International aid workers’ experience of support – an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
PhD thesis
Serning, N. 2011. International aid workers’ experience of support – an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. PhD thesis Middlesex University / New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC) Psychology
Type | PhD thesis |
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Title | International aid workers’ experience of support – an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. |
Authors | Serning, N. |
Abstract | This dissertation explores the experience of support by international aid workers deploying to, being in and returning from complex emergencies. Seven participants were interviewed using semi structured interviews focusing on the experience of support, and the material was analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis - IPA. Three superordinate themes were identified, the first highlighted the ease with which peer support (colleagues and friends around you, family back home et cetera) was often experienced, the second pertained to the difficulty with which formal support (in-organization counselling support, support from management et cetera) was often |
Keywords | Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, IPA, international aid workers, experience of support, existential migrants. |
Department name | Psychology |
Institution name | Middlesex University / New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC) |
Publication dates | |
26 Aug 2011 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 26 Aug 2011 |
Completed | Jun 2011 |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Submitted to the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling and Middlesex University Psychology Department in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Existential Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy. |
Language | English |
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