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My Own PhD Research
What Helps People Who Experience Spiritual Crisis/Emergency?

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My research question is: what helps people who experience spiritual emergency/spiritual crisis? The first part of this project will involve undertaking an evaluation of the services provided by the Spiritual Crisis Network (SCN) in the UK.

This is a PhD in Professional Practice: Psychological Perspectives via Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and the Professional Development Foundation (PDF) supported by the Alef Trust.

My primary suprvisor for the PhD is Prof. Les Lancaster and my second supervisor is Dr. David Lukoff.

Outputs

I aim to deliver the following outputs from this research work:
For the Spiritual Crisis Network
PhD Portfolio
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SCN Privacy Policy

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Literature Review
What Helps Someone Experiencing Spiritual Crisis?

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SCN Non-Disclosure Form (NDA)

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Small Scale Research Project
An Evaluation of the Spiritual Crisis Network

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SCN Website Research Page

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Applied Research Project


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SCN Research Participants Database

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A Report on Professional Practice


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SCN User Feedback System

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A Reflective Account


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SCN Service Evaluation Report

Funding

  • The majority of my PhD research is self-funded.
  • I have been provided with a small annual bursary by the Professional Development Foundation.
  • My research is not funded by the SCN or any other organisation.

If you value my research, and would like to contribute to the funding, you can make a donation here.

Timeline

Overall Progress:
40%
Date                 

1st April 2019
9th May 2019
Mar 2020
17th May 2020
27th May 2020
29th Oct 2020
14th Nov 2020
28th Feb 2021
13th Mar 2021
5th May 2021
8th May 2021

Milestones

I began the PhD.
I was interviewed by Emma Bragdon of IMHU.
Completed 1st draft of Literature Review.
Small Scale Research Project (SSRP) proposal submitted.
Passed my first year review.
Received ethical approval of SSRP proposal.
First meeting of SCN Research Group.
Completed pilot of online survey.
Began data collection using the online survey.
Passed my second year review.
Presented research progress to-date at SCN AGM.
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