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Imagination: An Essential Dimension of a Counselor's Empathy
Author(s) -
CLARK ARTHUR J.,
SIMPSON TARA M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2013.00040.x
Subject(s) - empathy , perspective (graphical) , dimension (graph theory) , psychology , humanism , humanistic psychology , component (thermodynamics) , psychotherapist , epistemology , social psychology , philosophy , art , visual arts , physics , mathematics , theology , pure mathematics , thermodynamics
As a component of an integral model of empathy, a counselor's imaginative faculty contributes to empathically understanding a diverse range of clients. Discussion of the literature and the therapeutic implications of imagination in counseling, including a case study, provide a humanistic perspective for using the counselor's imaginative potential.