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An Analysis Of Talk And Interactions In Initial Sessions In The Context Of Counseling And Family Medicine, Yihhsing Liu
An Analysis Of Talk And Interactions In Initial Sessions In The Context Of Counseling And Family Medicine, Yihhsing Liu
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This study used conversation analysis, a method that directly investigates language use and interactions at both the thematic level and microanalytic level, to explore the processes of talk and interactions of initial sessions between trainees and their clients/patients in two professions, counselor education and family medicine. The naturally occurring, audio and/or video-recorded data regarding initial sessions conducted by trainees in both professions were used to explore three overarching questions: (1) How are the conversations between trainees and clients developed and maintained in their initial encounters? (2) How are therapeutic relationships and therapeutic discourses developed in initial sessions? (3) How do …