Blog Post #4 Research Design
Blog Post #4 Research Design Purpose Statement The purpose of this qualitative study will be twofold to (a) understand what it means to experience “phase of life” transitions while lacking satisfaction with human connection, and (b) discover the tools a therapist needs to support individuals experiencing phase of life transitions while lacking satisfaction with human connection. Richardson (2012) explores the benefits of indigenous cultures that mark and acknowledge life transitions, including sorrowful or difficult life passages. Understanding cultures that highlight transitional moments with ceremony, tradition and ritual may describe and clarify the effects of therapeutic goals. How these goals relate to growth, change and transformation in ways that could aid understanding “phase of life” transition while maintaining satisfaction with human connection will be explored. Central Question What does it mean to experience phase of life transitions while lackin