The dynamics of power in counselling and psychotherapy : ethics, politics and practice / Gillian Proctor.

  • Proctor, Gillian, 1969-
Date:
2017
  • Books

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Description

"This hard-hitting, impeccably referenced book draws on academic theories and analyses of power and the author's personal experience both as client and practitioner to critique power within the psychotherapeutic relationship and within the organisations where therapy takes place. Accessible, political and severely critical of her own profession, Proctor provides an essential reminder to student, practitioner and researcher of the imperative to remain always mindful of the values and ethics of justice and responsibility."-- From publisher's website.

Publication/Creation

Monmouth : PCCS Books, 2017.

Physical description

vii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition

Second edition.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and indexes.

Contents

Why does power in counselling matter? -- Isn't therapy always dangerous and abusive? -- What is power? Structural theories -- How does power work? Post-structural theories -- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: the obscuring of power in the name of science -- Person-Centred Therapy: equality in the therapy relationship? -- The Psychodynamic Approach: isn't the power all in the transference? -- Conclusions: so what can we do about power?

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WM420 2017P96d
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781910919187
  • 1910919187