Self psychology in pastoral counseling

This article provides a general explication of how a pastoral counselor might use the self psychology perspective in conjunction with theological and ethical approaches. A particularly appropriate structure for this explication is self psychology's theory and practice of psychoanalytic psychoth...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Randall, Robert L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1989]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Ethical Approach
B Psychology Theory
B Pastoral Counseling
B Central Method
B Psychology Perspective
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Summary:This article provides a general explication of how a pastoral counselor might use the self psychology perspective in conjunction with theological and ethical approaches. A particularly appropriate structure for this explication is self psychology's theory and practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy as a two-phase process: an observation-understanding phase, in which empathic introspection is the central method, and an explanation-interpretation phase, in which by these empathic means the therapist hopes to consolidate further and mobilize developmentally an individual or group's self-cohesion. Each of these phases and the self psychology theory behind them provide an organizing rubric by which we can discuss how theological and ethical approaches might be carried out in a working alliance with the self psychology framework.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00987499