Posted by gazo on May 28, 2007, at 9:47:00
In reply to Re: 4 years today, posted by spalding on May 27, 2007, at 13:07:04
articles don't talk about human beings as individuals. That is why the process of therapy grows and changes, not just because of research and a lot of theorizing, but because of the experience of therapists and their clients in the real therapy rooms. Therapy is not a theory or a school of thought. Purist therapists would have limited success in many cases. I am not a percentage point, nor do i fit neatly into a theory somewhere.
A good case in point is the development of the sort of therapy i am in now... schema. The very reason it exists is because certain clients did not fit into the nice little rules. It didn't work.
Perhaps the discussion of ethical vs nonethical views of therapy practices should be moved to it's own thread? Daisy should receive support. In fact, i'll start such a thread...
If i don't think gift giving is appropriate then i just don't give one. Seems like an adequate solution does it not?
My cultural background would strongly drive me to giving gifts in many circumstances..but i don't see that in the theories or research. It is a deep part of who i am because of my culture. Much research doesn't account for those variables.
There are articles out there which will support just about any view on any argument you can think of. i am in the middle of doing quite a lot of reading about psychology and psychotherapy and one thing i am learning quickly is that there are so very many points which are debated between the various schools, and even between associations.
i see a number of things in posts which raise my eyebrows now and then, but who am i to criticize? i have no place from my distant observational point to try to squeeze my ideas into someone else's working relationship with their therapist. It would be amusing for others to watch should I attempt to do so I would think.
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