Philosophical issues in counseling and psychotherapy : encounters with four questions about knowing, effectiveness, and truth /

Hansen, James T.,

Philosophical issues in counseling and psychotherapy : encounters with four questions about knowing, effectiveness, and truth / James T. Hansen. - 1 online resource (xiv, 151 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146) and index.

Mental health culture -- Introduction to philosophical questions -- 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? -- The journey continues.

In Philosophical Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy, James Hansen proposes resolutions to four fundamental philosophical questions about knowing, effectiveness, and truth. Presented within the context of the author's struggle to reconcile these philosophical questions with his understanding of patient care, Hansen gives unity and meaning to diverse and seemingly contradictory counseling models.


English.

9781442228788 (ebook) 1442228784 9781442228788 (electronic) (cloth ; alk. paper)

2021676775


Counseling.
Counselor and client.
Medical personnel and patient.
Psychotherapy.
Medicine--Philosophy.
Informed consent (Medical law)
Counseling
Philosophy, Medical
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychotherapy
Truth Disclosure
Counseling.
Relations conseiller-client.
Relations personnel médical-patient.
Médecine--Philosophie.
Psychothérapie.
Consentement éclairé (Droit médical)
counseling.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--General.
MEDICAL--Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL--Diseases.
MEDICAL--Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL--Internal Medicine.
Counseling.
Counselor and client.
Medical personnel and patient.
Psychotherapy.


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