'At the level of the word: Nurturing justice in therapeutic conversations'. Issue 2 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paré, David
• Is Part Of: European journal of psychotherapy, counselling, and health. Volume 21:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 112
• Page End: 129
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Social justice -- advocacy -- social constructionism -- identity construction -- discourse; soziale Gerechtigkeit -- Fürsprache -- sozialer Konstruktionismus -- Identitätsaufbau -- Diskurs; Justicia social -- defensa -- construccionismo social -- construcción de identidad -- discurso; giustizia sociale -- avvocatura -- costruzionismo sociale -- costruzione dell'identità -- discorso; Justice sociale -- défense -- constructivisme social -- construction de l'identité -- discours; Κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη -- συνηγορία -- κοινωνικός κονστρουξιονισμός -- κατασκευή ταυτότητας -- λόγος; Counseling -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Europe -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Europe -- Periodicals; 616.891405
• DOI: 10.1080/13642537.2019.1599978
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-2537

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The issue of social justice and how it unfolds in the lives of persons seeking counselling has been steadily gaining attention in recent times. This development marks a departure from an individualistic perspective that construes problems as functions of personal deficits, thereby overlooking the many social inequities that contribute to the challenges people face. The turn towards social justice manifests primarily in a call for advocacy on behalf of therapy clients. While celebrating these developments, this article suggests that it is not just in interactions outside the consulting room that injustices may be perpetrated. The author invites attention to the ways in which social justice, or the lack thereof, can be understood to unfold within counselling conversations.