Therapeutic enactment : a case study of the experience of a Canadian military veteran
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Kerr, Mark Stuart
issued: 2021-04-22T22:19:09Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Much of the literature on therapeutic treatments for military personnel who have suffered an operational stress injury or PTSD from active duty focuses on individual therapy models. While models of group therapy for military veterans do exist, limited understanding of the impact of their process is known, particularly with Canadian military veterans. This study attempts to understand the experience of one particular type of group therapy called Therapeutic Enactment (TE) through the lens of a Canadian Armed Forces veteran. A case study research design was employed for this study. The participant of this study was a male, Canadian military veteran who had suffered an operational stress injury related to his role in the military and had completed at least one prior Therapeutic Enactment in relation to this difficulty. Data was collected through a 1-hour semi-structured, open-ended interview with a participant via a virtual recorded interview over Zoom. The results of the study were analyzed using the six-phase process of thematic analysis from Braun and Clarke (2006). Four main themes, each with two or three subthemes emerged from this data analysis. The four major themes were: 1) Trust, 2) Beneficial aspects of Therapeutic Enactment, 3) Challenges in Therapeutic Enactment, and 4) Recommendations for future Therapeutic Enactments. This study contributes to our overall understanding of how Therapeutic Enactment is experienced and gives guidance for practical application for clinicians. Implications for future research are also discussed.
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note: THERAPEUTIC ENACTMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF A CANADIAN MILITARY VETERAN by MARK STUART KERR B.A., Simon Fraser University, 2015 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Counselling Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) April 2021 © Mark Stuart Kerr, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Therapeutic enactment: A case study of the experience of a Canadian military veteran submitted by Mark Stuart Kerr in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology Examining Committee: Marla Buchanan, Counselling Psychology, UBC Supervisor Dr. Marvin Westwood, Professor Emeritus, UBC Supervisory Committee Member ____ iii Abstract Much of the literature on therapeutic treatments for military personnel who have suffered an operational stress injury or PTSD from active duty focuses on individual therapy models. While models of group therapy for military veterans do exist, limited understanding of the impact of their process is known, particularly with Canadian military veterans. This study attempts to understand the experience of one particular type of group therapy called Therapeutic Enactment (TE) through the lens of a Canadian Armed Forces veteran. A case study research design was employed for this study. The participant of this study was a male, Canadian military veteran who had suffered an operational stress injury related to his role in the military and had completed at least one prior Therapeutic Enactment in relation to this difficulty. Data was collected through a 1-hour semi-structured, open-ended interview with a participant via a virtual recorded interview over Zoom. The results of the study were analyzed using the six-phase process of thematic analysis from…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2021-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0396933
language: eng
degree discipline: Counselling Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77944