Western models of counseling and psychotherapy within Turkey: Crossing cultural boundaries

Mocan-Aydin G.

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.281-298, 2000 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0011000000282007
  • Dergi Adı: COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-298
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This article examines the current usage of Western counseling and psychotherapeutic models with a special emphasis on the local realities of Turkish culture, it explores the applicability of the Western counseling models and reviews the current status of the application of the Western models along with the related practices in Turkish clinical and nonclinical settings. The role of the Turkish counselor within the cultural context is stressed. Implications for the multicultural counselors are discussed and some recommendations for a culturally relevant model are proposed.