Finding my voice: A qualitative exploration into the perceived impact of person-centred counsellor training upon counsellors who were adopted as a baby
Researchers used qualitative accounts from qualified person-centred counsellors adopted as babies to explore how adoption influenced their training. Interpretative phenomenological analysis identified adoption-related difficulties and participants’ accounts of greater self-awareness, self-acceptance, identity development and ability to express themselves during training.
Limitations: A small, self-selected group of trained counsellors gave retrospective accounts. Reported benefits cannot establish therapeutic effectiveness or represent all adoptees. The abstract does not specify regional coverage or participant numbers; these details are not inferred from another paper.
- Research type
- Qualitative study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: adults
Adoption context: Adoption in infancy; adult adoptee counsellors
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
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Topics: adoptee voice, adult adoptees, communicative openness, identity, professional training, therapy
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Country as recorded: United Kingdom (regional coverage not specified in abstract)
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