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Martin, Jack – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1995
Argues that much psychotherapy literature and practice overvalues ways of knowing associated with science alone. The difficulty of establishing causal claims in psychotherapy points to unresolved difficulties in acquiring scientific knowledge. Additionally, the moral constitution of much psychotherapeutic focus questions the appropriateness of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Counseling Theories, Higher Education, Moral Values