Moral Responsiveness and Discontinuity in Therapy: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Whiting, Jason B.; Nebeker, R. Scott; Fife, Stephen T.
Titel	Moral Responsiveness and Discontinuity in Therapy: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Counseling and Values, 50 (2005) 1, S.20 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0160-7960
Schlagwörter	Methods; Psychotherapy; Moral Values; Counselor Client Relationship; Clinical Diagnosis; Counselor Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Method; Methode; Psychotherapie; Moral value; Ethischer Wert
Abstract	Phenomenological qualitative methods were used to identify and describe moral elements in therapeutic relationships. Using the relational philosophy of E. Levinas (1961/1969, 1979/1987) as a base, data in which therapists and clients identified and described morally responsive experiences in therapy sessions were analyzed. These moments were often unexpected and included categories of surprise, interruption, willingness to change, and clarifications/repairs, Additional moral phenomena related to therapists' attitudes included asymmetrical indebtedness, attitude of serving, and tentativeness of diagnosis. Identified moments of moral responsiveness were frequently associated with clients' progress in therapy. This suggests that conceptually smooth and uninterrupted therapy may be less helpful than therapy that is discontinuous and able to change in the moment. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10