The Helping Relationship

by Meier, Augustine; Rovers, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780776607306
• ISBN10: 0776607308
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-08
• Publisher: Univ of Ottawa Pr

Summary

The increased use of and emphasis on managed care, manualized treatment protocols, evidence-based treatments and quick treatments have marginalized the role of the helping relationship in the helping professions. This shift has sparked a debate within the helping professions over whether the helping relationship or technique is primarily responsible for healing and change. The Helping Relationshipweighs in on this debate, arguing that healing and change always take place within the context of relationships and that the relationship is more important than the technique. While recognizing the value of techniques, the authors valorize the helping relationship, considering it in unconventional contexts, such as formal education, supervision, and faith communities to show its flexibility and efficacy. This alternative approach adds a new perspective on the helping relationship debate, shedding new light on the roles of relationship and technique in the healing process.

Author Biography

Augustine Meier is a professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Saint Paul University, Ottawa and a certified clinical psychologist in private practice. He is the editor of The Challenge of Forgiveness (Novalis, 2001), Through Conflict to Reconciliation (Novalis, 2006) and In Search of Healing (Society for Pastoral Counselling Research, 2000). Martin Rovers is a professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Saint Paul University, Ottawa and an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists Approved Supervisor. He is the author of several books, including Healing the Wounds in Couple Relationships (Novalis, 2005).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Helping Others in Religious, Cultural, and Psychological Contexts	p. vii
The Therapeutic Relationship and Techniques: How Clients Bring about Desired Changes	p. 1
The Fate of the Helping Relationship in the Age of Manualized Treatments: Evidence-Based Practice and Time-Limited Psychotherapies	p. 32
Transference and Countertransference Revisited	p. 47
Working with Transference and Countertransference in Psychotherapy	p. 79
Working through the Transference of an Unresolved Separation/Individuation Pattern: A Case Study Using Theme-Analysis	p. 101
The Medical Model of Psychotherapy: In Historical Perspective	p. 130
The Helping Relationship: A Context for Learning	p. 138
Mentoring: Educating for Mental Growth	p. 153
The Helping Relationship in CPE Supervision	p. 177
The Pastorate as Helping Relationship	p. 220
Contributors	p. 235
Index	p. 240
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