Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Psychiatry, District General Hospital of Førde, Førde, Norway.
Psychother Res. 2019 Oct;29(7):959-970. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2018.1490972. Epub 2018 Jun 27.
The aim of this study was to gain knowledge about how the integration of personal and professional experiences affects therapeutic work. : Therapists ( = 14) who had been recommended by their leaders at their individual workplaces were interviewed twice with semi-structured qualitative interviews, which were then subjected to thematic and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. All the therapists in the sample described their personal qualities as an experienced tension between their personal strengths and vulnerabilities in the therapeutic setting. This tension came to expression through four subordinate themes: (a) The tension between perceiving oneself as a helper while dealing with one's own needs for attention and care; (b) The tension between the ability for embodied listening to the patient while tuning into oneself; (c) The tension between staying present while handling aggression and rejection from clients; and (d) The tension in striving for a constructive balance between closeness and distance. The results point to ways in which the personal selves of the therapists may affect their professional role performance. Drawing upon previous research and literature on the topic, the paper discusses how therapists' personal qualities are experienced as affecting their work and suggests several implications for psychotherapy training and practice.
本研究旨在了解个人和专业经验的整合如何影响治疗工作。：通过半结构化定性访谈，对来自各个工作场所的领导者推荐的 14 名治疗师进行了两次访谈，然后对访谈进行了主题和解释现象学分析。所有参与研究的治疗师都描述了他们的个人特质，即治疗环境中个人优势和脆弱性之间的一种经验性紧张。这种紧张通过四个从属主题表现出来：（a）在关注自己的需求和照顾自己的同时，将自己视为帮助者的紧张感；（b）在与患者进行身体倾听的同时，关注自身的能力的紧张感；（c）在应对客户的攻击和拒绝时保持在场的紧张感；（d）在努力在亲密和距离之间取得建设性平衡的紧张感。研究结果表明，治疗师的个人特质可能会影响他们的专业角色表现。本文借鉴了先前关于该主题的研究和文献，探讨了治疗师的个人特质如何被体验为影响他们的工作，并提出了一些对心理治疗培训和实践的启示。
