Positive lexical choice : a bridge to hope through solution focused brief therapy.
| dc.contributor.author | Pawson, Louise Ann White | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-02T20:04:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-02T20:04:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Hope is a contributing factor towards therapeutic change in counselling, and yet there is limited research on how hope is co-constructed between the counsellor and the client during a therapeutic session. This practice-based research draws on Snyder’s (2000) work on hope to explore how hope is co-constructed through Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) with one adolescent. Snyder describes hope as a goal-oriented approach requiring both client agency and pathways. This research project draws on a qualitative methodology underpinned by social constructionism. Data from one participant collected through video and audio recordings of two counselling sessions with the counsellor-researcher was utilised. Microanalysis was used for data analysis, enabling exploration of grounding sequences, therapist use of questions, lexical choice and discourse markers. Findings highlighted three phases; co-construction of goals, co-construction of agency and redefining futures. These phases, while identified within the data, were informed by Snyder’s Hope Theory and contributed to the understanding of how hope is co-constructed in counselling. Findings show a strong connection between positive lexical choice (PLC) and the co-construction of hope. In addition, the three components of goals, pathway and agency enable hope to be co- constructed collaboratively with the client. Further research exploring lexical choice across counselling theories would make further valuable contributions to therapists’ understanding of how hope is co-constructed in counselling. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10092/101342 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/10405 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Canterbury | en |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/theses | en |
| dc.subject | Hope, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, SFBT, Microanalysis, School Guidance, Adolescents, Positive Lexical Choice, PLC, Formulations, Questions, Goals, Agency, Pathways, Counselling, Psychology, Therapy | en |
| dc.subject | Hope | en |
| dc.subject | Solution Focused Brief Therapy | en |
| dc.subject | Microanalysis | en |
| dc.subject | School Guidance | en |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | en |
| dc.subject | Positive Lexical Choice, | en |
| dc.title | Positive lexical choice : a bridge to hope through solution focused brief therapy. | en |
| dc.type | Theses / Dissertations | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Counselling | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Canterbury | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Counselling | en |
| uc.bibnumber | 2957870 | |
| uc.college | Faculty of Health | en |