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Details for article 8 of 12 found articles
| Title: |
The baby and the bathwater: 'Professionalisation' in psychotherapy and counselling |
| Author: |
Totton, Nick |
| Appeared in: |
British journal of guidance & counselling |
| Paging: | Volume 27 (1999) nr. 3 pages 313-324 |
| Year: |
1999-08-01 |
| Contents: |
The current rush to professionalisation in the field of counselling and psychotherapy, and some of its deleterious effects, are examined. The parallels between this process and the experience of psychoanalysis in the USA in the 1940s and early 1950s are demonstrated, quoting from contemporary critics; and comparisons are drawn with the American phenomenon of managed care. An account is offered of what is happening in terms of the sociology of professions, suggesting that 'expert systems' are being substituted for 'local knowledges—skills and wisdoms which cannot be fully systematised. The argument that this process is for 'the good of the client' is considered and rejected. Finally, some thoughts are presented about the likely future for counselling and psychotherapy, arguing that the victory of professionalisation and expertise is unlikely to be complete. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
Details for article 8 of 12 found articles
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