MAKING ROOM FOR RESEARCH
BEING A THERAPIST AND A RESEARCHER.
Psychologists seek answers as practitioners or as researchers. Do we need to choose between these two seemingly diverging roads? As therapists, we often look for research that is meaningful and can strengthen our practice. In this interactive session, we will discuss our relationship with research and explore resources to potentially wear both hats.
Meet the expert
Poornima is a psychotherapist, teacher, supervisor and researcher and currently a professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. She is deeply interested in the process of training and supervision and is the vice-president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) – Asia Chapter. She has co-edited Ethical Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice and co-authored Reflective Practice and Professional Development in Psychotherapy.
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