Integration and eclecticism in counselling and psychotherapy: Cautionary notes
Titel:
Integration and eclecticism in counselling and psychotherapy: Cautionary notes
Auteur:
Messer, Stanley B.
Verschenen in:
British journal of guidance & counselling
Paginering:
Jaargang 17 (1989) nr. 3 pagina's 274-285
Jaar:
1989-09-01
Inhoud:
Obstacles on the path to integration and eclecticism are illustrated in three realms of endeavour: the therapeutic relationship, the constitution of knowledge, and visions of reality. The strands of three major systems of psychotherapy - the psychoanalytic, the behavioural and the humanistic - are examined as to the desired nature of the therapist-client relationship, their sources and understanding of data, and the worldviews they encompass from among the romantic, ironic, tragic and comic. Differences among these theories of psychotherapy are seen to limit the possibilities for integration and eclecticism. This conclusion is tempered, however, by a recognition of the value of each approach assimilating some views of the others in a considered way.
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