{"id":7,"date":"2020-01-08T17:50:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T22:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/george-andersen.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2020-01-08T19:31:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T00:31:47","slug":"counseling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"Counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What is it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A collaborative dialogue between two individuals whose goal is to improve the life of the client.<\/li><li>A process&nbsp;that uses philosophical insights in dealing with real-life issues to alleviate suffering, distress, and confusion.<\/li><li>An activity that&nbsp;creates an&nbsp;open environment that leads to the resolution of personal problems and concerns.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(paraphrased from Peter B. Raabe\u2019s book \u201cIssues in Philosophical Counseling\u201d, 2002)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is it not<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Academic philosophy<\/li><li>Applied philosophy<\/li><li>Psychotherapy<\/li><li>A scientific endeavor<\/li><li>Religious counseling<\/li><li>Casual conversation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What it does<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It constructs a philosophical framework for locating the problem experienced by the client&nbsp;and its possible resolutions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What it does not<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Diagnose or cure physical or neurological&nbsp;illnesses.<\/li><li>Predict or reliably modify the behavior of dangerously unstable or malevolent persons.<\/li><li>Reliably predict its chances of success or failure with a given client.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are the benefits<br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Becoming clear about your beliefs and values<\/li><li>Working out how to achieve your goals<\/li><li>Achieving greater self-understanding<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it A collaborative dialogue between two individuals whose goal is to improve the life of the client. A process&nbsp;that uses philosophical insights in dealing with real-life issues to alleviate suffering, distress, and confusion. An activity that&nbsp;creates an&nbsp;open environment that leads to the resolution of personal problems and concerns. (paraphrased from Peter B. Raabe\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31,"href":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/george-andersen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}