| Description |
xxii, 303 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-291) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Philosophy of philosophical counseling -- Chapter 1. A survey of conceptions -- Introduction -- A brief history of philosophical counseling -- Antinomous definitions -- Some uses of philosophical counseling -- Attempts at a substantive definition -- Client-centered dialogue -- Care and relationship -- Worldview interpretation -- Phenomenology -- Hermeneutics -- Teaching and learning -- Therapy -- Personal development -- Conclusion -- |
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Chapter 2. Deconstructing Methodologies -- Introduction -- Approaches, techniques and procedures -- Dialogue -- The holism of worldview interpretations -- Problem-oriented -- Person-oriented -- Open-ended -- End-point-oriented -- Client autonomy -- Counselor input -- Critical investigation -- Descriptive interpretation -- Normative claims -- The quest for equilibrium -- Methods -- The "beyond-method" method -- Concerns about method -- As a way of living -- Philosophy and psychology -- Calling on philosophers -- Two-stage and five-stage decision making -- Six-stage relationship -- Groups -- Socratic dialogue -- Logic-based -- Conclusion -- |
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Chapter 3. The philosophical counseling/psychotherapy dialectic -- Introduction -- Subject matter -- Abilities and dispositions -- The client/counselor relationship -- Goals and process -- Assumptions and values -- Conclusion -- Part II: A new model -- Chapter 4. A synthesis of fundamentals -- Introduction -- Problems in contemporary accounts of philosophical counseling -- The apperception of stages -- Stage 1: Free-floating -- Stage 2: Immediate problem resolution -- Stage 3: Teaching as an intentional act -- Stage 4: Transcendence -- Problems with the "Beyond-method" method -- The preventive/proactive element -- Philosophy and the emotions -- Feminism in philosophical counseling -- The problematic diagnosis -- On professional neutrality -- Limits -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5. So what is philosophical counseling? -- Introduction -- Fundamental Elements -- Conclusion -- Part III: Practice -- Chapter 6. Case study 1: Short and to the point -- Introduction -- A question of pride -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7. Case study 2: Going through the stages -- Introduction -- Stage 1: "I want to unmuddle my thinking" -- Stage 2: Problem: how to create the perfect family -- Stage 3: Learning about love and hasty conclusions -- Stage 4: Your universal principles: My cosmic truths -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8. Case study 3: philosophical group counseling -- Introduction -- The group session -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9. Case study 4: Counseling children -- Introduction -- The secret of death -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Philosophical counseling.
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| ISBN |
0275970566 alkaline paper |
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9780275970567 alkaline paper |
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