Becoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical training

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dc.contributor.advisorGibson, Kerryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAmien, Shoneezen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-26T06:21:30Z
dc.date.available2014-12-26T06:21:30Z
dc.date.issued2001en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 77-82.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractInterviews were conducted with 14 University of Cape Town Masters' students from three consecutive years to explore their emotional experiences of the professional training in clinical psychology. A qualitative analysis was conducted to identity, in particular, what aspects of their training they found difficult and how they coped with these difficulties. It adopts a psychodynamic approach in examining and understanding the interview material. It was found that trainees struggled mostly with the pervasive feeling of 'not being good enough', feeling unsupported by staff: changes in their interpersonal relationships and challenges facing them in their personal development. Other difficulties identified ranged from trainees' unmet expectations, the heavy workload and the emotional nature of their work. The research highlights the way in which trainees hopes, fears and expectations both conscious and unconscious determines, to a large extent, the way in which the training is experienced and managed. It was identified that trainees coped with these difficulties in various ways. Mostly, however, they coped by talking to classmates and others in the profession, reassessing their expectations as well as distancing themselves emotionally from the painful and difficult experiences encountered during training.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAmien, S. (2001). <i>Becoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical training</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10058en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAmien, Shoneez. <i>"Becoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical training."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10058en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAmien, S. 2001. Becoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical training. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Amien, Shoneez AB - Interviews were conducted with 14 University of Cape Town Masters' students from three consecutive years to explore their emotional experiences of the professional training in clinical psychology. A qualitative analysis was conducted to identity, in particular, what aspects of their training they found difficult and how they coped with these difficulties. It adopts a psychodynamic approach in examining and understanding the interview material. It was found that trainees struggled mostly with the pervasive feeling of 'not being good enough', feeling unsupported by staff: changes in their interpersonal relationships and challenges facing them in their personal development. Other difficulties identified ranged from trainees' unmet expectations, the heavy workload and the emotional nature of their work. The research highlights the way in which trainees hopes, fears and expectations both conscious and unconscious determines, to a large extent, the way in which the training is experienced and managed. It was identified that trainees coped with these difficulties in various ways. Mostly, however, they coped by talking to classmates and others in the profession, reassessing their expectations as well as distancing themselves emotionally from the painful and difficult experiences encountered during training. DA - 2001 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2001 T1 - Becoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical training TI - Becoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical training UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10058 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAmien S. Becoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical training. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2001 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10058en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleBecoming a psychologist : students' accounts of their experiences of clinical trainingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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