Copy of ABMA2019 2 Question Title * 1. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Please read the following GDPR Information & check the next question to support compliance procedures.My name is Anne Brennan and I am a psychotherapist specialising in play therapy. I am currently carrying out a limited and brief study on whether practitioners play therapy practitioners identify body sensations experienced during sessions as useful in informing their work with clients and enhancing their practice. It will indicate how they identify and manage these and what value they place on this in terms of its enhancing their practice.The research is being conducted with the ethical approval of CTC Ltd and I am governed by the Codes of Ethics of IAHIP, IAPTP, IACP and TCI. The research is being conducted as part of an MA thesis.To participate in this study you need meet the following criteria:a)Over 18 years of ageb)A psychotherapist or play therapist qualified and certified to work with people under 18 years of agec)A member of a professional body regulating psychotherapy, and/or psychotherapy specialising in play therapyCompletion of the questionnaire will take 15-20 minutes maximum. You are being invited to participate in this study through completion and return of this anonymous questionnaire. The researcher is seeking international responses to this questionnaire as the researcher would like to gather as wide a range of responses as possible and having international responses will also act as an ameliorating factor in relation to bias. The researcher will have no knowledge or contact with respondents either through national or international organisations or in response to email invitations. Your data will be provided entirely anonymously, as it will be processed through Survey Monkey. As the data will be processed anonymously, the researcher will be unable to process any inadvertent disclosures of a sensitive nature, e.g. child welfare or child protection issues, or other sensitive issues. The researcher would request, therefore, that you use your self-care practices as respondents who are qualified therapists. The researcher trusts that where and if it is necessary for you, you will be able to access suitable support should any question trigger personal material for you. When you return the completed questionnaire, and only at that point, you will be deemed to have given informed consent to the use of the data provided by you for the purposes of this specific research study. Should you complete the questionnaire and decide not to ‘finish’ (return it), the data is not recorded I have read the GDPR and consent to the anonymours use of my data for this survey OK Question Title * 2. Which of the following best describes you? Play therapist Counsellor Psychotherapist Psychotherapist specialising in Play Therapy Creative psychotherapist Art Therapist Dramatherapist Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 3. Which of the following best describes your therapeutic orientation? Humanistic & Integrative Person centred CBT Psychodynamic Art & Creative Drama Orientation Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 4. Which best describes the number of years you have practiced as a psychotherapist? Never practiced 2-5 yrs 6-10 yrs 11-20 yrs 21-30 yrs More than 30 yrs OK Question Title * 5. Which of these best describes the number of years you have practiced using play therapy or creative therapy? 2-5 yrs 6-10 yrs 11-20 yrs 21-30 yrs More than 30 yrs OK Question Title * 6. On average, which best describes your number of hours of practice of play or creative therapy per week? Less than 5 hrs 5-10 hrs 11-15 hrs 16-20 hrs More than 20 hrs OK Question Title * 7. In the last 6 months, which age range of U18s have attended your practice? 3-5 yrs 6-12 yrs 13-18 yrs OK Question Title * 8. Which of the following describes your training for working with U18s? 2 year post graduate diploma in play therapy 3 year post graduate diploma in play therapy 4 year MA in psychotherapy & play therapy BA in play therapy 2 year diploma in art therapy 2 year MA in Dramatherapy Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 9. Of which professional body/bodies are you a member? IAPTP IAHIP IAAAC IPTA BAPT APTA APT IACP Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 10. As an overall figure, how many hours of play therapy/creative therapy experience have you completed? Less than 500 500-2000 2000-5000 More than 5000 Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 11. In relation to your practice with U18s in the last 6 months, please indicate which of the following, if any, somatic experiences you may have had during sessions. [Egan & Carr Body Centred Countertransference Scale http://www.midss.org/sites/default/files/egan_and_carr_bct_2005.doc (Amended) ] This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Muscle tension Muscle tension This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Muscle tension Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Muscle tension Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Muscle tension Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Sleepiness Sleepiness This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Sleepiness Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Sleepiness Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Sleepiness Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Yawning Yawning This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Yawning Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Yawning Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Yawning Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Tearfulness Tearfulness This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Tearfulness Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Tearfulness Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Tearfulness Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Unexpectedly shifting your body Unexpectedly shifting your body This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Unexpectedly shifting your body Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Unexpectedly shifting your body Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Unexpectedly shifting your body Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Headache Headache This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Headache Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Headache Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Headache Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Stomach disturbance Stomach disturbance This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Stomach