Recreating Research
The aim of this programme is to encourage Counselling Psychologists to pursue and share their research through different creative languages, with a focus on diversity, adaptability and accessibility.
Recreating Research in Counselling Psychology
Recreating research is an initiative from the DCoP executive committee in response to the growing need to understand and communicate the identity of Counselling Psychology to the public.
While valuing the need for objective data to help measure and provide evidence-based approaches, we also recognise that the effectiveness of therapy can come from the 'space between': the relational space, the clients dream space, their connection with nature, and their creative space.
This is a space in which they can see beyond colonialised constructs and access their true sense of being; a space where they find their own true language to express themselves.
To provide this space, we need to be seen to be facilitating and mirroring this language in our practice and how we represent ourselves to the public.
LanguageTo inspire members to soften their language when communicating their research ideas and concepts.
ReflexivityTo encourage practitioners to reflect on their own experiences within the therapy room as a source of research.
ApplicationTo encourage the use of creativity as a way to enhance and aid our therapeutic work and research.
Get involved
So many creative ideas and projects already exist and so this website is a platform in which we want to pool together these resources and build a community for Counselling Psychologists to relate to each other and to the public through the richness of the arts.
If you have any ideas or content that you think may be relevant, or are already involved in relevant projects, we would love to hear from you.
You can also share your research by joining the Division on Circle, an online community for Division of Counselling Psychology members. The Circle forum is a great place to chat with other members, get advice and ask questions, keep up-to-date with the latest news and find out about upcoming events.
Share your research
Share your submission by filling in our short form or you can email the Division of Counselling Psychology chair [email protected] to ask any questions about submitting your research.