Counseling Theories Within a Postmodernist Epistemology: New Roles for Theories in Counseling Practice

Hansen, James T.

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00408.x

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“…Language, under this correspondence or picture view, is able to convey a true representation of the world as it exists beyond language (Chessick 1987;Gergen 1999;Hansen 2006a;Rorty 1999). For much of the history of philosophy, this assumption has gone unchallenged.…”

Section: Language As Copyingmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Copying and Coping Conceptualizations of Language: Counseling and the Ethic of Appreciation for Human Differences

Hansen

2008

Int J Adv Counselling

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The author takes the position that the foundational value of the counseling profession is an ethic of appreciation for human differences. The professional tool that is used to actualize this value is language. In this regard, the philosophical distinction between copying and coping conceptualizations of language is overviewed. The author argues that the value of the counseling profession is optimally actualized when a coping conceptualization of language is adopted. Implications for current ideological movements and the future of the profession are discussed.

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Section: Language As Copyingmentioning

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“…When the copying theory of language is presumed, counseling theories are literal depictions of counseling processes (Hansen 2006a). These processes have an existence that is independent of the language that is used to describe them.…”

Section: Language As Copyingmentioning

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Copying and Coping Conceptualizations of Language: Counseling and the Ethic of Appreciation for Human Differences

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2008

Int J Adv Counselling

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“…Positivists aim to discover the uncomplicated 'objective truth' about this world (Erwin, 1999;Hansen, 2006;Willig, 2006) with a purpose to ultimately predict and control phenomenon (Ponterotto, 2005).…”

Section: Epistemological Positioningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These meanings are transient and co-constructed with others, through interactions, discussion and influenced by historical and cultural norms (Creswell, 2009;Hansen, 2006;Schwandt, 1994).…”

Section: Symbolic-interactionism Epistemologymentioning

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Counselling Psychology

2013

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Many counsellors have shared trauma experience with their clients. However, there seemed to be mixed views on how this shared experience might impact on the client and therapist. Some researchers propose that shared experience offers symbiotic healing for the client and therapist, whilst other authors propose the shared wounds are detrimental to therapy process. Despite these conflicts little seems to be known about how the counsellor experiences and views the shared relationship with the client (Doukas & Cullen, 2011;Rowan & Jacobs, 2003; Wosket, 1999). This qualitative grounded theory study investigated the views and experiences of 10 Recovering Alcoholic Counsellors (RAC) who work with alcoholic clients.The findings of the current study suggested that therapy with the alcoholic client related to the therapist managing their own recovery from alcoholism, which involved processes of building a self-identity, identifying with the client and fearing relapse.The alcoholic identity was maintained and actively used in the therapy work with the client, despite the RAC claiming long term recovery. Identifying with the client appeared to activate shame and increase a fear of relapse for the RAC. These processes appeared to affect a potential dependency on the client work. These factors were reflected to be influenced by AA philosophies, which also affected a bias towards certain therapy interventions. Potential over-identification appeared evident in protective empathic enmeshment and hostile countertransference reactions. This included a possible and concerning coercive interpretation of affording tough-love to clients, potentially causing abuse to the alcoholic client.Positive reflexive practice, self-awareness and compassionate practice were also evident. Feeling deep empathy in the shared experience was suggestive of empathic enmeshment and possible symbiotic healing processes taking place.Other benefits and issues of the shared experience are explored and discussed further. Recommendations are suggested to increase safe therapy practice for counsellors working with alcoholic clients and future research direction has been proposed.ii

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“…Power not only emanates from hierarchical power structures, but primarily through discourse (Burr, 2003;Foucault, 1977;Hansen, 2006;Hook, 2007). Foucault did not view power as a possession, a capacity, or the property of people, socio-economic classes, or institutions, but rather as a complex matrix with its threads extending everywhere.…”

Section: Self and Powermentioning

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Self in career theory and counselling: a discourse analysis perspective

Stead

Bakker

2010

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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A rapidly changing postmodern working world demands revised conceptualisations of the self.Recent scholarship in discourse analysis invites an investigation into how selves are constructed and fabricated within a complex matrix of social discourses, and how this may impact on the field of career counselling and development. This paper examines the self in career counselling and development from a Foucauldian discourse analysis perspective in terms of the self's situatedness in history, narrative, and power. In addition, counselling implications within a discourse analysis perspective are provided.

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Counseling Theories Within a Postmodernist Epistemology: New Roles for Theories in Counseling Practice

Cited by 52 publications

References 25 publications

Copying and Coping Conceptualizations of Language: Counseling and the Ethic of Appreciation for Human Differences

Copying and Coping Conceptualizations of Language: Counseling and the Ethic of Appreciation for Human Differences

Counselling Psychology

Self in career theory and counselling: a discourse analysis perspective

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