A pluralistic framework for counselling and psychotherapy: Implications for research.

TY - JOUR

T1 - A pluralistic framework for counselling and psychotherapy: Implications for research.

AU - Cooper, Mick

AU - McLeod, John

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - Historically, training, research and practice in counselling and psychotherapy have been dominated by unitary theoretical models. Although integrative and eclectic positions have been developed as alternatives, these have not been successful in generating research and have resulted in a further proliferation of competing models. In this paper we introduce a 'pluralistic' framework for counselling and psychotherapy and discuss the implications of this framework for research. The basic principle of this pluralistic framework is that psychological difficulties may have multiple causes and that there is unlikely to be one, 'right' therapeutic method that will be appropriate in all situations--different people are helped by different processes at different times. This pluralistic framework operates as a meta-theory within which it is possible to utilise concepts, strategies and specific interventions from a range of therapeutic orientations. The framework is structured around three domains

AB - Historically, training, research and practice in counselling and psychotherapy have been dominated by unitary theoretical models. Although integrative and eclectic positions have been developed as alternatives, these have not been successful in generating research and have resulted in a further proliferation of competing models. In this paper we introduce a 'pluralistic' framework for counselling and psychotherapy and discuss the implications of this framework for research. The basic principle of this pluralistic framework is that psychological difficulties may have multiple causes and that there is unlikely to be one, 'right' therapeutic method that will be appropriate in all situations--different people are helped by different processes at different times. This pluralistic framework operates as a meta-theory within which it is possible to utilise concepts, strategies and specific interventions from a range of therapeutic orientations. The framework is structured around three domains

KW - pluralistic framework, counseling, psychotherapy, intervention, therapeutic processes, research, 2007, Counseling, Experimentation, Intervention, Psychotherapy, Therapeutic Processes, 2007

M3 - Article

SN - 1473-3145

VL - 7

SP - 135

EP - 143

JO - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

JF - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

IS - 3

ER -