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Participants Information Sheet Version number 1

Study title

‘Phenomenological Exploration into Psychotherapists’ Experiences of their Breathing in Psychotherapy’

You are being invited to take part in a research study. Before you decide it is important for you to understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please take time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with others if you wish. Ask me if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information. Take time to decide whether or not you wish to take part.

Thank you for reading this

What is the purpose of the study?

The aim of this study is to explore in detail psychotherapists’ experiences of their breathing in psychotherapy. This research intends to gain a depth of understanding of psychotherapist’s experiences and what sense they make of these experiences. The study will take about a year to complete.

1) Why have I been chosen?

Participates choose for themselves if they want to take part in this study. The research is open to therapists who meet the inclusion criteria below. Therapists taking part in this study are required to be:

• psychotherapists that are United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registered;

151 • psychotherapists that are currently seeing adult clients

• psychotherapists who can commit to taking part in the study

Do I have to take part?

You do not have to take part. Taking part in this research is entirely voluntary. It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part you will be

given this information sheet to keep and be asked to sign a consent form. If you decide to take part you are still free to withdraw at any time without giving reason. You can withdraw from the research up until the final write up.

What will happen to me if I take part?

You will first meet the researcher to discuss whether you are interested in taking part and whether you can commit to taking part in the study. You will then be invited to keep a journal (for your private use) in which you can record your reflections and details of your experiences over a 2 week period. After the 2 week period you will be asked to participate in an interview lasting approximately one hour. This can be held at a convenient location for you. The interview will be an informal conversation about your experiences. During the interview you can draw on your journal notes if you wish. I the researcher will not look at your notes.

What do I have to do?

If you take part in the study you will be given a journal and you will be invited to record your reflections of your breathing experiences while in sessions with your client during a two week period. You will not be given any instructions but it is suggested that your reflections may include physiological, emotional, cognitive and context during breathing experiences. I will not look at you journal notes, as any notes you make are for your personal use. After this period you will be interviewed. A semi-structured interview schedule will be used to ask you questions about your experiences. You have the option of omitting questions from the interview that you do not wish to answer.

152 The length of time that you will be involved in the study is a 2 week period to reflect on your experiences and approximately one hour when you are interviewed.

What are the possible disadvantages and risks of taking part?

It is possible that during the 2 week period of reflection on you experiences and in the interview, issues may arise for you. Therefore I will provide you with my contact details and my research supervisors contact details if you need to discuss any difficulties or if you have any questions about your participation. I will also ensure that there are opportunities to debrief following the interview. Furthermore, when an interview has ended we can revisit issues regarding confidentiality to ensure that you are happy for the comments you have made to be included in the study.

Another issue that you may consider a disadvantage is the use of your time. You will be asked to reflect on your experiences for a 2 week period before you are interviewed. The interview itself will take about an hour.

What are the possible benefits of taking part?

It is hoped that the findings of this study will significantly contribute to a greater understanding of mindfulness of breathing. Hence your participation in the study will offer you the experience to take part in primary research.

Will my taking part in this study be kept confidential?

All information that is collected about you during the course of the research will be kept strictly confidential. Any information about you which is used will have your name and address removed so that you cannot be recognised from it. Data that is collected (i.e. from interviews) will be confidential and anonymous. Tape recordings of interviews will be destroyed at the end of the study. The names will be taken out from the transcripts and codes will be used to protect your identity. The key to names and codes will be kept separately from the transcripts and securely locked in a filing cabinet. Any other potentially identifying details will be changed in the final write up of the research and in any future publications. Access to the original records will only be available to me. I would like to request your permission to keep the anonymous

153 transcripts for a period of 2 years so that the information is accessible if I wish to publish the results of the study. After this period they will be destroyed.

Once the interview is completed we will visit the issue of confidentiality together to ensure that you are happy for the comments you have made to be included in the study.

If there are any other concerns that are not addressed in this information sheet, I am happy to discuss these with you.

2) What will happen to the results of the research study?

This research is part of a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy, a copy of the final project will be kept at Metanoia Institute and Middlesex University. It is hoped that the results of the study will eventually be published, thereby offering a formal contribution to the literature and theory in understanding psychotherapists experiences of their breathing in psychotherapy. It is my intention to finish this research during the years 2015- 2016.The results are likely to be published at a later date. You will not be identified in any report or publication. If you wish to obtain a copy of any publication, please let me know then I can inform you how you can have access to published results.

Who has reviewed the study?

The study is reviewed and ethically approved by Metanoia’s Research Ethics Committee.

Contact for further information

The researcher, Ms Shan Premachandra, at Metanoia Institute, 13 North Common Road, Ealing, London W5 2QB. Mobile 07906575938

Research Supervisor- Dr Biljana van Rijn. Telephone-020 8579 2505 email [email protected]

A copy of the information sheet and a signed consent form will be given to you to keep. Thank you for your contribution to this research project is very much appreciated.

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CONSENT FORM

Participant Identification Number:

Title of Project: ‘Phenomenological Exploration into Psychotherapists’

Experiences of their Breathing in Psychotherapy’

Name of Researcher: Shan Premachandra

I confirm that I have read and understood the information sheet dated…… for the above study and have had the opportunity to ask questions. Please initial box

I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw at any

time, without giving any reason. If I choose to withdraw, I can decide what

happens to any data I have provided.

Please initial box

I understand that my interview will be recorded and subsequently transcribed.

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I agree to take part in the above study. Please initial box

I agree that this form that bears my name and signature may be seen by a

designated auditor. Please initial box

Name of participant Date Signature

Name of person taking consent Date Signature

(If different from researcher)

Researcher Date Signature

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Dear Participant,

You are invited to record your reflections of your breathing experiences while in sessions with your clients during a two week period. You are not given any specific instructions but it is suggested that your reflections may include physiological, emotional, cognitive and context during breathing experiences. I will not look at you journal notes, as any notes you make are for your personal use. After this period you will be interviewed. A semi-structured interview schedule will be used to ask you questions about your experiences. You have the option of omitting questions from the interview that you do not wish to answer.

Thank you,

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Semi Structured Interview Schedule

Tell me about your breathing experiences in therapy? (What did you notice about your breathing? What did it tell you?)

What is the experience like for you when you interact with clients?

In what way do you find awareness of your breathing influencing your experience? (What contributes to this experience?)

Describe the interaction with a client you have had this experience with?

What point did you pay attention to your breathing? What was your breath doing?

Do you think your experience influenced the client in any way? (How did you know that?)

Do you find being aware of your breathing positive or useful in your interaction with your clients? If yes what are these experiences?

Do you find being aware of your breathing difficult or not useful in your interaction with clients? If yes what are these experiences?

Ending Questions

What are the most important aspects to you when you experience your breath? Has your awareness of you breathing changed you in anyway?

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