Counselling and Identity

Author: Alex Howard
ISBN: 9781403933096

Questions relating to personal identity are of central importance within counseling, which is often seen as an essentially (and perhaps excessively) "me-focused" activity. People often come to counselors to find, reclaim, come to terms with, or control (aspects of) "themselves." They want to see how they have been shaped, helped or damaged by their circumstances. Yet there has been surprisingly little systematic examination of the conceptions of "self" that are, could be, or should be available to counselors. This accessible book meets this need more deeply than most other texts into the foundations and underlying presuppositions of the subject. Alex Howard takes a fresh look at counseling and psychotherapy and advocates greater philosophical and sociological awareness for trainees.

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publish Date: 2005-02-05

Subjects: Psychology / General

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Psychology/Emotional Health)