Counsellors鈥� perspective on their models of service and comparisons: employed, voluntary and private practise
My name is Annie Neill and I a master鈥檚 student at the University of Salford recruiting counsellors for my dissertation research study. My research question is:
Counsellors鈥� perspective on their models of service and comparisons: employed, voluntary and private practise.
Inclusion criteria:
- Qualified for a minimum of two years.
- Qualified and trained from a counselling/psychotherapy course at Level 4 and above.
- Must have provided a minimum of 20 hours counselling in each service: private practise, through employment and voluntary.
- All hours counted above must have been done within the last 5 years and all hours considered in the above must be post-qualification.
I am hoping to investigate counsellors鈥� perceptions of the three sectors and get an understanding of the experience for the counsellor in each sector before asking for a comparison. If you choose to take part, your identity will be kept anonymous, and all information will be kept secure.
Requirements:
Consenting participants will have to do a short questionnaire to get some background information and to check eligibility. From there, a recorded semi-structured interview will be done by myself through Microsoft Teams which should take around 40 minutes. I will then transcribe and thematically analyse the data.
Why take part?
Counsellors鈥� perceptions on counselling in each sector and choice of careers has rarely been researched. This could potentially help those looking into becoming a counsellor, those who are recently qualified or those who are qualified who are considering a change.
If you are interested or wish for more information, please reach out to me at A.Neill2@edu.salford.ac.uk. Thank you for reading.