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

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Hansen, James T [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 151 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781442228788
1442228784
9781442228788

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Philosophical issues in counseling and psychotherapy.DDC classification:

616.89/14 23

LOC classification:

RC480.8

NLM classification:

WM 55

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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

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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.

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