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E. Qualitative Analysis Tools
by ICSW
Addendum E
Qualitative Analysis Tools
1.1 Qualitative Analysis Process Tool: An adaptation from The Analytic Category Development Tool by Bloomberg and Volpe (2016).
Research Question How does the IPC describe their immigration experience?
How does the IPC describe their sense of self as it pertains to their immigrant and racial identities? How does the immigrant and racial identity of the IPC emerge as part of the dynamic between the immigrant psychotherapis t and the client? Theme
Theme 1: A relationship with my immigrant and person of color identity.
Theme 1: A relationship with my immigrant and person of color identity.
Theme 3: Transference and countertransfere nce related to race and immigrant identity.
Theme 6: Absent discussions on race and racism in the therapeutic relationship. Implication s IPCs have unique histories and experience s of self not well understood
. IPCs have unique histories and experience s of self not well understood
. There are particular experience s in the clinical encounter barely discussed nor understood in clinical training. IPCs have difficulties navigating racial dynamics in the clinical encounter. Recommendati ons Acknowledgm ent of the IPCs immigration history.
Understanding IPCs unique experiences in the therapeutic encounter.
Identifying IPCs difficulties in navigating racism in the clinical encounter.
How does the IPC describe the experience of being an immigrant therapist?
How would the IPC describe their subjective experiences with the psychotherape utic community in relation to the IPC’s Theme 7: The need for People of Color to educate White people. (Outlier)
Theme 3: Transference and countertransfere nce related to race and immigrant identity.
Theme 5: Having a sense of advocacy for minority clients and colleagues.
Theme 2: Struggling with racism in the psychotherapy community There is an urgent need to address gaps in understand ing People of Color experience s. There are particular challenges in the clinical encounter barely discussed nor understood in clinical training. IPCs recognized society lack of support to minorities increase their sense of isolation and difficulties. IPCs encountere d unsupporti ve racist professiona l environme nts that were in detriment of their Closing the gap in understanding People of Color experiences.
Understanding IPCs unique experiences in the therapeutic encounter.
Supporting IPCs inclination to advocate for minority clients and colleagues.
Describing the ways the psychotherapy community has engaged in racism toward IPCs.
immigrant and racial identity?
Theme 4: Positive engagement with the psychotherapy community. professiona l growth. IPCs have encountere d positive experience s that have supported their adaption process. Identifying how the psychotherapy community has been helpful to the IPC.
1.2 Interpretation Outline Tool: An adaptation from the Interpretation Outline Tool
presented by Bloomberg and Volpe (2016).
1) How does this theme relate to the research question?
2) Describe the corresponding findings
3) Ask: What is going on here? What is the story these findings tell? Why is this
important? What does this mean? What can be learned here?
4) What assumptions am I making?
5) What are other possible interpretations?
6) Add supportive participant quotes
7) Add supportive literature and theory
8) How does my positionality and my identity (social, cultural, political,
psychological, institutional) influence the research process?
