Counsellor considerations for providing helpful therapy practices for clients living with low income

IF 1.2 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Counselling & Psychotherapy Research Pub Date : 2024-11-22 DOI:10.1002/capr.12863

Skylar Rego, Marguerite Lengyell, Charlotte Finnigan, Melissa Jay, Jason Brown

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Abstract

Background

Individuals with low income frequently face unique challenges and stressors that heighten their need for mental health support. However, research on the most effective interventions for enhancing services for this population is limited. This study aimed to address this gap by exploring counsellors' perspectives on what has been helpful when working with low-income populations.

Methods

Counsellors were invited to share their personal and professional experiences through interviews, responding to the question, ‘What have you found to be the most helpful aspects of counselling with clients facing low income?’. Counsellors were also invited to complete a sorting task using the interview responses.

Results

The sorted responses were analysed using Group Concept Mapping, identifying six key concepts: accessibility to counselling services, providing advocacy and resources, addressing basic needs, therapeutic approaches, therapeutic relationship, and understanding barriers.

Conclusion

These results were contextualised within the existing literature, and recommendations were offered for counselling practices and future research.

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咨询师为低收入客户提供有益治疗方法的考虑

低收入个体经常面临独特的挑战和压力源，这增加了他们对心理健康支持的需求。然而，关于加强对这一人群服务的最有效干预措施的研究是有限的。本研究旨在通过探讨咨询师在与低收入人群合作时什么是有帮助的观点来解决这一差距。方法邀请咨询师通过访谈分享他们的个人和专业经验，并回答“您发现对低收入客户的咨询最有帮助的方面是什么？”咨询师还被邀请使用访谈回答完成一项分类任务。结果使用小组概念图对分类后的回答进行分析，确定了六个关键概念：获得咨询服务的可及性、提供宣传和资源、解决基本需求、治疗方法、治疗关系和理解障碍。这些结果是在现有文献的背景下进行的，并为咨询实践和未来的研究提供了建议。

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Counselling & Psychotherapy Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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4.40

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： Counselling and Psychotherapy Research is an innovative international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to linking research with practice. Pluralist in orientation, the journal recognises the value of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods strategies of inquiry and aims to promote high-quality, ethical research that informs and develops counselling and psychotherapy practice. CPR is a journal of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, promoting reflexive research strongly linked to practice. The journal has its own website: www.cprjournal.com. The aim of this site is to further develop links between counselling and psychotherapy research and practice by offering accessible information about both the specific contents of each issue of CPR, as well as wider developments in counselling and psychotherapy research. The aims are to ensure that research remains relevant to practice, and for practice to continue to inform research development.