RESOLUCIÓN MINISTERIO DE TRANSPORTE 001245 DE 2010 (Abril 13)

‘I do not understand – or the art of understanding.

When do language barriers matter in Art Therapy and how to overcome them? A qualitative research into the experiences of art therapists when working with clients

of other language origin.’

Avoidance of harm and distress

 As participants will be interviewed upon their professional experiences with certain clients, to whom they are bound to confidentially themselves, great care shall be given when designing the interview questions and conducting the interviews, in order to avoid any situation which could affect any accidental breach of conduct for the participants. In the unlikely event that clear and identifiable information of a third party is disclosed, such data shall not

become subject of the investigation, anonymised and treated confidential and in line with the Data Protection Act-1998, as well as the ethical principles regarding confidentiality.

Potential benefits for participants

 There are no known benefits for, nor risk known, for the participants who take part at this study.

Health and safety issues for researchers

 There are no known risks for the researcher conducting this study.

Participant recruitment, criteria, reimbursement and relationship

 Participants will be approached verbally or through e-mail, being asked, if they having the required experience (i.e. have worked with clients they do not share the first language with / bilinguals) and would be interested in participating this study on a voluntary basis.

 All possible participants (art therapists with the required experience) are welcome to participate. However, art therapists, who working with/for the NHS may due to the need of additional ethical approval from the NHS Ethics

service not being included in this research.

 The participants will neither receive payments nor any other initiatives in order to participate.

 Participants, who have to travel to take part at the study, however, will receive reimbursement of their travel costs.

 As some of the participants may be in a ‘close’ relationship to the student (researcher) being for example a colleague (from the student’s placement), great care shall be given to ensure that none of the participants feel pressured out of any reason to participate.

 As some participants may be colleagues working for a specific

organisation/institution, consent from that institution, allowing their employees to participate, shall be obtained and kept securely for the duration of the study.

Informed consent and confidentiality

 It will be ensured that all participants are competent and legally entitled to consent.

 Written consent (see ‘Consent Form’ within the appendices) will be obtained and participants will be adequately informed both verbally and will also be handed out an information sheet at least 24 hours beforehand (see

‘Participant Information Sheet’ within the appendices). The sheet should be fully understood by all participants before interviews are conducted.

 All participants have the right to withdraw from the research at any time and without any reason. Their records and collected data will then be destroyed if they so wish.

 Participants will be given contact details; these are included on the

Participants Information Sheet, to enable them to withdraw or to discuss any upcoming question regarding the study and their participation.

 Participants will be asked to give consent to be recorded during the interview, in order to transcribe the interview at a later date. This is also explained within the provided information sheet. Relevant permission will be obtained through the consent form, regarding this study.

Management of Data

 Data will be obtained, stored and cared for in accordance with the Data Protection Act -1998.

 During data collection and its analysis:

- Whilst recording the interview(s) the student will give greatest attention to whenever possible not to record any direct or indirect identifiers of the participant’s identity.

- Audio recordings will be as soon as possible, after recording has taken place, be transferred to a password protected computer through which it will be saved on an external hard drive.

- The recording(s), after being transferred will be immediately erased from the audio recorder itself. If this is out of any reason not immediately possible, the audio recorder will be stored within a locked cabinet at the student’s home.

- Any digital stored data shall not be named in a way that may compromise the participant’s anonymity.

- All retained audio recordings and transcribed research data (in digital form) will be stored (saved) on an external hard drive. This hard drive, when not in use, will be stored in a locked cabinet within the student’s home.

- The student will work on a password protected computer.

- Transcribed data (hard copy) will also be stored within the locked cabinet.  After the research project is completed:

- All digital data (audio recordings) will be transferred to an appropriate data- storage medium and together with printed transcriptions of the interviews, handed over to the student’s academic supervisor _____________ will in accordance with the University of Chester’s – Faculty of Health and Social

Care policies on data protection, its retention and storage, store this data securely for a period of 10 years.

- The student will erase / destroy all data, stored at the student’s home and devices.

 There is no plan at this point to share the obtained data with any third party.

APPENDIX B