Paradigms of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Revisited: Is Social Constructivism a Paradigm?

This article revisits the criteria outlined for definition of “paradigms” of counseling and psychotherapy. It defines the emergence of social constructivism as a philosophy with implications for counseling and psychotherapy. It delimits social constructivism by proposing several social constructivis...

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Published inJournal of Mental Health Counseling Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 189 - 203
Main Author Cottone, R. Rocco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria American Mental Health Counselors Association 01.07.2007
Subjects
Analysis
Behavior
Competition
Constructivism (Learning)
Counseling
Counseling Theories
Counselling
Counselor Role
Evaluation
Family counseling
Love
Marriage Counseling
Mental health
Mental Health Programs
Mental Health Workers
Modeling (Psychology)
Paradigms (Social sciences)
Philosophy
Practice
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Resistance (Psychology)
Social constructionism
Social Environment
United States
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Summary:This article revisits the criteria outlined for definition of “paradigms” of counseling and psychotherapy. It defines the emergence of social constructivism as a philosophy with implications for counseling and psychotherapy. It delimits social constructivism by proposing several social constructivist tenets. Social constructivism is assessed against paradigm criteria, and an opinion is offered as to whether social constructivism represents a paradigm of counseling and psychotherapy. Implications of the paradigm analysis for the practice of mental health counseling are outlined.
ISSN:1040-2861
2163-5749
DOI:10.17744/mehc.29.3.2125224257006473