ion is part of the process of developing grounded theory, but in the constructivist grounded theory tradition there should be links between participants’ first hand accounts and theoretical abstraction (Charmaz, 2006). Appendix G shows... more
ion is part of the process of developing grounded theory, but in the constructivist grounded theory tradition there should be links between participants’ first hand accounts and theoretical abstraction (Charmaz, 2006). Appendix G shows that eight original focused codes were developed and then refined into the five focused codes that are presented in this report. In this report I define the codes/categories using trainees’ comments. This helps to maintain transparency. The quotes are narrated and distinctions are made to describe the themes. Trainees’ descriptive quotes have been edited for clarity. 4.1 THE RESEARCH QUESTION The purpose of this research was to explore the experiences of trainee counselling psychologists who are in the earliest phases of their training. This research sought to answer the following question:
