Training in intensive and adaptive interaction for trainee and qualified psychological practitioners

This chapter describes the state of training in intensive interaction and adaptive interaction in the UK and presents a small-scale research project exploring the place of teaching about these approaches on Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programmes. The research design included disseminating a resource document to all the programmes, then carrying out an exploratory online survey and some follow-up semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data analysis described frequency counts and percentages. Qualitative data was explored using Thematic Analysis. Data was much more limited about Adaptive Interaction compared to Intensive Interaction. The findings indicate that whilst the approaches are perceived as valuable, barriers exist to teaching on such programmes. This is especially so for adaptive interaction. This chapter concludes with several recommendations around access to experienced practitioners/teachers and also suitable teaching materials in line with professional guidelines.