Welcome to the Study “Imagery Rescripting in Clinical Practice”

Dear colleague,

thank you for your interest in this study, which investigates how clinicians use Imagery Rescripting in their therapeutic work and how they handle different forms of imagery that may arise during the rescripting, in particular themes of aggression or violence toward perpetrators or other persons.

Imagery Rescripting refers to a range of therapeutic imagery-based techniques in which distressing memories, images, or imagined situations are revisited and intentionally modified in imagination. Depending on the therapeutic approach, this may involve changing the course or ending of a scene, introducing protection, expressing needs or emotions, confronting a perpetrator, or creating a more adaptive and less distressing outcome.

Your expertise and experience are of great significance to better understand how Imagery Rescripting is currently used in clinical practice.

Participation conditions

You can participate in this study if:

  • You currently work in a clinical role with patients (in any therapeutic orientation) or have done so within the past 24 months, and
  • You have experience using Imagery Rescripting.

You must be at least 18 years old and have sufficient proficiency in English to understand and respond to the questions.

Procedure

The survey takes approximately 12-15 minutes to complete.

You will be asked about:

  • Your use of Imagery Rescripting in clinical practice
  • Your attitudes toward aggressive/violent forms of imagery within Imagery Rescripting
  • Your experiences with or expectations regarding potential positive or negative effects of aggressive/violent Imagery Rescripting

Incentive

If you are interested, you will have the opportunity at the end of the survey to leave your email address in order to receive a summary of the study results after data collection has been completed. Providing your email address is entirely voluntary and will not be linked to your survey responses.

Confidentiality and anonymity

Your participation is completely voluntary and anonymous. You may discontinue participation at any time without any negative consequences. More information on data treatment will follow on the next page.

Contact of responsible researchers

Dr. Mathias Twardawski (LMU Munich): Mathias.Twardawski@psy.lmu.de
Dr. Charlotte Wittekind (LMU Munich): Charlotte.Wittekind@psy.lmu.de

Thank you very much for contributing to this research.

Please click “Next” to begin the study.