The Myth of Value Free Counseling [electronic resource] / John F. Kegley.
A counselor's values are inherent in all that he does with a client, ranging from selection of the counseling modality to the decision to terminate facilitative intervention. Value-free counseling is a myth, and recognition of this fact is the first step in arriving at a clear conception of wha...
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| Language: | English |
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1975.
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| Summary: | A counselor's values are inherent in all that he does with a client, ranging from selection of the counseling modality to the decision to terminate facilitative intervention. Value-free counseling is a myth, and recognition of this fact is the first step in arriving at a clear conception of what counseling can, or should, be. A counselor can be considered an advocate for what one can become. In this sense, counseling is a political, value-laden process to create tolerant personalities and safeguard human rights. Whatever means and modalities are employed in counseling to facilitate the development of the tolerant personality, the process must be a liberating one that releases the mind and emotions from ignorance, prejudice, partisanship or superstition, that emancipates the will, stimulates the imagination, broadens the sympathies, generates empathy and makes the client a citizen of the world. (Author/PC) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED109556. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Personnel and Guidance Association (31st, New York, New York, March 23-26, 1975). |
| Physical Description: | 14 p. |