Beyond Remediation and Development: Mental Health Counseling in Context

Suggests that the remedial-developmental dichotomy in the counseling profession is an artifact of the profession's grounding in linear, mechanistic, and stage-based, organismic theories. Contextually based, developmental systems models are advanced as frameworks that better account for research...

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Published in:	Journal of mental health counseling Vol. 17; no. 2; p. 173
Main Authors:	Steenbarger, Brett N, LeClair, Scott
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	1995
Subjects:	Counseling Techniques Counseling Theories Counselor Role Developmental Psychology Developmental Stages Intervention Outcomes of Treatment Psychoeducational Methods Remedial Intervention
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Summary:	Suggests that the remedial-developmental dichotomy in the counseling profession is an artifact of the profession's grounding in linear, mechanistic, and stage-based, organismic theories. Contextually based, developmental systems models are advanced as frameworks that better account for researcher and practitioner observations and bridge the conceptual gap between developmental and helping roles. (JBJ)
ISSN:	1040-2861