Focuses on contemporary counselling by comparisons with modern and historical helping services, religious and philosophical analyses of the human condition, and the socio-economic context. This book discusses the issue of professionalization, and examines the arguments concerning the alleged differe...

Focuses on contemporary counselling by comparisons with modern and historical helping services, religious and philosophical analyses of the human condition, and the socio-economic context. This book discusses the issue of professionalization, and examines the arguments concerning the alleged differences between counselling and psychotherapy.