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Low-income women's experiences in outpatient psychotherapy: A qualitative descriptive analysis.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Low-income women's experiences in outpatient psychotherapy: A qualitative descriptive analysis./
Author:	Pugach, Meghan R.
Description:	161 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-08(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-08B(E).
Subject:	Psychology, Counseling. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3617048
ISBN:	9781303841538

Low-income women's experiences in outpatient psychotherapy: A qualitative descriptive analysis.
Pugach, Meghan R.

Low-income women's experiences in outpatient psychotherapy: A qualitative descriptive analysis. - 161 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-08(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston College, 2014.

As poverty rates in the United States increase, women continue to be disproportionately represented among individuals in poverty. As a result of their poverty, low-income women experience a range of acute stressors and chronic life conditions, within a sociopolitical climate that is highly stigmatizing. Not surprisingly, low-income women experience mental health issues at substantially higher rates than their higher-income counterparts. Despite the clear need for mental health services for this population, rates of access to treatment are low and attrition rates are high. The minimal research examining treatment outcomes for low-income women reveals mixed findings. Further, there is little research on low-income women's qualitative experiences of therapy; the role of their poverty and what they perceive to be meaningful and effective. The present study attempted to fill the gap in our understanding of low-income women's psychotherapy needs and experiences, in an effort to offer new insights about directions for research, training, and practice that can improve mental health services for this high-risk population. This study employed a qualitative descriptive methodology to explore low-income women's (n=10) experiences in traditional outpatient psychotherapy, with a particular focus on how poverty shaped their experiences and what they perceived to be most effective and meaningful. Six clusters emerged from data analysis: Awareness, Instrumental support and flexibility, Building strengths, Respect and dignity, Shared power, and Authenticity. These clusters, in turn, coalesced into three overarching themes: Awareness, Practices, and Relational Quality. Awareness pertains to participants' sense that their therapist understood the nature of poverty and was sensitive to the role of poverty-related stressors in their clients' lives. Practices reflects therapists' willingness to respond directly and actively to participants' poverty-related needs, as these are inextricably intertwined with their mental health. Relational quality refers to the participants' view of how therapists approached relational dynamics; in particular, how they negotiated issues such as power and transparency. Findings are discussed in the context of feminist theory and current research. Limitations are also presented along with recommendations for future research, training, and practice.

ISBN: 9781303841538Subjects--Topical Terms:

1669154
Psychology, Counseling.

Low-income women's experiences in outpatient psychotherapy: A qualitative descriptive analysis.
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