'The weight of class': clients' experiences of how perceived differences in social class between counsellor and client affect the therapeutic relationship.
The impact of a difference in social class on the therapeutic relationship has received less attention than other differences between counsellor and client, such as gender, race and sexual orientation. In this qualitative research study six clients who identified as working class were interviewed ab...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Guidance & Counselling Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 375 - 387 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2009
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