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Psychotherapeutic practice by psychology interns: an analysis of account and narrative plot

This article presents a narrative analysis proposal of the interventions made by psychology interns in their psychotherapeutic practice. The data sources were the transcripts of psychotherapy sessions conducted by interns with their patients, associated with the issues discussed in academic supervision. The analysis of the transcripts, seen in this study as a narrative of the practice, occurred in two levels: of the account and of the narrative plot. The results show the different movements carried out by the interns in their attempts to intervene according to the basic ideas of an analytically-oriented psychotherapy. These interventions seem to be, at times, contradictory, thus showing the errors and vicissitudes that are part of the clinical thinking learning process.

narrative; clinical report; psychology degree


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