ABSTRACT

Consultation relies on story. This is true for researchers, for practitioners, and for clients. Given this fact, qualitative and mixed methods (QMM) research are particularly well suited to listening to the stories that compose the clinical practice of consultation in order to extend understanding and to support improvement and innovation. In this way, QMM is worthy of its growing credibility as a centerpiece of empirical inquiry. To initiate the series of articles collected for this special issue, this article extends consideration of readiness for the consultation process. By positioning consultation research as the consultee and QMM as the consultant, this brief discussion anchors in the metaphor of best consultation practice, as we understand it today.

摘要

咨询依赖故事。对于研究人员、从业者和客户来说都是如此。鉴于这一事实，定性和混合方法 (QMM) 研究特别适合聆听构成咨询临床实践的故事，以扩展理解并支持改进和创新。通过这种方式，QMM 作为实证研究的核心，其可信度越来越高。为了启动为本期特刊收集的系列文章，本文扩展 了对咨询过程准备情况的考虑 。通过将咨询研究定位为被咨询者，将 QMM 定位为顾问，这个简短的讨论锚定了最佳咨询实践的隐喻，正如我们今天所理解的那样。