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- Title
Counseling and Psychotherapy in Italy: A Profession in Constant Change.
- Authors
Gemignani, Marco; Giliberto, Massimo
- Abstract
This article illustrates the state of the art for mental health counseling in Italy through a historic and postmodern perspective. The context of Italian mental health counseling is complex and full of new and old premises, events, and arguments. On the one side, the way counseling has developed and is perceived in Italy results from the intersection of old cultural legacies, such as Christianity, and new challenges, such as a multicultural and multiethnic society. On the other side, the development of mental health counseling in Italy is the result of the encounter between the pragmatic, optimist U.S. counseling and the phenomenological, hermeneutic traditions of European schools. The article ends with an exploration of the potentials that may arise from an ongoing communication between U.S. and Italian mental health professionals.
- Subjects
MENTAL health counseling; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PATIENT-professional relations; HEALTH education; PSYCHIATRY
- Publication
Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2005, Vol 27, Issue 2, p168
- ISSN
1040-2861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17744/mehc.27.2.j5pgfrwhk91hqu9q