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Myth and Reality in Rural Counselling *
Author(s) -
Crago Hugh,
Sturmey Ruth,
Monson Jenny
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1996.tb01076.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , conservatism , isolation (microbiology) , mythology , sociology , project commissioning , public relations , boundary (topology) , visibility , rural management , publishing , engineering ethics , psychology , rural development , political science , geography , law , engineering , history , mathematical analysis , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , politics , meteorology , computer science , biology , agriculture , classics
The authors conduct a dialogue that links three distinctive perspectives on the issues and dilemmas involved in counselling within small/remote communities. The often‐identified issues of survival in isolation, deprivation of resources, visibility, boundary maintenance, rural conservatism, and rigid gender prescriptions are considered from the perspective of structural determinants (as understood by rural sociology), of Bowenian systems theory, and of holistic practice informed by a commitment to personal growth and integrity. The authors end with some recommendations for selection, training and effective utilisation of counsellors for small rural communities.