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Counsellor Presence: Bridging the Gap between Wisdom and New Knowledge

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Title: Counsellor Presence: Bridging the Gap between Wisdom and New Knowledge
Language: English
Authors: Tannen, Tina, Daniels, M. Harry
Source: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. Feb 2010 38(1):1-15.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2010
Document Type: Information Analyses
Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Therapy, Literature, Models, Factor Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Guidance Centers, Universities, Counselor Training
DOI: 10.1080/03069880903408661
ISSN: 0306-9885
Abstract: Presence is the counsellor's way of being with clients as distinguished from the application of technique and it involves a meeting between counsellor and client. Presence fits intuitively in the realm of the therapeutic relationship and master therapists from different therapeutic traditions have described how their presence with clients contributes to the success of counselling, yet the topic is virtually absent from the research literature. We examine the reasons for this disparity, provide a critical examination of the literature on the therapeutic relationship and on presence, and suggest that emerging scientific paradigms offer new strategies for studying such complex, holistic phenomena as presence.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 71
Entry Date: 2010
Accession Number: EJ879987
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Presence is the counsellor's way of being with clients as distinguished from the application of technique and it involves a meeting between counsellor and client. Presence fits intuitively in the realm of the therapeutic relationship and master therapists from different therapeutic traditions have described how their presence with clients contributes to the success of counselling, yet the topic is virtually absent from the research literature. We examine the reasons for this disparity, provide a critical examination of the literature on the therapeutic relationship and on presence, and suggest that emerging scientific paradigms offer new strategies for studying such complex, holistic phenomena as presence.
ISSN:0306-9885
DOI:10.1080/03069880903408661