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A Career Developmental Perspective on the Therapeutic Alliance: Implications for Counseling
Author(s) -
BraunsteinBercovitz Hedva,
Cohen Eitan,
Geller Shulamit,
Benjamin Benny A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2014.00041.x
Subject(s) - alliance , psychology , mental health , perspective (graphical) , career counseling , career development , counseling psychology , psychotherapist , therapeutic relationship , clinical psychology , social psychology , applied psychology , artificial intelligence , political science , computer science , law
This review explores the role played by childhood emotional maltreatment (CEM) in selecting a career in the field of mental health and the potential positive and deleterious effects of these career‐choice motives on the therapeutic alliance. The reviewed findings support the assumption that CEM may serve as a precursor for career choice of professions in the mental health field. Implications are suggested for the counselor/therapist–client relationship, also known as the therapeutic alliance, as well as for career counseling.