Date of Award

1-1-2009

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Social Welfare

Content Description

1 online resource (x, 280 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Lynn Videka

Committee Members

Robert L Miller, Herta Payson

Keywords

dialogue, figure, imagery, imaginal, psychotherapy, spiritual, Imaginary conversations, Psychotherapy

Subject Categories

Psychiatric and Mental Health | Social Work

Abstract

An investigation of the scholarly literature uncovered deep schisms in the philosophy and theory of imagination stemming from long-standing debates. These debates have often been political in nature, and some originate far back in history. Such differences in philosophy are reflected in the varying ways in which client imagination is used in psychotherapy today. Interventions involving imaginal dialogue are generally among those approaches that have not been adequately studied.

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