Towards a definition of philosophical counselling in South Africa

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-112

  Louw, Dirk J ^a   Fourie, David P ^b  

^a University of South Africa ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Counselling; Hermeneutics; Levinas; North South debate; Philosophical counselling; Philosophical practice; Philosophy; Philosophy and psychotherapy; Psychotherapy; Qualitative research; Social constructionism; Socrates; South africa; Stories; The other; Ubuntu; Western and african context

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955117109     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124631104100111     Document Type: Article

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