Between Conviction and Uncertainty: Philosophical Guidelines for the Practicing Psychotherapist

by Jerry N. Downing

At a time when scores of seemingly incompatible theories and methods are competing for ascendancy in psychotherapy, one could argue that the crucial intellectual and moral dilemmas of this field are largely philosophical in nature. Yet most psychotherapists are never formally exposed to philosophical thinking during their training years or subsequent careers. Between Conviction and Uncertainty: Philosophical Guidelines for the Practicing Psychotherapist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791446271
• ISBN13: 9780791446270
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"