Physical framework for a counselling environment in India: Thematic analysis of counsellors' perceptions

Title

Physical framework for a counselling environment in India: Thematic analysis of counsellors' perceptions

Creator

Dey A.M.; Kumar A.

Description

The influence of the physical environment on the counselling process is an inevitable part of a counselling session. However, there is little insight in Indian research into the desirable elements of the physical environment of the counselling room that helps facilitate a counselling session. Interviews were conducted with 10 professional counsellors in India. Thematic analysis of the databrought out various Basic and Organising themes under the following three Global themes: (a) Elements of the physical framework; (b) Counsellor's perspectives about the physical framework in counselling; and (c) Motivation to build a framework. The findings show how counsellors can systematise the physical framework to help construct the counselling session effectively. 2020 British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Source

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Vol-20, No. 2, pp. 336-345.

Date

2020-01-01

Publisher

Wiley Blackwell

Subject

counselling environment; Indian perspective; physical framework; thematic analysis

Coverage

Dey A.M., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Kumar A., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 14733145

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12299

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