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Group influence and the psychology of cultism within re-evaluation counselling: a critique
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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:39 authored by Dennis TourishDennis Tourish, Pauline IrvingRe-evaluation counselling (often known as co-counselling, or simply RC) has recently been described as an ‘innovative’ form of therapy, despite the fact that it has existed for over forty years. It has also been suggested that it is, or is becoming, a psychotherapy ‘cult.’ This paper discusses the key theoretical ideas of re-evaluation counselling (RC) and assesses the extent to which some of these ideas could enable unscrupulous therapists to engineer artificial consent and impose their own belief systems on clients. RC's strong reliance on group based activities is also explored, and the extent to which this facilitates unthinking conformity is considered. Finally, guidelines are discussed which enable therapists and would-be clients to assess more clearly the potentially negative effects of involvement in groups such as RC.
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Counselling Psychology QuarterlyISSN
0951-5070Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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1Volume
8Page range
35-50Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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2017-06-13Usage metrics
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