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Current Research

SPARC

Current Research

Explore SPARC’s research portfolio across psychotherapy training, neurodiversity, family contexts and forensic sexology.

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Research portfolio

Questions arising from practice

SPARC supports practitioner-led applied research that strengthens evidence-informed practice.

Its research portfolio includes the following areas.

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Research areas

  • Neurodiversity in Psychotherapy Training
  • International Governance in Psychotherapy Training
  • Masculinity and Young Men in Family Contexts
  • Forensic Sexology and Interdisciplinary Practice

Developing a research project

SPARC provides methodology consultation, literature-review support, academic supervision, and ethics and safeguarding guidance.

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Research development

Support from proposal to dissemination

  1. Develop the proposal

    Methodology consultation and literature-review support sit alongside academic supervision from experienced practitioner-researchers.

  2. Consider ethics before data collection

    The Research Director conducts the initial review of proposals. The level of review reflects participant characteristics, data sensitivity, potential harm or distress, and ethical complexity.

  3. Undertake and communicate the work

    Research support includes statistical and qualitative analysis mentorship, publication-pathway guidance and writing accountability groups.

Research connected to practice

SPARC’s remit is to advance clinically relevant knowledge, support ethically governed practitioner-led inquiry and translate research findings into improvements in therapeutic practice and public understanding.

Research-led continuing professional development can support research literacy, critical engagement and clinical reflection grounded in evidence.

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Research enquiries

Contact the Research Director to discuss the research portfolio or a practitioner-led research proposal.

Contact the Research Director

laura.sparc@instituteofpsychosexualpsychotherapy.org