Counseling and Values articles

Recent articles from Counseling and Values

Special issue: counseling and philosophy with an emphasis on values.(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... Introduction to the Special Issue The counseling literature contains a plethora of information about how to understand and help various types of clients. The guidance provided by this literature is invaluable to counseling practitioners, who often spend their days confronting one...

Neopragmatic thought and counseling values: reconsidering the role of values in counseling from an alternative epistemological foundation.(Essay)
January 1, 2008... The history of Western philosophical thought has been dominated by the search for transcendent truth. As a consequence of this history, various epistemological dualisms (such as fact/value and appearance/reality) have come to structure modes of inquiry. Reliance on such dualisms has resulted...

Should universalism trump cultural relativism in counseling?(Essay)
January 1, 2008... Certain cultural customs and practices are viewed as abhorrent by many people, yet contemporary American counselors rarely criticize any specific culture. In this article, the authors explore why counselors abstain from such criticism. Furthermore, the authors demonstrate that universalism,...

Does counseling need the mind?(Report)
January 1, 2008... In this article, the author argues that the language used in counseling practice is largely a common sense language using mentalistic words. Basic mentalistic assumptions and challenges to those assumptions are outlined. The practical consequences of retaining or discarding mentalism in...

Social constructionism and ethics: implications for counseling.(Case study)
January 1, 2008... 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...