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Philosophical Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Encounters with Four Questions about Knowing, Effectiveness, and Truth
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2013
Summary
To become a counselor or psychotherapist, one must learn a confusing and conceptually disconnected array of theories, techniques, and ideologies. For instance, CBT, humanistic, and psychodynamic interventions have virtually opposite conceptual foundations, but they are all used to help clients. What principles, however, connect the various movements, trends, and methods of helping? In this book, Hansen asks and proposes beginning resolutions to four fundamental philosophical questions about knowing, effectiveness, and truth that are designed to unite and give meaning to diverse and seemingly contradictory models of helping: What does it mean to know a client? What makes counseling effective? Are truths discovered or created in the counseling relationship? Should counselors abandon the idea of truth? Although these questions are complex, Hansen provides plain language answers that make the material accessible to readers who have no formal education in philosophy. Furthermore, he addresses these questions in the context of his personal struggles to find meaning—making the book an engaging and highly enjoyable reading experience.
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2013
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-2877-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-2878-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
151
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
1 Mental Health Culture No access Pages 1 - 30
2 Introduction to Philosophical Questions No access Pages 31 - 42
3 What Does it Mean to Know a Client? No access Pages 43 - 66
4 What Makes Counseling Effective? No access Pages 67 - 88
5 Are Truths Discovered or Created in the Counseling Relationship? No access Pages 89 - 104
6 Should Counselors Abandon the Idea of Truth? No access Pages 105 - 124