disturbance Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Stomach disturbance Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Stomach disturbance Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Throat constriction Throat constriction This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Throat constriction Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Throat constriction Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Throat constriction Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Raised Voice Raised Voice This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Raised Voice Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Raised Voice Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Raised Voice Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Dizziness Dizziness This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Dizziness Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Dizziness Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Dizziness Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Loss of Voice Loss of Voice This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Loss of Voice Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Loss of Voice Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Loss of Voice Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Aches in Joints Aches in Joints This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Aches in Joints Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Aches in Joints Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Aches in Joints Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Nausea Nausea This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Nausea Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Nausea Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Nausea Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Numbness Numbness This has never happened to me in the last 6 months Numbness Yes, this has happened to me at least once in the last 6 months, but not often Numbness Yes, this has happened a few times in the last 6 months Numbness Yes, this has happened often in the last 6 months Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 12. Which of these best describes the action/s you took around this experience, and in what time-frame. Tick all that apply After 1st experience After 2nd experience After some weeks Months, after reading/hearing of such experiences for therapists Noted it Noted it After 1st experience Noted it After 2nd experience Noted it After some weeks Noted it Months, after reading/hearing of such experiences for therapists Reflected on it (inc. journaling) Reflected on it (inc. journaling) After 1st experience Reflected on it (inc. journaling) After 2nd experience Reflected on it (inc. journaling) After some weeks Reflected on it (inc. journaling) Months, after reading/hearing of such experiences for therapists Brought it to personal therapy Brought it to personal therapy After 1st experience Brought it to personal therapy After 2nd experience Brought it to personal therapy After some weeks Brought it to personal therapy Months, after reading/hearing of such experiences for therapists Brought it to clinical supervision Brought it to clinical supervision After 1st experience Brought it to clinical supervision After 2nd experience Brought it to clinical supervision After some weeks Brought it to clinical supervision Months, after reading/hearing of such experiences for therapists Found supportive ways to maintain attention in session Found supportive ways to maintain attention in session After 1st experience Found supportive ways to maintain attention in session After 2nd experience Found supportive ways to maintain attention in session After some weeks Found supportive ways to maintain attention in session Months, after reading/hearing of such experiences for therapists Began exploration of the phenomenon as part of enhancing practice Began exploration of the phenomenon as part of enhancing practice After 1st experience Began exploration of the phenomenon as part of enhancing practice After 2nd experience Began exploration of the phenomenon as part of enhancing practice After some weeks Began exploration of the phenomenon as part of enhancing practice Months, after reading/hearing of such experiences for therapists Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 13. Did your find that exploring the somatic experience/s enhanced your practice with clients? Yes No OK Question Title * 14. In what way and to what extent did do you feel it may have enhanced your practice with clients? Scale; 1=very little, 2=somewhat, 3=helpful, 4=insightful and 5=insightful & enlightening 1 2 3 4 5 1 Better understanding of self and intra personal dynamics 1 Better understanding of self and intra personal dynamics 1 1 Better understanding of self and intra personal dynamics 2 1 Better understanding of self and intra personal dynamics 3 1 Better understanding of self and intra personal dynamics 4 1 Better understanding of self and intra personal dynamics 5 2 Better understanding of own impact on the therapeutic work 2 Better understanding of own impact on the therapeutic work 1 2 Better understanding of own impact on the therapeutic work 2 2 Better understanding of own impact on the therapeutic work 3 2 Better understanding of own impact on the therapeutic work 4 2 Better understanding of own impact on the therapeutic work 5 3 Better understanding of the client's internal world 3 Better understanding of the client's internal world 1 3 Better understanding of the client's internal world 2 3 Better understanding of the client's internal world 3 3 Better understanding of the client's internal world 4 3 Better understanding of the client's internal world 5 4 Improved capacity to relate to the client's world through reflection 4 Improved capacity to relate to the client's world through reflection 1 4 Improved capacity to relate to the client's world through reflection 2 4 Improved capacity to relate to the client's world through reflection 3 4 Improved capacity to relate to the client's world through reflection 4 4 Improved capacity to relate to the client's world through reflection 5 5 Improved understanding of interpersonal dynamics in therapy 5 Improved understanding of interpersonal dynamics in therapy 1 5 Improved understanding of interpersonal dynamics in therapy 2 5 Improved understanding of interpersonal dynamics in therapy 3 5 Improved understanding of interpersonal dynamics in therapy 4 5 Improved understanding of interpersonal dynamics in therapy 5 Other (please specify) OK DONE