The social construction of psychotherapy and psychological practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11510857 |
|---|---|
| Authors | I D John (The University of Adelaide, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-289 |
| Publication date | 1987-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0005-0067 • E-ISSN: 1742-9544 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00050068708259530 |
| OpenAlex | W2042963788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
The notion of psychotherapy has become a keystone in the social construction of psychological practice. The historical background of this situation is examined and it is suggested that over the last thirty years psychology has been engaged in a project to reconstruct psychotherapy as an applied science. Despite the failure of the project it continues to command substantial support and the importance of psychotherapy as a cultural practice seems to increase. Possible reasons for this situation are explored and some consideration is given to the role of psychological education in the construction of psychological practice
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Comparative Studies of Psychotherapies
The structure of scientific revolutions
The Right to Be Different
Psychotherapy and the placebo effect
The identity prescription of “the psychologist”
The scientist” as role model for “the psychologist”
Architects of Adjustment
Criticism and the growth of knowledge
The Image of Man Implicit in Encounter Group Theory
Meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcome studies
Meta-analysis of comparative therapy outcome studies
Comparative effectiveness of professional and paraprofessional helpers
Does professional training make a therapist more effective
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| Highly cited | No |
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