ERIC Number: EJ742131
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Publication Date: 2006
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Counseling Theories within a Postmodernist Epistemology: New Roles for Theories in Counseling Practice
Hansen, James T.
Journal of Counseling & Development, v84 n3 p291-297 Sum 2006
Counseling theories have traditionally been considered within a modernist epistemology. Reconsidering theories from a postmodern vantage point opens up new possibilities for theory utilization in the counseling process. The author discusses 3 of these possibilities--theories as narrative structures, theoretical truth redefined as pragmatic utility, and egalitarianism in the counseling relationship--along with their implications for counseling practice.
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Postmodernism, Epistemology, Counseling, Counselor Client Relationship, Role, Counseling Services
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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