Therapeutic needs of recent SCI individuals: interview study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Therapeutic needs of individuals who have recently sustained a spinal cord injury: an interview study
IRAS ID
205492
Contact name
Esther Ingham
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 1 days
Research summary
The aim of this research is to enable individuals who have recently sustained a spinal cord injury to have a voice with which to express their specific therapeutic needs in relation to some of the psychological issues they face in the months immediately after injury. By listening to individual experiences of adjustment and rehabilitation, the research will explore the emotional and psychological impact of a SCI as equally important as the physical effects. It will also highlight the differing needs of the individual in the months immediately following discharge from their time in rehabilitation. The purpose of the study is to enable Counselling Psychologists and other Counsellors to understand and address these dominant issues with the most appropriate therapeutic interventions. The results of the study will contribute to disability and rehabilitation literature for Counselling Psychologists, and also the broader literature on psychological issues of identity and disability for those with a SCI.
REC name
North East - Tyne & Wear South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NE/0352
Date of REC Opinion
19 Oct 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion