Counseling Older Adults: Counselors' perspectives
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Objectives:This study aims to explore counseling approach for older clients from the perspectives
of counseling psychologists. Materials and methods:This study used a qualitative methodology Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Data were collected using semi-structured interview with five counseling psychologists working with older clients. The interview data were analyzed following the analytical procedures of IPA, which placed an emphasis on both description and interpretation to offers in-depth analysis. Results: This paper presents one superordinate theme, namely “older clients centricity”, consisting of six sub-themes: 1) The needs of older clients as a foundation for counseling directions; 2) Ending counseling according to the needs of older clients; 3) Counseling proceeds gradually; 4) Using older client’s experiences as counseling resources; 5) Working with older client's caregiver; and 6) Flexible applications of counseling theories. Conclusion: The results highlighted the significance of putting older clients at the center of the counseling process.
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เรื่องที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารจิตวิทยาคลินิกแล้วถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์การเผยแพร่โดยวารสารจิตวิทยาคลินิกแต่เพียงผู้เดียว การตีพิมพ์หรือเผยแพร่ซ้ำในที่อื่นต้องได้รับอนุญาตจากกองบรรณาธิการวารสารฯ
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