Academic contributions to psychological counselling. 1. A philosophy of science for the study of individual cases

1 July 1990

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Vol. 3 (3) , 299-307
https://doi.org/10.1080/09515079008254261

Abstract

Productive research and effective professional work in psychological counselling depends upon scientific methods and valid practical procedures. The quasi-judicial case-study method provides a framework for studying individual cases and for developing generalizations (case-law) about cases of a similar kind.

Keywords

PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING
PHILOSOPHY
QUASI
SCIENCE
PROCEDURES
SCIENTIFIC
JUDICIAL
INDIVIDUAL CASES
STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL

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