"British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-247) and index.

The role of case studies in the development of theory and practice in counselling and psychotherapy -- The development of systematic methods and principles for collecting and analysing case material -- Justifying case-based research : the role of systematic case studies in building an evidence base for therapy policy and practice -- Moral and ethical issues in therapy case study research -- Collecting and analysing case material : a practitioner and student toolkit -- Documenting everyday therapeutic practice : pragmatic case studies -- Evaluating the effectiveness of therapy : n=1 time-series case studies -- Using multiple judges in evaluating the effectiveness of therapy : the hermeneutic single case efficacy design (HSCED) -- Theory-building case studies -- Exploring the meaning of the therapy experience : narrative case research -- Team-based case study research for practitioners and students.