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Chaos Theory as a Model for Life Transitions Counseling: Nonlinear Dynamics and Life's Changes
✍ Scribed by Cori J. Bussolari; Judith A. Goodell
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Chaos theory is presented for counselors working with clients experiencing life transitions. It is proposed as a model that considers disorder, unpredictability, and lack of control as normal parts of transition processes. Nonlinear constructs from physics are adapted for use in counseling. The model provides a method clients can use to reconstruct their own alternative life narratives, a framework in which life stories are understood, and a means to facilitate cocreation of adaptive interventions.