslexic transactional analysis psychotherapist (2019)
Journal Article

Dyslexia causes difficulties in reading, writing, and information processing and is known to impair academic performance unless adaptations are made to the teaching and learning environment. This article explores some of the ways currently practicing... Read More about An inquiry into the experience of the dyslexic transactional analysis psychotherapist.

The importance of research in transactional analysis for transactional analysts (2017)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2017). The importance of research in transactional analysis for transactional analysts. Transactional Analysis Journal, 48(1), 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/03621537.2018.1397965

This article is the author’s acceptance speech for the 2017 ITAA Research Award, which was presented to him at the World TA Conference in Berlin in July 2017. The author argues that research is essential to the wider acceptance of transactional analy... Read More about The importance of research in transactional analysis for transactional analysts.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Deborah’ (2017)
Journal Article
efficacy design study - ‘Deborah’. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 8(1), 39-58

This study is the third of a series of seven, and belongs
to the second Italian systematic replication of findings
from two previous series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b,
2012c, 2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that
investigated the effectiveness of... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Deborah’.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Anna’ (2017)
Journal Article
efficacy design study - ‘Anna’. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 8(1), 3-20

This study is the first of a series of seven, and belongs to
the second Italian systematic replication of findings from
two previous series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c,
2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that investigated the
effectiveness of... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Anna’.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Caterina’ (2017)
Journal Article
efficacy design study - ‘Caterina’. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 8(1), 21-38

This study is the second of a series of seven, and
belongs to the second Italian systematic replication of
findings from two previous series (Widdowson 2012a,
2012b, 2012c, 2013; Benelli, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) that
investigated the effectiveness o... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - ‘Caterina’.

Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness (2016)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M., Theuns, P., Rosseau, M., & Rosseau, R. (2016). Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 7(2), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.29044/v7i2p3

Previous research has found that participants in redecision marathons experience increased personal growth and improvements in psychological well-being (McNeel, 1982; Noriega-Gayol, 1997; Widdowson & Rosseau, 2014). In this article, the authors condu... Read More about Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness.

Paradoxical alliances in transactional analysis psychotherapy for anxiety : a systematic adjudicated case study (2016)
Journal Article

This article considers the use of the technique of paradoxical alliances in transactional analysis psychotherapy with a 37-year-old white French woman over two sets of sessions. The authors hypothesize that this technique, which has not yet been wide... Read More about Paradoxical alliances in transactional analysis psychotherapy for anxiety : a systematic adjudicated case study.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Sara' (2016)
Journal Article

This study is the first of a series of three, and represents
an Italian systematic replication of previous UK findings
(Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013) that
investigated the effectiveness of a recently manualised
transactional analysis treat... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Sara'.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Luisa' (2016)
Journal Article

This study is the third of a series of three, and represents
an Italian systematic replication of previous UK findings
(Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013) that
investigated the effectiveness of a recently manualised
transactional analysis treat... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Luisa'.

TA treatment of depression: a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study- 'Penelope' (2016)
Journal Article

This study is the second of a series of three, and represents an Italian replication of a previous UK -based case series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013) that investigated the effectiveness of a recently manualised transactional analysis treatme... Read More about TA treatment of depression: a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study- 'Penelope'.

Avoidance, vicious cycles, and experiential disconfirmation of script: Two new theoretical concepts and one mechanism of change in the Psychotherapy of depression and anxiety (2014)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2014). Avoidance, vicious cycles, and experiential disconfirmation of script: Two new theoretical concepts and one mechanism of change in the Psychotherapy of depression and anxiety. Transactional Analysis Journal, 44(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0362153714554207

This article presents an argument for the clinical and empirical relevance of case study material. Drawing on a series of systematic case studies based in Stiles 19s (2007) model of theory building, the author proposes adding the concepts of avoidanc... Read More about Avoidance, vicious cycles, and experiential disconfirmation of script: Two new theoretical concepts and one mechanism of change in the Psychotherapy of depression and anxiety.

Transactional analysis psychotherapy for a case of mixed anxiety & depression : a pragmatic adjudicated case study – ‘Alastair’ (2014)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2014). Transactional analysis psychotherapy for a case of mixed anxiety & depression : a pragmatic adjudicated case study – ‘Alastair’. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 5(2), 66-76. https://doi.org/10.29044/v5i2p66

Using an original method of case evaluation which involved an analysis panel of over 80 Italian psychologists and included a lay case evaluation, the author has investigated the effectiveness of transactional analysis psychotherapy for a case of mixe... Read More about Transactional analysis psychotherapy for a case of mixed anxiety & depression : a pragmatic adjudicated case study – ‘Alastair’.

Quantitative and qualitative outcomes of transactional analysis psychotherapy with male armed forces veterans in the UK presenting with post-Traumatic stress disorder (2014)
Journal Article
Harford, D., & Widdowson, M. (2014). Quantitative and qualitative outcomes of transactional analysis psychotherapy with male armed forces veterans in the UK presenting with post-Traumatic stress disorder. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 5(2), 35-65. https://doi.org/10.29044/v5i2p35

This paper presents findings from a two-year research project conducted within a live-in residential charity setting in the UK, examining clinical outcomes of TA psychotherapy among 15 male armed forces veterans presenting with severe PTSD (post-trau... Read More about Quantitative and qualitative outcomes of transactional analysis psychotherapy with male armed forces veterans in the UK presenting with post-Traumatic stress disorder.

Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 2 - a qualitative exploration of participants’ changes (2014)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M., & Rosseau, M. (2014). Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 2 - a qualitative exploration of participants’ changes. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 5(1), 19-30

This is the second paper of three and describes an investigation into the way that executive coaching as a growing field of organisational development can be based on transactional analysis theory and methods. Twelve participants who had attended a c... Read More about Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 2 - a qualitative exploration of participants’ changes.

Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 1 – the workshop (2014)
Journal Article
Rosseau, M., Rosseau, R., & Widdowson, M. (2014). Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 1 – the workshop. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 5(1), 15-18

First in a series of three, this paper describes how the redecision approach (Goulding & Goulding 1979) has been applied over many years within executive coaching workshops internationally. The potential controversy about using a therapeutic approach... Read More about Application of redecision therapy in executive coaching workshops: Part 1 – the workshop.

TA Treatment of Depression - A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Linda' - a mixed outcome case (2013)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2013). TA Treatment of Depression - A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Linda' - a mixed outcome case. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 4(2), 3-15

Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED) is a systematic case study research method involving the cross-examination of mixed method data to generate both plausible arguments that the client changed due to therapy and alternative explanations.... Read More about TA Treatment of Depression - A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Linda' - a mixed outcome case.

TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case three: 'Tom' (2012)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2012). TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case three: 'Tom'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 3(2), 15-27

Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED) is a systematic case study research method involving the cross-examination of mixed method data to generate both plausible arguments that the client changed due to therapy and alternative explanations.... Read More about TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case three: 'Tom'.

TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case two: 'Denise' (2012)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2012). TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case two: 'Denise'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 3(2), 3-14

Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED) is a systematic case study research method involving the cross-examination of mixed method data to generate both plausible arguments that the client changed due to therapy and alternative explanations.... Read More about TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case two: 'Denise'.

TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Peter' (2012)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2012). TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Peter'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 3(1), 3-13

Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED) is a systematic case study research method involving the cross-examination of mixed method data to generate both plausible arguments that the client changed due to therapy and alternative explanations.... Read More about TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Peter'.

Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research (2012)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2012). Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 12(3), 178-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2012.697473

The research-practice gap and lack of engagement with research by trainees and qualified therapists is a widely discussed issue amongst psychotherapy researchers. The present study investigates the perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychothera... Read More about Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research.

Case study research methodology (2011)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2011). Case study research methodology. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 2(1), 25-34

Commenting on the lack of case studies published in modern psychotherapy publications, the author reviews the strengths of case study methodology and responds to common criticisms, before providing a summary of types of case studies including clinica... Read More about Case study research methodology.

Depression: A literature review on diagnosis, subtypes, patterns of recovery, and psychotherapeutic models
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. Depression: A literature review on diagnosis, subtypes, patterns of recovery, and psychotherapeutic models. Transactional Analysis Journal, 41(4), 351-364. https://doi.org/10.1177/036215371104100411

This article summarizes data on the prevalence and diagnosis of depression as well as findings from research regarding recovery and relapse from depression. It also offers a summary of models of understanding depression from a range of psychotherapie... Read More about Depression: A literature review on diagnosis, subtypes, patterns of recovery, and psychotherapeutic models.

A practice‐based exploration of therapeutic change in a charitable, community‐based person‐centred counselling service using routine outcome measures of anxiety and depression. I: Statistical and clinically significant change (2023)
Journal Article
Young, J., Widdowson, M., & Tate, D. (2023). A practice‐based exploration of therapeutic change in a charitable, community‐based person‐centred counselling service using routine outcome measures of anxiety and depression. I: Statistical and clinically significant change. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23(4), 1072-1083. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12651

AbstractBackgroundEstablishing the value of differing treatments for depression and anxiety is crucial in a climate of delimited spending and increased demand. Drawing from a well‐founded, diverse evidence base is salient to constructive evaluation a... Read More about A practice‐based exploration of therapeutic change in a charitable, community‐based person‐centred counselling service using routine outcome measures of anxiety and depression. I: Statistical and clinically significant change.

Music-making with hospitalised children outcomes for children, families, hospital staff and musicians from LIME Medical Notes (2) and Songbirds projects : A research report (2016)
Report
outcomes for children, families, hospital staff and musicians from LIME Medical Notes (2) and Songbirds projects : A research report

Children account for 21% of the population in the United Kingdom (Office for National Statistics 2015). Each year, one in fifteen children will be admitted to hospital, many of whom will have complex healthcare needs; a significant proportion of thes... Read More about Music-making with hospitalised children outcomes for children, families, hospital staff and musicians from LIME Medical Notes (2) and Songbirds projects : A research report.

Intensive Filial Therapy With Brazilian Mothers and Their Children, Victims of Family Violence (2023)
Thesis

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.

Different Clients, Different Contexts (2023)
Book Chapter
Roddy, J., Viliardos, L., Widdowson, M., Dubrow-Marshall, R., & Donohue, K. (2023). Different Clients, Different Contexts. In J. Roddy (Ed.), Working with Client Experiences of Domestic Abuse (150-166). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003253266-11

Many of the representations of domestic abuse today are of the female victim at the hands of the male abuser. In this chapter, we recognise that abuse is possible across society and try to share what a different client group and different context mig... Read More about Different Clients, Different Contexts.

Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy with Clients who are Neurodivergent: Experiences and Practice Recommendations (2023)
Journal Article
Bowers, C., & Widdowson, M. (2023). Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy with Clients who are Neurodivergent: Experiences and Practice Recommendations. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 14(1), 32-54. https://doi.org/10.29044/v14i1p32

This qualitative research study uses Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) (Smith, Flowers & Larkin, 2009; Smith & Nizza, 2022) to explore how Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy can be used effectively with clients who are neurodivergent.... Read More about Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy with Clients who are Neurodivergent: Experiences and Practice Recommendations.