Title: Beginning counsellors' experiences working with children who exhibit externalised behaviours.
Authors: Guest, Jessie D.; Wymer, Brooke C.; Deaton, Jennifer D.; Hipp, Christopher J.; Newton, Therese L.; Ohrt, Jonathan H.
Abstract: Counsellors who work with children exhibiting externalised behaviours may struggle to maintain therapeutic presence. Challenging client behaviours may trigger countertransference, thus influencing counsellors' presence in session. In this study, we examined the experiences of beginning counsellors working with children who exhibit externalised behaviours in counselling sessions. We used thematic analysis and identified six emergent themes related to countertransference.
Subjects: BEHAVIOR disorders in children; COUNSELING; COUNSELORS; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (Psychology); EXPERIENTIAL learning; WORK; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; THEMATIC analysis; CHILDREN
Publication: Counselling & Psychotherapy Research, 2020, Vol 20, Issue 4, p605
ISSN: 1473-3145
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1002/capr.12358

Beginning counsellors' experiences working with children who exhibit externalised behaviours.

Guest, Jessie D.; Wymer, Brooke C.; Deaton, Jennifer D.; Hipp, Christopher J.; Newton, Therese L.; Ohrt, Jonathan H.