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Client Accounts of Hope in Early Counseling Sessions: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Larsen Denise J.,
Stege Rachel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-6676.2012.00007.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , session (web analytics) , psychology , qualitative research , wish , psychotherapist , identity (music) , recall , counseling psychology , medical education , applied psychology , medicine , sociology , cognitive psychology , computer science , social science , physics , artificial intelligence , world wide web , anthropology , acoustics
Hope enables individuals to envision a future in which they wish to participate (Jevne, 1994) and is foundational to counseling practice. However, there has been little research examining client accounts of hope in session. Using basic interpretive inquiry, this case study examines clients' accounts of hope during counseling using video‐assisted recall. Three categories emerged: hope‐fostering counseling relationship, supportive identity development, and perspective change. Implications for counseling are discussed.