Ole Michael Spaten

Men's Grief, Meaning and Growth: A Phenomenological Investigation into the Experience of Loss

Abstract There is a scarcity of research on men’s experience of bereavement (Reiniche, 2006), particularly in relation to qualitative research that focuses on the meaning of such an experience. This paper seeks to address this scarcity by presenting the findings from a phenomenological study of the lifeworlds of a small number of bereaved men. The study looked specifically at how the loss of a spouse influences men’s experience of meaning, grief and loss. Three men aged between 32 and 54 years old who had all lost their partners to cancer between 3 and 7 years ago were interviewed. The hermeneutic phenomenological method of Van Manen (1990) was used to uncover three key themes, labelled grief and self-reflection, meaning of life and loss, and refiguring the life-world. These themes are discussed in the light of broader existential concerns and the extant literature.

Læring og inspiration gennem deltagelse i den coaching psykologiske frontforskning

Som deltager pa coaching psykologiske konferencer er der som forsker og studerende mulighed for at stifte bekendtskab med den nyeste og mest innovative frontlinjeforskning indenfor coaching psykologien i dens bredde og dybde. Hvert ar afholder den britiske psykologforening, BPS-SGCP, konference i december, ligesom der aret rundt er konferencer flere steder i Europa (naeste ar i Danmark) og i Italien.

Modeller til coaching psykologi i Danmark

Artiklen giver et overblik over bredden af coaching modeller i Danmark og fremstiller i detaljeret grad ‘Praksis’modellen. Modellen anses som et centralt redskab i losningsfokuseret coaching og terapi. Praksis modellen kan saledes blive et vigtigt vaerktoj til at hjaelpe coachee mod at opna mal i coaching sessioner, der har et problemlosnings-orienteret fokus.