Premium
Applying the Notion of Metaphor Types to Enhance Counseling Protocols
Author(s) -
Tay Dennis
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.1556-6676.2012.00019.x
Subject(s) - metaphor , computer science , sample (material) , domain (mathematical analysis) , bridge (graph theory) , psychology , linguistics , medicine , mathematics , mathematical analysis , philosophy , chemistry , chromatography
This article introduces the notion of metaphor types to show how the more nuanced aspects of metaphor theory can be applied to counseling practice. The author suggests that metaphor types can enhance existing interview protocols designed to help clients expand the source domain imagery of their metaphors and “bridge back” the expanded imagery to identified target issues. A sample analysis of a counseling transcript is provided to illustrate the recommended steps in applying metaphor types.