The client as a self-aware agent in counselling and psychotherapy

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 82-89

  Rennie, David L ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

agency; client experience; grounded theory; qualitative research; reflexivity; self awareness; therapist's operations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COUNSELING; COUNSELOR; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECALL; VIGNETTE;

EID: 4344705135     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140112331385118     Document Type: Article

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