Social constructionism is set forth as an epistemological framework from which to establish an ethical base for the field of counseling. The development of the social constructionist movement in counseling is described. Implications of a social constructionist position are considered in relation to
Social support: Implications for counselling
β Scribed by S. E. Robertson
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 438 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-0653
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β¦ Synopsis
Drawing on contemporary theory and research related to social support, the author provides a rationale for incorporating work on social support into existing models of counselling. Some informal methods of assessing social support are described, and a number of implications for intervening in the client's psychosocial world are outlined.
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