Heuristic Research
"Self-search, Self-dialogue an d
Self-discovery”
Thursday, 28 May
2009, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, Regents
College
- Aim: To explore the concepts and process of
Heuristic Inquiry
- Who for: All those interested in
researching the ‘essence of the person in experience’ through the
journey of self-discovery
Heuristic inquiry (from the Greek heuriskein – meaning
to discover or find) was introduced by Clark Moustakas, one of the
pioneers of the humanistic psychology in the US. It attracts
researchers in counselling and psychotherapy because it requires
personal connection with the topic of enquiry and aims to explore
the ‘essence of the person in experience’. Moustakas argues that
questions and methodology in heuristic research flow out of inner
awareness, meaning and inspiration. He writes, ‘From the
beginning and throughout the investigation, heuristic research
involves self-search, self-dialogue and self-discovery’.
Dr John Nuttall is the Programme
Director, Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy at Regent’s
College. He also teaches research methods there. After a career in
marketing research, industry and management consultancy, he trained
at Regent’ College and Physis in psychotherapy, completing his PhD
in Psychotherapy Integration, using heuristic inquiry as the
methodology. He has published widely on management and
psychotherapy and two recent articles – Researching Psychotherapy
Integration: A heuristic approach and The integrative attitude: A
personal journey represent the creative output of the methodology
explored in this
seminar.
For more information please contact:
Petros Tsiros
Short Courses, Events & Conferences
School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology
0207 487 7840
tsirosp@regents.ac.uk
Seats are of a limited number, so in
order to avoid any kind of disappointments please apply early to
guarantee your seat
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