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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784087503321

Autore

Page Steve <1955, >

Titolo

The shadow and the counsellor : working with darker aspects of the person, role and profession / / Steve Page

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-78956-4

9786611325725

1-134-78957-2

1-281-32572-4

0-203-43522-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Disciplina

158/.3

Soggetti

Counselors

Counseling

Shadow (Psychoanalysis)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [154]-162) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Counsellor: person, shadow and mask; Development of the counsellor and the incorporation of shadow; Denying the shadow; Recognising the shadow; Confronting the shadow; Incorporating the shadow; Shadow as guide; The client: mask, person and shadow; The shadow of the profession; Notes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

The Shadow and the Counsellor introduces the concept of shadow, the darker side to ourselves that we do not wish to acknowledge, or do not even recognise. It examines how it comes into being and explores its impact within counselling. The Shadow and the Counsellor is structured around a six stage model which is designed to help the counsellor recognise, confront and deal with their 'shadow' side. This can then be a framework for reflection and practical action.With case studies including short clinical examples to longer examples running through the book, this will give c