Counseling as Battleground: Client as Enemy.

Lauver, Philip J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ268106

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Oct

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Counseling as Battleground: Client as Enemy.

Lauver, Philip J.; And Others

Personnel and Guidance Journal, v61 n2 p99-101 Oct 1982

Describes a contradiction in the language used to discuss the counseling relationship: specifically the caring, collegial imagery used to describe the ideal relationship versus the rhetoric used to characterize counselor expectations of and experiences with client behavior. Notes some consequences of this contradiction. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship, Language Role, Language Styles, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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