Previous edition: 2015

1. Entering the world of research -- 2. Reading research -- 3. Developing your research question -- 4. The research proposal -- 5. Ethical responsibility -- 6. Criteria for evaluating the Quality of a research study -- 7. Using Quatitative methods -- 8. Qualitative methods: key principles -- 9. Basic research tools -- 10. Using qualitative interviews to explore the client's experience of therapy -- 11. Research on professional knowledge -- 12. Evaluating outcome: practice-based research -- 13. Carrying out a systematic case study -- 14. Using personnal experience as a basis for research: Autoethnography -- 15. Disseminating the findings of your research study.

Doing Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a book for students and practitioners who wish to undertake a small-scale publishable research study. The focus is on research projects that are appropriate for student and practitioner researchers: qualitative interview-based research, practice-based outcome studies, case studies, and autoethnographic research. These different genres of research provide a grounding in the main approaches used in counselling and psychotherapy research. This accessible and comprehensive 'how to' guide on conducting a successful research project in counselling and psychotherapy takes you step-by-step through the research journey: initial engagement with the idea of doing research, developing a research question, appreciating the strengths and limitations of both qualitative and quantitative methods, conducting a study, and then finally writing up the findings for potential publication. Supported by a wide range of case examples and points for reflection, as well as extensive on-line resources, this highly practical introduction to research in counselling, psychotherapy and allied disciplines is essential reading for any trainee or practitioner learning about the research process for the first time.