The (physically) wounded healer: The impact of a physical disability on training and development as a counselling psychologist: A case study
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Ingham, Esther
Abstract / Description
This case study investigates how physical disability might impact on the therapeutic training and development of a counselling psychologist. Discourse analysis of extracts and quotations from the author’s own reflexive journal reveals some potential implications of a subtly discriminatory environment that perpetuates societal negativity towards the physically disabled. A limited level of understanding of the experience of physical disability amongst peers/colleagues is seen as a potential issue for the profession to address as an ethical obligation for ambassadors of social justice, possibly through specific disability training and reflexive practice. The archetype of the ‘wounded healer’ in the helping professions is an affirmative perspective by which to view physical disability in training. The physically disabled trainee is encouraged to commit to personal reflexive work to develop his/her understanding of the various possible implications of their physicality on relationships, be they personal or professional. This can ultimately prove the experience of physical disability to be a useful tool which, when used skillfully, has the capacity to increase relational depth in therapeutic relationships.
Keyword(s)
physical disability counselling psychology reflexivity training discourse analysis FoucaultPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-08-17
Journal title
The European Journal of Counselling Psychology
Volume
7
Issue
1
Page numbers
31–46
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Ingham, E. (2018). The (physically) wounded healer: The impact of a physical disability on training and development as a counselling psychologist: A case study. The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 7(1), 31–46. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v7i1.131
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Ingham, Esther
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Date of first publication2018-08-17
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Abstract / DescriptionThis case study investigates how physical disability might impact on the therapeutic training and development of a counselling psychologist. Discourse analysis of extracts and quotations from the author’s own reflexive journal reveals some potential implications of a subtly discriminatory environment that perpetuates societal negativity towards the physically disabled. A limited level of understanding of the experience of physical disability amongst peers/colleagues is seen as a potential issue for the profession to address as an ethical obligation for ambassadors of social justice, possibly through specific disability training and reflexive practice. The archetype of the ‘wounded healer’ in the helping professions is an affirmative perspective by which to view physical disability in training. The physically disabled trainee is encouraged to commit to personal reflexive work to develop his/her understanding of the various possible implications of their physicality on relationships, be they personal or professional. This can ultimately prove the experience of physical disability to be a useful tool which, when used skillfully, has the capacity to increase relational depth in therapeutic relationships.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationIngham, E. (2018). The (physically) wounded healer: The impact of a physical disability on training and development as a counselling psychologist: A case study. The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 7(1), 31–46. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v7i1.131en_US
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ISSN2195-7614
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1682
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2048
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v7i1.131
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Keyword(s)physical disabilityen_US
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Keyword(s)counselling psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)reflexivityen_US
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Keyword(s)trainingen_US
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Keyword(s)discourse analysisen_US
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Keyword(s)Foucaulten_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe (physically) wounded healer: The impact of a physical disability on training and development as a counselling psychologist: A case studyen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleThe European Journal of Counselling Psychology
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Page numbers31–46
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Volume7
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