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Humanism as Moral Imperative: Comments on the Role of Knowing in the Helping Encounter

✍ Scribed by HANSEN, JAMES T.


Publisher
American Counseling Association
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
88 KB
Volume
45
Category
Article
ISSN
1931-0293

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✦ Synopsis


Counseling orientations are redescribed in terms of the relative importance they place on knowing. This epistemological redescription results in a reconsideration of the role of humanism. Specifically, rather than a treatment orientation, the author argues that humanism should be considered a moral imperative. Implications of this conclusion for contemporary mental health culture are elaborated.