
Sissel ReicheltUniversity of Oslo · Department of Psychology
Sissel Reichelt
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Cambridge Core - Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology - Working with Refugee Families - edited by Lucia De Haene
There is a need for studies that advance our knowledge of therapist effectiveness, expanding the definition of what constitutes
therapeutic success. In the present study, four aspects of clinical outcome were analyzed using a sample of highly experienced
psychotherapists (mean years of experience as therapy practitioners = 30) who also serve as cli...
Even though evidence-based knowledge is considered the foundation of clinical practice, many clinicians question the clinical relevance of published research. Clinicians increasingly define themselves as having an integrative stance, in contrast to the tendency for most research to be based on clearly defined psychotherapies. Qualitative single cas...
Tema enfocado analices de interacciones verbales en un caso de terapia integrada para la depresión y el desorden emocional
Más y más se está reconociendo el valor del análisis de caso solo como contribuyente a la evidencia para la psicoterapia. El análisis de caso solo permite investigar el proceso de cambio en la terapia y el poder desarrollar un...
A method for the analysis of transcripts from individual psychotherapy sessions is presented. The method, called Topic Change Process Analysis (TCPA), is a qualitative and exploratory approach focusing on therapist-client interaction, on how such interaction influences topic changes during the therapy, and on the possible contribution of the change...
It is increasingly recognised that single-case analysis makes a valuable contribution to the evidence base for psychotherapy, alongside other methodologies. Such analyses make it possible to investigate the unfolding process of change in therapy, and develop an understanding of change factors that contribute to outcome. One of the key challenges fo...
While group supervision in psychotherapy training has gained increasing attention, particularly in university settings, research on the group format is still scarce. The aim of the present, interview-based, qualitative study was to explore how group supervision is managed by experienced supervisors. Sixteen supervisors were interviewed. All partici...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies used by highly experienced psychotherapists to explore client goals for psychotherapy during the first three sessions in treatments as usual. Transcripts from audio recordings of the initial three sessions of a sample of nine experienced therapists were analyzed using a modified constructi...
Traditionally, clinical supervision has been practiced mostly in a dyadic form, that is, as individual supervision. However, over the past decades, group supervision has gained increasing attention. Today, many training sites prefer the group format, even though its research base is still scarce. The aim of this study was to explore clinical group...
An approach to group supervision, applying reflecting team, is described. Interview data showing how the approach is practiced recently are presented and analyzed qualitatively, and the results are discussed in relation to the original approach. The conclusion is that there are many pitfalls in using reflecting teams in supervision, and that follow...
The American Psychological Association has formulated a statement on evidence- based psychological practice, suggesting that traditional research represents an insufficient base of knowledge for practitioners, and arguing for a plurality of methods (APA, 2005). A possible source of knowledge is practice based experience. A set of criteria for evalu...
The use of qualitative methods in a case by case study of fifteen psychotherapies with children allowed for inquiries into how the working alliance can be established when children are involved. Therapy hours were recorded, and the children’s, their caregivers’ and the therapists’ views about what happened during therapy were collected at the end o...
Artikkelen tar for seg sider ved bruk av en atferdsterapeutisk konsultasjonsmodell som er lite beskrevet i atferdsterapeutisk forskningslitteratur, men som berører praktikere som er forpliktet til å gi et så godt tilbud som mulig. Begrensninger ved, og mulige kontraindikasjoner for de typiske metodiske design, er drøftet ut fra aktuelle problem—sti...
In the two preceding papers in this issue of Nordic Psychology the authors report findings from studies of nondisclosure among student therapists and clinical supervisors. The findings were reported separately for each group. In this article, the two sets of findings are compared, so as to draw a picture of mutual assumptions and facts about nondis...
The aim of this study was to investigate aspects of nondisclosure in a sample of 30 psychotherapy supervisors, working within a group format of supervision of student therapists. The study constituted one part of a larger study, with the other, parallel part addressing nondisclosure in supervisees. The participants were recruited from seven univers...
The aim of this study was to investigate aspects of nondisclosure in a sample of 55 student therapists, working within a group format of supervision. The study constituted one part of a larger study, with the other, parallel part addressing nondisclosure in supervisors. The participants were recruited from seven university-based training clinics in...
The aim of this study was to investigate aspects of nondisclosure in a sample of 55 student therapists, working within a group format of supervision. The study constituted one part of a larger study, with the other, parallel part addressing nondisclosure in supervisors. The participants were recruited from seven university-based training clinics in...
The aim of this study was to investigate aspects of nondisclosure in a sample of 55 student therapists, working within a group format of supervision. The study constituted one part of a larger study, with the other, parallel part addressing nondisclosure in supervisors. The participants were recruited from seven university-based training clinics in...
In the two preceding papers in this issue of Nordic Psychology the authors report findings from studies of nondisclosure among student therapists and clinical supervisors. The findings were reported separately for each group. In this article, the two sets of findings are compared, so as to draw a picture of mutual assumptions and facts about nondis...
Relational and systemic ideas about the treatment of sexual abuse within families are presented, followed by a case analysis of the therapeutic process with a young girl and the collaboration with her mother. Central elements in the therapeutic process are discussed related to the individual work with the child, the use of a reflecting colleague, a...
This paper reports from a project investigating reactions within families when intra-familial child sexual abuse was suspected, and family members’ responses to a therapeutic approach. Data were obtained from therapeutic sessions and follow-up interviews with mothers, children and alleged perpetrators. Before treatment the mothers felt uncertain as...
The present study investigated the context in which children were able to report their child sexual abuse experiences and the children's views as to what made it difficult to talk about abuse and what helped them in the disclosing process. The aim was to study disclosures as they were occurring in their natural settings.
Data were obtained from the...
Personal narratives from ten children who all claimed to have been sexually abused were analyzed and compared to narratives of stressful events the children produced in therapy sessions. The narratives were compared to each other along the following dimensions: level of elaboration, narrative structure, contextual embeddedness, and causal coherence...
Skjerve, J. & Reichelt, S. (2004): Supervisor competence and supervisor development: A tool for evaluation, Nordisk Psykologi, 56 (2) 92?106.
Models of supervisor development are briefly described and discussed. Only one scale of supervisor development has been published, focusing on identification with and commitment to the role of supervisor, rat...
Reichelt, S. & Skjerve, J. (2004): Supervisor competence: Tasks and challenges in the supervisor role. Nordisk Psykologi, 56 (2), 75–91.
The clinical supervisor is expected to master a very complex role. Participating in the development of training programs, we have missed a specification of the tasks comprised in this role. In this article they ar...
Reichelt, S. & Skjerve, J. (2004): Supervision of supervision: What is important in supervisor training? Nordisk Psykologi, 56 (2), 107–127
Supervision of supervision is an important part of training programs for supervisors. In this article we take a closer look at how to carry out supervision of supervision. We are describing conditions we consid...
The clinical supervisor is expected to master a very complex role. Participating in the development of training programs, we have missed a specification of the tasks comprised in this role. In this article they are described and analysed, based upon social role models of supervision, empirical studies of the supervisory process and clinical experie...
Models of supervisor development are briefly described and discussed. Only one scale of supervisor development has been published, focusing on identification with and commitment to the role of supervisor, rather than on the tasks of supervision. An alternative to a developmental model is models describing increasing competence in handling the tasks...
Supervision of supervision is an important part of training programs for supervisors. In this article we take a closer look at how to carry out supervision of supervision. We are describing conditions we consider important for a good learning process, such as significant qualities of the supervisor of supervisors, the format of the supervision and...
Retributive approaches to confronting harmful acts like suspected sexual abuse (SSA) have often been the norm in contemporary Western cultures. Alternative restorative approaches partly inspired by indigenous traditions are growing. Conferencing, one of these restorative approaches, is the focus of our conceptual exploration in this paper. We conce...
Compared to 30 years ago, people in Western society have, today, a height-ened sensitivity about sexual abuse of children. Although suspicions of such abuse are more easily aroused now, the task of finding conclusive evidence is still virtually impossible, and a strong focus on the legal aspects of abuse tends to take precedence over therapeutic ne...
Refugee families referred for therapy present a wide array of problems and expectations, not always in accordance with what therapy may offer. Major differences between referring professionals, families and therapists regarding problem definitions and solutions may complicate collaboration. Interventions that may overcome these barriers and move in...
The focus of this study is on how the participants in 16 supervisory dyads perceive the content and process in a supervisory session, and on the meaning they attach to supervisory events. A central issue is to what degree the participants in each dyad correspond in their perceptions and evaluation of supervisory events. Another question is how lack...
This paper is based on a qualitative study of supervision of inexperienced trainees. Eighteen supervisor-student dyads were interviewed listening to the same sequences of a tape from a supervisory session. They were also given a semi-structured interview relating to general aspects of supervision. The purpose of the study was to provide understandi...
The possible benefits of including referring professionals in the first family interviews are being explored as a way to engage refugee families in therapy. Families in exile confront a number of problems related both to premigration traumatic exposures and to present adaptation processes. Refugee clients and the referring professionals in the larg...
This article addresses the question of what is a "good" conversation by analyzing "poor" conversations. During a project on family therapy with refugee families, we often experienced what we labeled as "poor" conversations. We present examples of a variety of such conversations, which we then analyze with reference to therapeutic maps and central c...
A project was conducted by the Psychosocial Centre for Refugees and the Institute of Psychology, both at the University of Oslo, to develop meaningful conversations with refugee families. Families and their helping systems were interviewed with regard to the problem they presented, its effect on those involved, and the solutions envisaged. The main...
This article presents ideas and reflections emerging during a project on family therapy with drug abusers. Initially inspired by the writings of Stanton and Todd (26, 27) on the subject, the project developed into a recursive and self-reflective process, characterized by increasing doubts about the usefulness of categorization of families, of pre-p...
This article focuses on the growing diversity of our society, and how this has contributed to more relativistic concepts about human nature. In particular, it is emphasized how we tend to see people as parts of systems rather than as single individuals, how human resources are in focus rather than pathology, and how individual meaning is the object...
The aim of the project has been to explore ways in which we can create meaningful conversations with refugee families and their helpers . We have found it very useful to include parts of the helping systems surrounding the families, as they often represent central parts of the presented problems , and often are the agents by whom family- conversati...