Psychologists' Lived Experience of Client Violence

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Life Experiences
• Interventions: Other: interview; Other: Information Sheet; Other: Consent; Other: Debrief

• Registration Number: NCT01414543
• Lead Sponsor: University of East London

Brief Summary

The objective of the proposed research is to gain a detailed understanding and account of psychologists' experience of client violence in clinical practice. The emphasis is upon a detailed understanding of how psychologists perceive and understand their experience of client violence and its impact upon their identity as clinicians and as individuals.

Detailed Description

This research is interested in Counselling and Clinical Psychologists who have experienced client violence at their work place. The main research question being asked is how do psychologists' understand their personal experiences of client violence. This is an important and interesting subject for Counselling and Clinical Psychologists as it provides a detailed personal account of the implications of violence upon their personal and professional identity, psychological well being and how they define violence. Furthermore, this research may help facilitate in designing a specific policy and help future research to issue guidelines for counselling and clinical psychologists in order to keep themselves safe within their professional practice. Psychologists working for the National Health Service will be recruited and provided with information regarding the research aims and objectives. There will be interviews held at their place of work for approximately one hour.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-08
• Study Start: 2009-10
• Study First Submitted: 2011-08-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-08-10
• Study First Posted: 2011-08-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-10
• Study Completion: 2012-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 2016-05-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Psychologist's who have experienced client violence

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Interview Participant	interview	-
providing information sheet	Information Sheet	providing participants with information regarding the purpose of the research
Seeking consent	Consent	-
Debrief	Debrief	The Participants will be debriefed after the interview.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
experience of violence	one hour	participant's discuss their experince of client violence in the work place

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Health Service; 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom