Edge Hill University
Co-Creation: Developing an adapted model of pluralistic counselling with boys with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
The doctoral research aimed to co-create a model of adapted pluralistic counselling when working with boys with SpLD-SEND, to both enhance engagement levels and provide effective mental health intervention. The boy population are often under-represented within counselling/psychotherapy services, or too often fail to have their SpLD needs met within the therapy room. The research positioned the participants (Boys aged between 11-16 years) as active participators within the research/therapeutic work. The research also aimed to develop a transdisciplinary model- pluralistic across profession! The study was completed within the school setting.
Four main therapeutic processes were captured within this counselling framework, with phases of empowerment, engagement, expression, and enlightenment, seeming to drive the helpfulness of the framework within the context of each therapeutic session. As with the pre-eminent literature, the development and sustenance of the therapeutic alliance is at the model’s heart. The current model subscribed to an intentional linear progression, which set the scene for the engagement, expression, and enlightenment processes to transpire, creating a solid relational foundation from which to build on.
The ‘FEEL’ model was consequently developed- which will be presented:
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