A multiple intelligences approach to counseling: Enhancing alliances with a focus on strengths

Mark R Pearson; P O'Brien; C Bulsara

doi:10.1037/a0038881

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A multiple intelligences approach to counseling: Enhancing alliances with a focus on strengths

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A multiple intelligences approach to counseling: Enhancing alliances with a focus on strengths

Mark R Pearson, P O'Brien and C Bulsara

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, Vol.25(2), pp.128-142

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038881

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Abstract

Psychology

Cognitive Sciences

counseling

expressive therapies

multiple intelligences

therapeutic alliance

This qualitative study investigated the experiences of 8 counselors as they introduced multiple intelligences theory and activities into therapy with adult clients. As research on the application of multiple intelligences in the field of education has revealed many positive psychological benefits, this study explores possible therapeutic benefits from incorporating multiple intelligences within therapy. Semistructured interviews, conducted 3 months post multiple intelligences training, were transcribed and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The major themes that emerged included perceptions of enhanced therapeutic alliances, more effective professional work, experiences of increased confidence, positive client response to a strength-based approach, positive client responses to a multiple intelligences preference survey, and positive outcomes from the use of music. Implications include the value of further long-term research on the benefits of using a multiple intelligence approach to therapy as an integrating metatheory, and instructing counseling trainees in the routine assessment of client abilities through the use of the multiple intelligences approach. © 2015 American Psychological Association.

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Title: A multiple intelligences approach to counseling: Enhancing alliances with a focus on strengths
Authors: Mark R Pearson (Author) - University of Adelaide
P O'Brien (Author) - University of Adelaide
C Bulsara (Author) - University of Adelaide
Publication details: Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, Vol.25(2), pp.128-142
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1037/a0038881
ISSN: 1053-0479
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015 American Psychological Association. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record.
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449388802621
Output Type: Journal article

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